compellation
[kom-puh-ley-shuh n]
noun
the act of addressing a person.
manner or form of address; appellation.
RELATED WORDS
term, brand, style, label, flag, signature, sign, nickname, moniker, description, classification, letter, nod, ovation, salute, reception, hello, card, surname, head
Nearby words
- compañia,
- compd.,
- comped,
- compeer,
- compel,
- compelling,
- compendious,
- compendium,
- compensable,
- compensate
Origin of compellation
1595–1605; < Latin compellātiōn- (stem of compellātiō) an accosting, a rebuke. See com-, appellation
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Examples from the Web for compellation
The compellation "God of my righteousness" is still mighty with God.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1|A. MaclarenThe compellation "Brethren" is itself a rebuke to such heartless pride.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians|G. G. FindlayNothing could have been more appositely imagined than this compellation.
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century|Samuel Johnson
compellation
noun
Word Origin for compellation
C17: from Latin compellātiō, from compellāre to accost, from appellāre to call
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