proxysm

Updated: June 1, 2025

But the case nevertheless is, that those things derive their origin from the proxysm of the crucifixion, and the theory deduced therefrom, which was, that one person could stand in the place of another, and could perform meritorious services for him.

Thomas Paine - Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason