fulmination

noun

ful·​mi·​na·​tion ˌfu̇lməˈnāshən also ˌfəl- 

plural -s

1

: vehement menace or censure

uncowed by police fulmination

2

: something that is thundered forth

ecclesiastical fulminations

3

: the act or action of exploding

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, pronouncement of an ecclesiastical sentence or censure, from Latin fulmination-, fulminatio lightning, from fulminatus (past participle of fulminare to lightning) + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for fulmination

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation