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Definition of Gratulation
1. n. The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation.
Definition of Gratulation
1. Noun. (rare) A feeling of happiness and satisfaction; joy, especially at one's good fortune. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) The expression of pleasure at someone's else's success or luck; congratulation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gratulation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gratulation
Literary usage of Gratulation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"In a fit of Oriental self-gratulation, Mohammed II. (1451-1481) styled his
capital "The Lofty [or Sublime] Gate of the Koyal Tent." This was translated into ..."
2. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"Just right With any such pious acknowledgments a little indulge in , rison to
fair self-gratulation is always compatible ; and the seif-gratu- brave ..."
3. The emotions and the will by Alexander Bain (1875)
"This also is pure complacent satisfaction with grandeur and possessions, and
needs no reflective operation, such as self-gratulation implies. 8. ..."
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