- Vastation
- Vas|ta|ti|ondie; -, -en<aus gleichbed. lat. vastatio zu vastare, vgl. ↑vastieren>(veraltet) Verwüstung.
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Vastation
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Vastation — Vas*ta tion, n. [L. vastatio, fr. vastare to lay waste, fr. vastus empty, waste.] A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vastation — vaˈstāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin vastation , vastatio, from vastatus (past participle of vastare to lay waste, from vastus empty, waste) + ion , io ion more at waste 1. obsolete : d … Useful english dictionary
vastation — noun devastation, laying waste … Wiktionary
Vastation — Vas|ta|ti|on, die; , en [lat. vastatio, zu: vastare = wüst machen, veröden, zu: vastus, ↑vast] (veraltet): Verwüstung … Universal-Lexikon
vastation — [va steɪʃ(ə)n] noun archaic or literary 1》 spiritual purification or purgation. 2》 devastation. Origin C16: from L. vastatio(n ), from vastare lay waste … English new terms dictionary
vastation — vas·ta·tion … English syllables
vastation — To purify something by using fire, or to purify a soul by cremation … Grandiloquent dictionary
Henry James, Sr. — Henry James Sr. (June 3, 1811, Albany, New York December 18, 1882, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American theologian and Swedenborgian, best known as the father of the philosopher William James, novelist Henry James, and diarist Alice… … Wikipedia
Devastation — Dev as*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]vastation.] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [1913 Webster] Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vastitude — Vas ti*tude, n. [L. vastitudo.] 1. Vastness; immense extent. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Destruction; vastation. [Obs.] Joye. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
