单词 | respersion |
释义 | † respersionn. Obsolete. rare. The action or an act of sprinkling; (occasionally) that which is sprinkled. Also: scattering, dispersion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > scattering in small particles or sprinkling sprengingOE sprengea1350 springinga1382 bespringing1398 sprinklingc1400 sprainture1481 springling?1549 inspersion1568 conspersionc1572 sprinkle1575 respersion1635 spargefaction1704 spargefication1834 sprayinga1884 1635 W. Jones Comm. Epist. St. Paul ix. 364 The booke was sprinckled on the Altar, or at least with the respersion, that was cast on the people. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 109 All the joyes which they should have received in respersion and distinct emanations. 1780 T. Sheridan Gen. Dict. Eng. Lang. II Respersion, The act of sprinkling. 1841 F. Barham tr. Cicero Treat. Laws in tr. Cicero Polit. Wks. II. 125 Among the prohibitions are likewise comprised expensive respersions, large crowns, and censers of perfume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1635 |
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