oblatration
noun/ɑbləˈtreɪʃən/ · /ɑblæˈtreɪʃən/
Etymology 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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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...
- He that feareth oblatration must not travel.1661, John Stephens, An Historical Discourse..., Prol.
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- 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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