'Fulmination' definitions:
Definition of 'fulmination'
(from WordNet)
noun
Thunderous verbal attack [syn: fulmination, diatribe]
noun
The act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses"
Definition of 'Fulmination'
From: GCIDE
- Fulmination \Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]
- 1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure. [1913 Webster]
- The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]