FULMINATION

fulmination

(noun) the act of exploding with noise and violence; “his fulminations frightened the horses”

fulmination, diatribe

(noun) thunderous verbal attack

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fulmination (countable and uncountable, plural fulminations)

The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.

The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.

That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Source: Wiktionary


Ful"mi*na`tion, n. Etym: [L. fulminatio a darting of lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]

1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.

2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.

3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure. The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule. Ayliffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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