fulmination

[ fuhl-muh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌfʌl məˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.

violent explosion.

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Origin of fulmination

1495–1505; <Latin fulminātiōn- (stem of fulminātiō) a thundering, fuming. See fulminate, -ion

Words nearby fulmination

fulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine, fulminic, fulminic acid, fulminous, fulsome

How to use fulmination in a sentence

During this fulmination, Holland stood very quiet, and when he was about to depart, he begged permission to speak a few words.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Doubtless Erasmus knew his Rome well enough before he ventured to send such a fulmination as this into the midst of it.
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton
Despite this fulmination of fury, the worthy bishop continued to use his threatened head in the service of mercy and sympathy.
Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15)|Charles Morris
Miss Sheridan, apparently for mere exclamatory purposes, now reread the fulmination of the absent partner.
The Sturdy Oak|Samuel Merwin, et al.

Here was indeed a fulmination to strike an Englishman breathless and dumb with amazement.
Benjamin Franklin|John Torrey Morse, Jr.

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