obsignation

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noun

The act of sealing or ratifying.

“, "On the Spirit of Grace" The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the shame and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the spirit of obsignation.”

OriginLatin obsignatio →
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Meanings

nounobsignation (countable and uncountable, plural obsignations)

plural obsignations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of sealing or ratifying.

    You seem in your letter to make the principal end and effect of all sacraments to be obsignation, and all sacraments to be merely obsignatory signs […]

    1643, Samuel Ward, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  2. countableuncountableConfirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.

    , "On the Spirit of Grace" The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the shame and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the spirit of obsignation.

Origin

  1. Latinobsignatio
  2. Englishobsignation

Latin obsignatio.

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APA

obsignation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsignation

MLA

“obsignation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsignation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsignation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsignation.

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