commination

English

Etymology

From Latin comminātiō, from comminor (“to threaten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɒmɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

commination (plural comminations)

  1. A formal denunciation; especially one threatening divine punishment.
    Synonym: cataplexis
    • c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
      ROMEO Good gentle youth, tempt not a desp’rate man. / ... I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another sin upon my head / By urging me to fury... / PARIS I do defy thy commination / And apprehend thee for a felon here.
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