innodate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1630; adapted from Medieval Latin vinculis anathematis innodare (to bind (someone) with/in the bounds of anathema), borrowed from Latin innōdātus, perfect passive participle of innōdō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (in) + nodus (knot).

Verb

innodate (third-person singular simple present innodates, present participle innodating, simple past and past participle innodated)

  1. (obsolete, religion) (with anathema or interdict) To bind up, as in a knot, with the punishment of anathema or interdict; to anathemize or interdict. [1630–1655]
    • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; [], London: [] Iohn Williams [], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
      we do innodate with the like sentence of anathema

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