Felicitation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
"The worthy Doctor, rejoicing at the information, determined to set off with all dispatch for the mansion of Mrs. Boville; there to tender in person his affectionate felicitations to Mrs. De Brooke on account of the delightful discovery of his being her cousin;[…]"
- 2 the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration wordnet
- 3 (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another wordnet
Example
More examples"The worthy Doctor, rejoicing at the information, determined to set off with all dispatch for the mansion of Mrs. Boville; there to tender in person his affectionate felicitations to Mrs. De Brooke on account of the delightful discovery of his being her cousin;[…]"
Etymology
From felicitate + -ion.
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