VASTATION Meaning of VASTATION in English [ va'steɪʃ(ə)n ]■ noun archaic or literary1》 spiritual purification or purgation. 2》 de~.OriginC16: from L. vastatio(n-) , from vastare 'lay waste'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004