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Definition of Assoilment
1. n. Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
2. n. A soiling; defilement.
Definition of Assoilment
1. Noun. Act of soiling; defilement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assoilment
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Literary usage of Assoilment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "In the Days of Thy Youth.": Sermons on Practical Subjects, Preached at by Frederic William Farrar (1876)
"... FROM CONSTANT assoilment. JOHN xiii. 10. " He that is washed needeth not save
to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"And pray'st assoilment yet. And thou, Francesca? On the open page Of thy dark
history a rose-spray lies, As though to hide thee from unrighteous eyes. ..."
3. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
""For did not the mighty Leader Who guided the chosen band Pause under the peaks
of Sinai, And issue his strict command — "(For even the least assoilment Of ..."
4. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor by Jeremy Taylor, Charles Page Eden, Reginald Heber, Alexander Taylor (1850)
"... I endeavoured to perform it, having my obedience ever ready for my excuse to
men, and my willingness to perform my duty, for the assoilment of myself ..."
5. The Life and Letters of Sir Henry Wotton by Logan Pearsall Smith, Henry Wotton (1907)
"... but you may now receive my letters without any fear of contagion, for I am
purged of my leprosy, having my assoilment from the King himself. ..."
6. The Court and Times of Charles the First: Illustrated by Authentic and by Cyprien de Gamaches, Cyprien, Thomas Birch, Robert Folkestone Williams (1848)
"Some of his majesty's council learned by assoilment, have been searching the
records in the Rolls, as also in the Tower, to find out some precedents where ..."
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