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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Synonym of denature (“take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of”). transitive

   "It is not the soul's nature to leave the body; rather, the body (disnatured by the Fall) deserts the soul."

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denature

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"It is not the soul's nature to leave the body; rather, the body (disnatured by the Fall) deserts the soul."

Etymology

From dis- + nature.

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