irresistance
(ɪrɪˈzɪstəns)
[ir-2.]
Absence of resistance; non-resistance.
| 1643 Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iii. 106 The Apostle hath no where in this Text, nor God himselfe in any other Scripture, expressed such..irresistance..to be due unto them. 1794 Paley Evid. ii. ii. (1817) 28 Patience under affronts and injuries, humility, irresistance, placability. 1894 Athenæum 1 Sept. 284/3 The Frenchman, who..reduced Trocadéro to stupefaction and irresistance, sufficient for shoeing purposes, by simply staring the horse in the face. |