What does attrectation mean?
Attrectation means (obsolete) Frequent handling or touching; fingering..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Frequent handling or touching; fingering..
[S]ince that materiall part and exteriour actions of Religion could be acted and perſonated by any man, there was ſcarce any thing left to make it religious, but the attrectation of the rites by a holy perſon; […]
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Attrectation means (obsolete) Frequent handling or touching; fingering..
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[S]ince that materiall part and exteriour actions of Religion could be acted and perſonated by any man, there was ſcarce any thing left to make it religious, but the attrectation of the rites by a holy perſon; […]
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