What does astringe mean?
Astringe means (transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress.
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/əˈstɹɪnd͡ʒ/ · verb
(transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress.
God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.
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Astringe means (transitive, obsolete) To constrict, to compress.
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God's mind was to astringe and bind the Church perpetually to it.
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