obumbration

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noun

The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.

OriginLatin obumbrātiō →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounobumbration (countable and uncountable, plural obumbrations)

plural obumbrations

  1. archaiccountableuncountableThe act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.

    The miraculous obumbration of the holy Ghost , made more intelligible by two parallel cases

    1654, Peter Heylyn, Theologia Veterum

Origin

  1. Latinobumbrātiō
  2. Englishobumbration

Borrowed from Latin obumbrātiō.

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APA

obumbration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obumbration

MLA

“obumbration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obumbration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obumbration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obumbration.

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