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Refaction vs Refection - What's the difference?

refaction | refection |

As nouns the difference between refaction and refection

is that refaction is recompense; atonement; retribution while refection is mental or spiritual refreshment.

refaction

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) recompense; atonement; retribution
    • (Howell)
    (Webster 1913)

    refection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Mental or spiritual refreshment.
  • Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink.
  • * 1658': For beside the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a '''refection and imbibition from without — Sir Thomas Browne, ''The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 198)
  • A meal, especially a light meal.

    • Synonyms

    * (light meal ) repast

    Related terms

    * refectory