felicitation

[ fi-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

an expression of good wishes; congratulation.

Origin of felicitation

First recorded in 1700–10; felicitate + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM felicitation

self-fe·lic·i·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby felicitation

feldspathoid, Felice, Felicia, felicific, felicitate, felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicity, felid, feline

Example sentences from the Web for felicitation

There seemed to be something in Darrell that resented it—under an outer show of felicitation.
The Marriage of William Ashe|Mrs. Humphry Ward
It has been my duty, my—ah—cheerful duty to call upon the winners of large prizes and to offer the felicitation of the company.
McTeague|Frank Norris
She was not thinking of the kind of felicitation that had been implied when she had sent Evie the teacloth.
The Debit Account|Oliver Onions
All nobles who used to pay visits of felicitation, now shunned her house and gathered at the mansion of Udaijin, near her own.
Japanese Literature|Various

Now I write these things to you from Smyrna, by the hand of the Ephesians, who are worthy of all felicitation.
The Ignatian Epistles Entirely Spurious|William Dool Killen