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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consolation \Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf F.
consolation.]
The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation
of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit;
comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.
Against such cruelties With inward consolations
recompensed. --Milton.
Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv
11.
Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See {Comfort}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
consolation
n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of
disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
[syn: {solace}, {solacement}]
2: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his
presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {comfort}, {solace}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate
than yourself
more about consolation
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