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Obnubilate V Darken Dim Cover Cloud Wisdom...That Shines

Word obnubilate
Definition v. To darken, dim or cover as with a cloud.
Sentence It is Wisdom...that shines through me, piercing the shades that so obnubilate me that I faint under the light, from my own darkness and the burden of my punishments.
Source Confessions, Augustine, XI.11, p.264

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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