Minoration

//mʌɪnəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Reduction; lessening. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] we now do hope the mercies of God will consider our degenerated integrities unto some minoration of our offences […]"

  2. 2
    Minorization. countable, uncountable

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"[…] we now do hope the mercies of God will consider our degenerated integrities unto some minoration of our offences […]"

Etymology

From Late Latin minoratio, from the participle stem of Latin minōrāre.

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