oblatration
oblatration · oblatrations
The act of barking at someone or somethingThe act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.
/ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)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...
Origin
From Latin oblātrātio, from oblātrāre (“to bark at, to rail against”) + -tiō (“-tion: formFrom 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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Forms
plural: oblatrations| Singular | oblatration |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlatration