gratulation

American  

[grach-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌgrætʃ əˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a feeling of joy.

2. the expression of joy.

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Etymology

Origin of gratulation

1425–75; late Middle English gratulacioun < Latin grātulātiōn- (stem of grātulātiō ). See gratulate, -ion

Example Sentences

Susan, however, is "a gem of purest ray serene," and promises to be to her parents a source of just pride and heartfelt gratulation.

From Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton by Various

And when attained, either temporarily or permanently, their fortunate possessors do not fail to look down on those beneath them, with the same supercilious pride and self gratulation, which they so recently condemned in others.

From Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico by Norman, B. M.

They were within a dozen yards of the shore, but still not a sound of gratulation was heard.

From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Aguilar, Grace

Veins of optimism and of gratulation like threads of gold ran through the texture of their talk.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

I carefully forbore to go, thinking the gratulation premature, and I see by this morning's Times that the banquetted boon is further off than ever.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by James, Henry