Amplexation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An embrace. obsolete, rare
"The angels were bright and glorious; thy appearance was homely, thy habit mean: yet, when she heard thy voice, she turns her back upon the angels, and salutes thee with a Rabboni; and falls down before thee, in a desire of an humble amplexation of those Sacred Feet, which she now rejoices to see past the use of her odours."
- 2 The act of (forming the grip of) amplexus. dated, uncommon
"Amplexation of 'Pelodytes punctatus' […] Nevertheless, within certain limits, the species of a genus agree in their mode of amplexation; only a too strict taxonomy cannot be applied."
Example
More examples"The angels were bright and glorious; thy appearance was homely, thy habit mean: yet, when she heard thy voice, she turns her back upon the angels, and salutes thee with a Rabboni; and falls down before thee, in a desire of an humble amplexation of those Sacred Feet, which she now rejoices to see past the use of her odours."
Etymology
From Latin amplexāt-, past participial stem of amplexor (“to embrace”), + -ion.
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