Meanings
- archaicnot comparableMomentous, weighty.
But it had moliminous ramifications in the political system in two respects […].
1992, Sabrina P Ramet, Nationalism and Federalism in Yugoslavia, 1962-19912 more examples
those great moliminous Bodies of Parlaments are but slow in motion, and attendance will quickly exhaust a good puzzle and patience, before any thing can be done […].
1653, Marchamont Nedham, A True State of the Case of the Commonwealthsome Prophecies are not conditional but absolute, as certainly all those are that are of so vast and moliminous Concernment to the World as the appearing of the Messias is.
1660, Henry More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness, I.7.i - archaicnot comparableLaborious, involving or exerting great effort; arduous.
All natural logick of expression in the elements is made thereby interrupted and most obscure, howe’er so skilled and moliminous the adeptist.
1985, John Fowles, A Maggot1 more example
And thus may the slow and imperfect wits of mortals be satisfied, that Providence to the Deity is no moliminous, laborious and distractious thing.
1678, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe, volume IV, London, published 1820
Origin
- Latinmōlīmen“effort”
- Englishmoliminous
From (the stem of) Latin mōlīmen (“effort”) + -ous.
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