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Webster 1913 Edition
Fulmination
Ful′mi-naˊtion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fulmination
FULMINA'TION
, n.1.
A thundering.2.
Denunciation of censure or threats, as by papal authority.The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule.
3.
The explosion of certain chimical preparations; detonation.