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Exsufflation

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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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).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Exsufflation'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/exsufflation.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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