The act or result of removing the tongue; the state of being tongueless.
From elinguate + -ion (noun suffix). Latin elinguatio, from e- (out) + lingua (tongue).
Elinguation appears in historical medical texts and biblical exegesis—it was such a known punishment that theologians debated whether saints could survive it, mixing actual violence with religious symbolism.
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