felicitation

[ fi-lis-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ fɪˌlɪs ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

an expression of good wishes; congratulation.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of felicitation

First recorded in 1700–10; felicitate + -ion

self-fe·lic·i·ta·tion, noun

Not for Vartan the now ubiquitous internet felicitation of “Hi.”
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: The Bountiful Life of Vartan Gregorian|Richard Stengel|April 18, 2021|Time
Your felicitation, benign, though doubtless gold at heart, is set in a doubtful frame.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah
It has been suggested that we send him a wireless despatch of appreciation and felicitation in the name of the association.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various
Shouts arose, trumpets blew their blasts, and each lady waved her handkerchief, in felicitation of the happy union.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper

A library has no especial reason for self-felicitation simply because it distributes a large number of books.
The Library and Society|Various
With some faltered excuse for getting out of the room, the subject of this untimely felicitation escaped.
Wanted: A Husband|Samuel Hopkins Adams