occecation

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/ˌɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of making blind

Similar
blindingblindness
OriginLatin occaecatio →
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Meanings

nounoccecation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe act of making blind

    Synonyms: blinding

  2. uncountableThe state of being blind.

    It is an addition to the misery of this inward occecation.

    17th century, Joseph Hall, Meditations (possibly?)

    Synonyms: blindness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of making blind

Similar
blinding

nounThe state of being blind.

Similar
blindness

Origin

  1. Latinoccaecatio
  2. Englishoccecation

From Latin occaecatio, from occaecare (“to make blind”), from ob + caecare (“to blind”), from caecus (“blind”).

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Chicago

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

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