petrifaction

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For another video, Weitz dipped her own hand in porcelain slip and let it dry, creating a crackling petrifaction effect on her skin; her dusty, chalky-looking body then appeared a decaying sculpture itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2016

The petrifaction of religious language has happened over and over – Catholic Latin, Orthodox Slavonic.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2011

Most were philosophers, and inquired into the workings of time and memory, natural history, the properties of light, heat, and petrifaction.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

His feelings have gone through a process of petrifaction which will prevent them from ever warring against his interest; but Ichabod! all glory of principle, and much elevation of character are gone!

From Charlotte Bront? A Monograph by Reid, T. Wemyss

These resemble in properties and colour, the clay so abundant in this region; a great proportion of the gravel is composed of a petrifaction of clay and minute shells, of the mollusca tribe.

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt