See Also: fulmination(dictionary)

fulmination (iou)



fulmination noun. E16.
[Latin fulminatio(n-), from fulminat-: see FULMINATE verb, -ATION.]
The formal issuing of an ecclesiastical condemnation or censure; gen. violent denunciation or threatening; an outburst of indignation. E16.
The bursting out of thunder and lightning; a thunderbolt. Chiefly fig. E17.
Metallurgy. A sudden uniform brightening of the appearance of gold. Cf. FULMINATE verb 4. Only in E17.
The action of detonating; violent explosion. M17.