Bible Dictionaries
Fomentation

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Excitation; instigation; encouragement.

(2):

(n.) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors.

(3):

(n.) The lotion applied to a diseased part.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fomentation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fomentation.html. 1828.