Abacination is a form of corporal punishment or torture, in which the victim is blinded by having a red-hot metal plate held before their eyes. ==Historical precedent== Blinding as a form of punishment hails from very ancient times. Blinding specifically as a form of torture was recorded in ancient Persia. A corrosive chemical, typically slaked li...
• (n.) The act of abacinating.
A·bac`i·na'tion (ȧ*băs`ĭ*nā'shŭn) noun The act of abacinating. [ R.]
Abacination is a form of torture in which the victim is blinded by a red-hot metal plate held before his or her eyes.