oblatration

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/ɑbləˈtreɪʃən//ɑblæˈtreɪʃən/

noun

The act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.

“February 18 1629, Bishop Joseph Hall, Salvation from an Untoward Generation The Apostle fears none of these currish oblatrations...”

OriginLatin oblātrātio →
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Meanings

nounoblatration (plural oblatrations)

plural oblatrations

  1. obsoleteThe act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.

    February 18 1629, Bishop Joseph Hall, Salvation from an Untoward Generation The Apostle fears none of these currish oblatrations...

    2 more examples

    He that feareth oblatration must not travel.

    1661, John Stephens, An Historical Discourse..., Prol.

    1867, William Gifford (of Leith), Memorials of the life and work of the Rev. William Johnston You were never a very hot Voluntary, even when some, who are now among the dumb dogs that cannot or will not bark, were keeping up a most violent oblatration...

Origin

  1. Latinoblātrātio
  2. Englishoblatration

From Latin oblātrātio, from oblātrāre (“to bark at, to rail against”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming abstract nouns”), from ob- (“ob-: against, at”) + lātrāre (“to bark, to rant”). Equivalent to ob- + latration.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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