fulmine

[ fuhl-min ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, ful·mined, ful·min·ing.

1. to fulminate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fulmine¹

First recorded in 1580–90, fulmine is from the Latin word fulmināre

Example Sentences

In a preceding line there is an allusion to the proverb, Procul a Jove, sed procul a fulmine.

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Ipse repertorem medicinæ talis et artis Fulmine Phœbigenam Stygias detrusit ad undas.

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Ipsum vero Pallas fulmine percussum procell vi scopulo etiam allisit.

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From the same root come our words "fate," "fanatic," etc. "Fanaticum dicitur arbor fulmine icta."

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From what hand shall it fulmine over England as over Greece?

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