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Webster 1913 Edition
Oblivion
Ob-liv′i-on
,Noun.
[L.
oblivio
, akin to oblivisci
to forget: cf. OF. oblivion
.] 1.
The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
Second childishness and mere
oblivion
. Shakespeare
Among our crimes
oblivion
may be set. Dryden
The origin of our city will be buried in eternal
oblivion
. W. Irving.
2.
Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon;
as, an act of
. oblivion
Sir J. Davies.
Syn. – See
Forgetfulness
. Webster 1828 Edition
Oblivion
OBLIV'ION
,Noun.
1.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance.Among our crimes oblivion may be set.
2.
A forgetting of offenses, or remission of punishment. An act of oblivion is an amnesty, or general pardon of crimes and offenses, granted by a sovereign, by which punishment is remitted.Definition 2024
oblivion
oblivion
English
Noun
oblivion (usually uncountable, plural oblivions)
- The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
- He regularly drank himself into oblivion.
- Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the biggest traumas.
- The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, incl. through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like ****, a wasteland.
- Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.
- They tried to bomb them into oblivion.
- I will cast them into oblivion!
- Close shut the gates of oblivion!
- (obsolete) Amnesty
Related terms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
state of forgetfulness or distraction
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state of being completely forgotten
state of permanent unconsciousness after death
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a state of nothingness
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figuratively: wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like ****
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Verb
oblivion (third-person singular simple present oblivions, present participle oblivioning, simple past and past participle oblivioned)
- (transitive) To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
Old French
Noun
oblivion f (oblique plural oblivions, nominative singular oblivion, nominative plural oblivions)
References
- oblivion on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub