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Definition of Oblivion
1. Noun. The state of being disregarded or forgotten.
2. Noun. Total forgetfulness. "He sought the great oblivion of sleep"
Generic synonyms: Forgetfulness
Derivative terms: Oblivious, Oblivious, Oblivious
Definition of Oblivion
1. n. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
Definition of Oblivion
1. Noun. The state of forgetfulness or distraction. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being completely forgotten. ¹
3. Noun. A state of permanent unconsciousness existing after death ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oblivion
1. the state of being forgotten; the act of forgetting [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oblivion
Literary usage of Oblivion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Harriet Monroe, Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"... oblivion Near the great pyramid, unshadowed, white, With apex piercing the
white noon-day blaze. Swathed in white robes beneath the blinding rays Lie ..."
2. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"... of Italy was accomplished about two centuries after the conquests of Justinian,
and from his reign we may date the gradual oblivion of the Latin tongue. ..."
3. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"... oblivion In the world of human beings, murder is the most serious of all crimes.
To take from a man that which no one ever can restore to him, his life, ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"By the well-known edict of Caracalla, his subjects, from Britain to Egypt, were
entitled to the name and privileges of oblivion of ° Romans, ..."
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