oblatration

English

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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...

Related terms

• latration

 

References

• “† oblatration, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
• “oblatration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rotablation