What does signation mean?
Signation means (obsolete) A sign given, especially of a cross.
Signation
/sɪɡˈneɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
(obsolete) A sign given, especially of a cross.
Definitions by Sense
- (obsolete) A sign given, especially of a cross
- (obsolete) a marking.
Example Sentences
Thus the Aſſe having a peculiar mark of a croſſe made by a black liſt down his back, and another athwart, or at right angles down his ſhoulders; common opinion aſcribes this figure unto a peculiar ſignation; ſince that beaſt had the honour to bear our Saviour on his back.
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Antonyms for signation
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Word Forms
- signations
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Thus the Aſſe having a peculiar mark of a croſſe made by a black liſt down his back, and another athwart, or at right angles down his ſhoulders; common opinion aſcribes this figure unto a peculiar ſignation; ſince that beaſt had the honour to bear our Saviour on his back.
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