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obsignation Now rare.|ɒbsɪgˈneɪʃən|
[ad. L. obsignātiōn-em, n. of action from obsignāre: see obsign v.]
The action of sealing.
1. Formal ratification or confirmation of something, as by sealing.
a1568Coverdale Carrying of Christ's Cross x. Wks. II. 267 This is a sacrament,..in this..we receive of God obsignation and full certificate of Christ's body broken for our sins, and his blood shed for our iniquities. 1633Bp. Hall Hard Texts, N.T. 102 His subscription to, and obsignation of his divine Truth. 1691Norris Pract. Disc. 162 That Obsignation..whereby the Spirit it self is said to bear Witness with our Spirit. 1859Sat. Rev. 305/2 This obsignation can..only be understood by adepts and experts in M. Comte's cerebral theory.
†2. The action of sealing up; a fastening or restraining as with a seal. Obs. rare.
1653Gataker Vind. Annot. Jer. 161 The word of obsignation or sealing up, hath..a manifest notion of restraint. 1679Harby Key Script. ii. 35 The Book was sealed in a Figure; not that there was any evident obsignation upon, or great obscurity in, the sacred Oracles. |