oblectation

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US/ɑ.blɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

The act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight.

OriginLatin oblectātiō →
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Meanings

nounoblectation (plural oblectations)

plural oblectations

  1. obsoleteThe act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight.

    "No, sir, though I am myself of a strong temperament, I abhor ebriety, and detest those who swallow wine gulae causa, for the oblectation of the gullet […]"

    1814, Walter Scott, chapter 12, in Waverley
    1 more example

    Whereof the first is called oblectation, which is a certain quietness or assentation of the mind or will, because it obeys, and not willingly consents to that pleasantness which the senses hold forth […]

    1898, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, Occult Philosophy Or Magic

Origin

  1. Latinoblectātiō“delight, amusement”
  2. Englishoblectation

From Latin oblectātiō (“delight, amusement”). Equivalent to oblectate + -ion.

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

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

Chicago

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

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