Meanings
plural fulminations
- countableuncountableThe act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
- countableuncountableThe act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.
[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, chapter 23, in The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC - countableuncountableThat which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinfulminātiō
- Middle Frenchfulmination
- Englishfulmination
From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fulminació
- fulminacióthe act of thundering forth threats or censures
French fulmination
- fulminationthe act of thundering forth threats or censures
Russian осужде́ние
- осужде́ние (osuždénije)the act of thundering forth threats or censures
Spanish fulminación
- fulminaciónthe act of thundering forth threats or censures
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fulmination
Cite this entry
fulmination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulmination
“fulmination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fulmination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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