| Pronunciation: | | `fulmu'neyshun
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- [n] the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
- [n] thunderous verbal attack
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| | Synonyms: | | diatribe |
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| | See Also: | | burst, denouncement, denunciation, explosion |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of
lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]
1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with
authority.
3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement
menace or censure.
The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into
ridicule. --Ayliffe.
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