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Definition of Macerations
1. maceration [n] - See also: maceration
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macerations
Literary usage of Macerations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microtomist's Vade-mecum: A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy by Arthur Bolles Lee (1885)
"macerations AND CORROSIONS. 446. It is sometimes necessary, in order to obtain
a complete knowledge of the forms of the elements of a tissue, ..."
2. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"... the an of subduing the body by hardship! and macerations ; humiliation,
subjection of the passions; vexation, trouble. Tu MORTIFY, mir'tè-fî. va To ..."
3. A Complete History of the Popes of Rome: From Saint Peter, the First Bishop by Louis-Marie de Lahaye Cormenin (1859)
"His macerations, and the use of his coat of mail, had rendered his skin as black
as that of a negro. ..."
4. A History of Auricular Confession and Indulgences in the Latin Church by Henry Charles Lea (1896)
"It is evident from these formulas that, while the poorer clergy reduced their
penances by spiritual exercises or macerations, the laity and the richer ..."
5. Biochemical Catalysts in Life and Industry: Proteolytic Enzymes by Jean Effront (1917)
"In 1902, Gonnerman found that macerations of liver or of kidney are ...
The comparative study of macerations of different animal organs from the point of ..."
6. The Light Risen in Darkness. In Four Parts. Being a Collection of Letters by Antoinette Bourignon (1703)
"But the few Penitents that are addicted to the macerations of the Body, ...
Penitent how He could continue his macerations of the Body at ib great an Age, ..."
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