conflatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

conflātĭo, ōnis, f. [conflo].

I A fanning, kindling, stirring up (late Lat.).

A Prop.: fornacis, Hier. adv. Jov. 1, n. 1.—

2 Esp., a casting, moulding in metal, Vulg. Jer. 51, 17.—

B Trop.: fidei, Tert. Fug. Pers. 3.—*

II = inflatio, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 2, 36.