fulmination
a violent denunciation or censure: a sermon that was one long fulmination.
violent explosion.
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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 FoxeDoubtless 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 EmertonDespite 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 MorrisMiss 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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