occecation

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

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occecation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of making blind
    Synonym: blinding
  2. The state of being blind.
    • 17th century, Joseph Hall, Meditations (possibly?)
      It is an addition to the misery of this inward occecation.
    Synonym: blindness

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