Definition of Impetration

1. n. The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.

Definition of Impetration

1. Noun. (obsolete) The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete UK legal) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron of the realm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Impetration

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Impetration

impetigo
impetigo bullosa
impetigo circinata
impetigo contagiosa
impetigo contagiosa bullosa
impetigo eczematodes
impetigo herpetiformis
impetigo neonatorum
impetigo vulgaris
impetigos
impetrable
impetrate
impetrated
impetrates
impetrating
impetration
impetrations
impetrative
impetratory
impetuosities
impetuosity
impetuous
impetuously
impetuousness
impetuousnesses
impetus
impetuses
impeyan pheasant
impf
imphee

Literary usage of Impetration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man: Comprehending a Complete by Herman Witsius (1803)
"Nor do the Scriptures usually speak in any other .strain, when the subject is evidently concerning impetration. 2dly, In the passages quoted we have a ..."

2. Principles of Christianity: Being an Essay Towards a More Correct by James Stuart (1888)
"The word cannot possibly be confined to what is usually spoken of as the impetration of redemption ; there is, in fact, no such thing as the ..."

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