Exsufflation

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Exsufflation [1]

a part of the ceremony of baptism in the ancient Christian Church, in which the candidate stood with his hands stretched out towards the West, and struck them together; then he proceeded thrice to exsufflate or spit, in defiance of Satan. (See Baptism).

References

  1. ↑ Exsufflation from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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