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Webster 1913 Edition
Infibulation
In-fibˊu-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
infibulare
, infibulatum
, to clasp, buckle, or button together; pref. in-
in + fibula
clasp, buckle: cf. F. infibulation
.] 1.
The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.
2.
The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.
The
infidel
writer is a great enemy to society. V. Knox.
An infidel, in common usage, is one who denies Christianity and the truth of the Scriptures. Some have endeavored to widen the sense of infidel so as to embrace atheism and every form of unbelief; but this use does not generally prevail. A freethinker is now only another name for an infidel. An unbeliever is not necessarily a disbeliever or infidel, because he may still be inquiring after evidence to satisfy his mind; the word, however, is more commonly used in the extreme sense. A deist believes in one God and a divine providence, but rejects revelation. An atheist denies the being of God. A sceptic is one whose faith in the credibility of evidence is weakened or destroyed, so that religion, to the same extent, has no practical hold on his mind. An agnostic remains in a state of suspended judgment, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity.
Definition 2024
infibulation
infibulation
English
Noun
infibulation (plural infibulations)
- an act of fastening, especially the stitching together of the labia to prevent intercourse
- 1991, Will Self, The Quantity Theory of Insanity:
- When Janner wasn’t telling me about infibulation among the Tuareg or Shan propitiation ceremonies, he was sharing with me the fruits of his concerted observation of Reigate society.
- 1991, Will Self, The Quantity Theory of Insanity:
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