fulmine
[ fuhl-min ]
verb (used with or without object),ful·mined, ful·min·ing.Archaic.
to fulminate.
Origin of fulmine
1First recorded in 1580–90, fulmine is from the Latin word fulmināre
Words Nearby fulmine
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How to use fulmine in a sentence
In a preceding line there is an allusion to the proverb, Procul a Jove, sed procul a fulmine.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip MassingerIpse repertorem medicinæ talis et artis fulmine Phœbigenam Stygias detrusit ad undas.
The Advancement of Learning | Francis BaconIpsum vero Pallas fulmine percussum procell vi scopulo etiam allisit.
From the same root come our words "fate," "fanatic," etc. "Fanaticum dicitur arbor fulmine icta."
Ten Great Religions | James Freeman ClarkeFrom what hand shall it fulmine over England as over Greece?
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