transverberation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānsverberātiō (“empiercement”). By surface analysis, transverberate +‎ -ion.

Noun

transverberation (plural transverberations)

  1. (Christianity) A form of religious ecstasy characterized by a piercing sensation.
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