n. the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms.
n. The act of changing into a diphthong. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The construction of a myth; the restatement of a message as a myth.
n. The act or process of neologizing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A reasoning by syllogisms. [ Obs. or R. ] Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]