Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abreption

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abrep-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A snatching away.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Who now and then are under an error, having failings, imperfections, and shortnesses […] You never find these men are called Sinners; neither are the infirmities of the regenerate, the sincere and upright-hearted called Sins, such as these sudden incursions and abreptions, when their thoughts are snatched away from them, either in praying or hearing."

Etymology

From Latin abreptus, perfect passive participle of abripiō (“snatch away”); from ab (“away”) + rapiō (“snatch”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: abreptus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

abreptions (plural)

Questions

What does abreption mean?: A snatching away.
Where does abreption come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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