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reliˈgation rare. [ad. L. religātiōn-em, n. of action f. religāre: see prec. and -ation.] The action of tying or binding up (lit. and fig.).
1617Collins Def. Bp. Ely ii. ix. 354 Though S. Austen had..onely told vs of religation, or of binding, it had been enough to shew that S. Austens meaning was, that relligious worship belonged onely to God. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. 21 Origen speaks of the religation of these dæmons near their statues. 1807Coleridge in Cottle Early Recoll. (1837) II. 84 If this be not true, there is no religion, no religation, or binding over again. |