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[ fuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ] / ˌfʌl məˈneɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fulmination ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination. violent explosion. Origin of fulmination1495–1505; <Latin fulminātiōn- (stem of fulminātiō) a thundering, fuming. See fulminate, -ion Words nearby fulminationfulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine, fulminic, fulminic acid, fulminous, fulsome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fulminationIt loses all control except the fulmination of useless orders. The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage To judge by the absolute indifference with which this fulmination was received, the criminals must have been hardened indeed. Froth|Armando Palacio Valds During this fulmination, Holland stood very quiet, and when he was about to depart, he begged permission to speak a few words. Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe Doubtless Erasmus knew his Rome well enough before he ventured to send such a fulmination as this into the midst of it. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton
Words related to fulminationobloquy, curse, explosion, philippic, denunciation, intimidation, reprobation, warning, outburst, invective, discharge, blast, diatribe |