| 释义 |
com·mi·na·tion
\ˌkäməˈnāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English comminacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French commination, from Latin commination-, comminatio, from comminatus (past participle of comminari to threaten, from com- + minari to threaten) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at mount
1.
a. : an instance or the action of announcing, warning of, or threatening punishment or vengeance, especially divine punishment or vengeance
b. : denunciation : anathema
< those thunderous comminations, that jeering and abuse which make Milton's prose such lively reading — Aldous Huxley >
2. : a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners read in the Church of England especially after the litany on Ash Wednesday; also : the penitential office which contains this recital |