compellation
[ kom-puh-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of addressing a person.
manner or form of address; appellation.
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Origin of compellation
Words nearby compellation
compatriot, Compazine, compd., compeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate
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Example sentences 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
British Dictionary definitions for compellation
Word Origin for compellation
C17: from Latin compellātiō, from compellāre to accost, from appellāre to call
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