vastation noun. [va'steɪʃ(ǝ)n] Now literary or formal. M16.
[Latin vastatio(n-), from vastat- pa. ppl stem of vastare lay waste, from vastus VAST adjective: see -ATION.]
1. The action or an act of devastating or destroying something. M16.

2. The fact or condition of being devastated or laid waste. L16.

3. The action of purifying a thing or person by the destruction of evil qualities or elements; spiritual purgation. M19.

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