consolatio

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noun

A ceremonial oratory used to comfort mourners at funerals.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounconsolatio (plural consolationes)

plural consolationes

  1. A ceremonial oratory used to comfort mourners at funerals.

Origin

  1. Latinconsolatio
  2. Englishconsolatio

Borrowed from Latin consolatio. Doublet of consolation.

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APA

consolatio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolatio

MLA

“consolatio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolatio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consolatio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consolatio.

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