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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