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Definitions for: Fulmination [n] the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
[n] thunderous verbal attack
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: diatribe
See Also: burst, denouncement, denunciation, explosion
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