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obnubilation|ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən| [n. of action from obnubilate v. Cf. OF. obnubilation (15th c. in Godef.).] The action of darkening or fact of being darkened as with a cloud; obscuration.
1610J. Healey St. Aug. Citie of God iii. xv. 128 Neither can the Moone be eclipsed but..in her farthest posture from the sunne: then is she prostitute to obnubilation. 1653Waterhouse Apol. Learn. 175 Their obnubilation of bodies coruscant. 1819Hermit in London II. 133 Fog and sunshine, obnubilation and light. b. spec. Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. See also quot. 1892.
1753Rutty Diary 17 Dec. in Boswell Johnson an. 1777, An hypochondriack obnubilation from wind and indigestion. 1803Beddoes Hygeia ix. 198 Dimness or obnubilation of sight. 1888Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. I. 519 The patient lost consciousness for several hours, and afterwards lay for several days in a state of torpor or obnubilation. 1892Syd. Soc. Lex., Obnubilation, a dazzling of the eyes without giddiness, so that objects seem to be seen through a cloud, as in threatened fainting. |