fulmination Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun thunderous verbal attack
    diatribe.
  2. noun the act of exploding with noise and violence
    • his fulminations frightened the horses

WordNet

Ful"mi*na`tion noun
Etymology
L. fulminatio a darting of lightning: cf. F. fulmination.
Definitions
  1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
  2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
  3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
    The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule. Ayliffe.

Webster 1913