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exinanition (iou)



exinanition noun. Now rare. E17.
[Latin exinanitio(n-), from exinanire make empty, formed as EX-1 1 + inanis empty.]
The action of emptying or draining (lit. & fig.); emptied or drained condition. E17.
Jeremy Taylor Fastings to the exinanition of spirits.
The action or an act of emptying of pride, self-will, or dignity; abasement, humbling, spec. (Theology) that taken upon himself by Christ. E17.