Associations to the word «Scarification»

Wiktionary

SCARIFICATION, noun. The act of scarifying - of raking the ground harshly to remove weeds, etc.
SCARIFICATION, noun. A medieval form of penance in which the skin was damaged with a knife or hot iron.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes