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expostulation|ɛkˌspɒstjuːˈleɪʃən|
[ad. L. expostulātiōn-em, n. of action f. expostulāre: see expostulate.]
1. The action of expostulating or remonstrating in a friendly manner; earnest and kindly protest. An instance of the same.
1586A. Day Eng. Secretary i. (1625) 144 Request, complaint, expostulation. 1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. i. ii. 4 Adam..upon the expostulation of God..replyed, I heard thy voice, etc. 1726Ayliffe Parerg. 25 Private Accusation of one Friend touching another, is nothing else but a friendly Expostulation with him. 1838Lytton Calderon vii, All my expostulations have been in vain. 1852A. Jameson Leg. Madonna (1857) 274 Mary stands before her Son in an attitude of expostulation.
2. An expostulatory exclamation or address; an uttered remonstrance, protest, or reproof.
1597Hooker Eccl. Pol. v. lxv. (1611) 341 Those gracious expostulations; Simon seest thou this woman? 1628Wither Brit. Rememb. ii. 935 Some who need this tart expostulation. 1748J. Mason Elocut. 26 That pathetick Expostulation..of Ezekiel. Why will ye die! 1797Mrs. Radcliffe Italian vi, Vivaldi delivered this expostulation with rapidity. 1840Macaulay Clive 80 That lofty expostulation..glows with the very spirit of the Hebrew poets. |