obfirmationt (obfermashon)

[ All the obfirmation and obstinacy of mind by which they had shut their eyes against that light. was to be rescinded by repentance. Jer. Taylor, Repentance, ii. 2. [As obfirm ( ate ) + obfirmedt (ob-fèrmd'), a. -ed2.] Obdurate; confirmed. The one walks on securely and resolutely, as obfirmed in his wickedne . Bp . Hall , Satan's Fiery Darts, iii. 3. obfuscate (ob-fus'kāt), v . t .; pret. and pp. obfus cated, ppr. obfuscating . [Also off us cate ; obfuscatus , pp. of obfuscare , of fusc are , darken, obscure, only only in fig. use, vilify, ob , to, + fus cus , dark, brown: see fuscous . Cf. obfusque .] To darken; obscure; becloud; confuse; bewilder; muddle. The body works upon the mind by obfuscating the spirits. Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 641. His head, like a smoke-jack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all obfus cated and darkened over with fuliginous matter. Sterne. Certain popular meetings, in which the burghers of New Amsterdam met to talk and smoke over the complicated affairs of the province, gradually obfuscating themselves with politics and tobacco-smoke. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 238. And now, my good friends, I've a fine opportunity To obfuscate you all by sea terms with impunity. Barham , In golds by Legends, I. 305. obfuscatet (ob-fus'kāt), a . [ obfuscatus , pp.: see the verb.] Darkened; clouded; obscured; muddled. The vertues, beynge in a cruell persone, be... obfus cate or hyd. Sir T. Elyot, The Govern our, ii. 7. The daughters beautie is the mothers glory; light becomes more obfuscate and darke in my hands, and in yours it doth atchieve the greater blaze. Benvenuto , Pa engers' Dialogues (1612). ( Nares .) obfuscation (ob-fus-kā'shon), n. [Also offusca tion ; LL.obfuscatio (n-), a darkening, obfus care, darken: see obfuscate .] act of obfuscating or obscuring; also, that which obscures; obscurity; confusion. From thence comes care, sorrow, and anxiety, obfusca tion of spirits, desperation, and the like. Burton , Anat. of Mel., p. 202. Too often theologians, like mystics and cuttle-fish, escape pursuit by enveloping themselves in their self raised obfuscations . J. Owen , Evenings with Skeptics, II. 142. It. obi to, Our lord lete her haue knoulege of the daye of her obyte or departyng oute of this lyf. Caxton (1485), quoted in N. and Q., 6th ser., X. 394. Soon after was a flat black marble stone laid, with a little inscription thereon, containing his [Durels name, title, and obit , as also his age when he died, which was 58. Wood, Athense Oxon., II. 735. 2. A religious service for a person deceased, preceding the interment; the office for the dead. These obets once past o're, which we desire, Those eyes that now shed water shall speake fire. Heywood, Iron Age, i. 4. Obit is a funeral solemnity, or office for the dead, most commonly performed at the funeral, when the corps lies in the church unintered. Termes de la Ley , quoted in Mason's Supp. to Johnson. 3. The anniversary of a person's death, or a service or observance on the anniversary of his death (also called an annal , annual , or year's mind ); more particularly, a memorial service on the anniversary of the death of the founder or benefactor of a church, college, or other institution. In old writers also spelled obite , obyte . To the seid Curate, and kirke-wardeyns of the said kyrke for tyme beyng, for to be distributed in Almo e emonges pure folkes of the seid pariche beyng atte seid yerely obite and Me e, thyrteyn pens. English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 145. To thee, renowned knyght, continual praise we owe, And at thy hallowed tomb thy yearly obiits show. Drayton, Polyolbion, xiii. 530. It seemed to Ingles ant that he was present at the celebration of some obyte , or anniversary of the death of one long departed. J. H. Short house , John Ingles ant, i. obitet, a. [ME. obite , obit us , depart obit us , pp. of obire , depart, die: see obit , n.] Departed; dead. Thai saide that I schulde be obitte , To hell that I schulde entre in. York Plays , p. 388. obiter (ob'i-ter), adv. [L., prop. as two words, ob iter, on the way, by the way, in pa ing: ob, toward, on; iter, way, course, journey: see iter1.j In pa ing; by the way; by the by; inciden "Go, man," he said, "And tell thy king his will shall be obeyed So far as this, that we will come to him." William Morris, Earthly Paradise, II. 286. 3. To submit to the power, control, or influence of: as, a ship obeys her helm. offusquer , obfuscare , darken: see obfus- cate.] To obfuscate; darken. A superfluous glare not only tires, but obfusques the in- tellectual sight. Bolingbroke , Fragments of E ays, § 5. obil (ō'bi), n . [Also obe a , obeah , oby ; said to be of African origin.] 1. A species of magical art or sorcery practised by the negroes in Africa, Shak . , M. W. of W., iii. 3. 204. and formerly prevalent among those living in Curling and whit'ning over all the waste, The rising waves obey th' increasing blast. Cowper , Retirement, 1. 532. 41. To submit (one's self). Ther is no kynge ne prince that may be to moc he beloved of his peple, ne he may not to moc he obbeye hym self for to haue theire hertes. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 83. II. in trans. To yield or give up; submit to power, authority, control, or influence; do as bidden or directed: as, will you obey ? Formerly sometimes followed by to . And for to obe ye to alle my requestes reasonable, zif the i weren not gretly azen the Royalle power and dignytee of the Soudan or of his Lawe. Mandeville , Travels, p. 82. So that a man maie sothely telle That all the worlde to gold obeieth . Gower, Conf. Amant., v. Ere I learn love, I'll practice to obey . Shak., C. of E., ii. 1. 29. Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd . Milton , P. L., i. 137. A courage to endure and to obey . Tennyson, Isabel. obeyer (ō-bā'ér), n. One who obeys or yields obedience. That common by-word, divide et impera,... she condemned, judging that the force of command consisted in the consent of obeyers . Holland , tr. of Camden, Elizabeth, an. 1565. It becomes a triumph of reason and freedom when self directing obedience is thus paid to laws which the obeyer considers erroneous, yet knows to be the laws of the land. Sir E. Creasy, Eng. Const., p. 324. obeyingly (ō-bā'ing-li), adv. In an obedient manner; submi ively. obeys an cet, obeyset. See obeisance, obeise. obfirmatet (ob-fèr'māt), v. t. [ They do obfirmate and make obstinate their minds for the constant suffering of death. Sheldon , Miracles, p. 16. the West Indies, where it was introduced by African slaves. Traces of the same or similar superstitions and practices are still found both in the West In dies and in some of the southern United States. The charms used are bones, feathers, rags, and other trash, but it is upon a secret and skilful use of poison that the peculiar terror of the system is supposed to depend. The negroes have recourse to the obi for the cure of diseases, gratifica tion of revenge, conciliation of enemies, discovery of theft, telling of fortunes, etc. Things suffer in general; the slaves run away or are inclined to be turbulent; he [the bad head driver] and they cabal; bad sugar is made; and perhaps the horrid and abominable practice of Obea is carried on, dismembering and disabling one another; even aiming at the existence of the white people. T. Roughley, Jamaica Planter's Guide (1823), p. 83. 2. The fetish or charm upon which the power of the obi is supposed to depend.