Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of assoiling; absolution.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A soiling; defilement.
- noun Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Act of
soiling ;defilement .
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Examples
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Time enough had not passed since my elopement from school to win for me, in minds so fresh from that remembrance, a station of purification and assoilment.
Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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Time enough had not passed since my elopement from school to win for me, in minds so fresh from that remembrance, a station of purification and assoilment.
Memorials and Other Papers — Complete Thomas De Quincey 1822
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n. - unremitting care; unflagging or obsequious attention. assiduous, v. - pardon; absolve; acquit; release. assoilment, assumpsit
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