oblatration

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Etymology[edit]

From 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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  • IPA(key): /ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/, /ɑblæˈtreɪʃən/

Noun[edit]

oblatration (plural oblatrations)

  1. (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...
    • 1661, John Stephens, An Historical Discourse..., Prol.:
      He that feareth oblatration must not travel.
    • 1867, William Gifford (of Leith), Memorials of the life and work of the Rev. William Johnston
      You were never a very hot Voluntary, even when some, who are now among the dumb dogs that cannot or will not bark, were keeping up a most violent oblatration...

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