different between fulminator vs fulmination

English

Etymology

fulminate +? -or

Noun

fulminator (plural fulminators)

1. One who fulminates, or criticizes intensely

Related terms

• fulmination

Latin

Verb

fulmin?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of fulmin?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of fulmin?

References

• fulminator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fulminator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• fulminator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Etymology

From Middle French fulmination

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /f?lm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fulmination (countable and uncountable, plural fulminations)

1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
   • 1919, H. L. Mencken, The American Language, chapter 23

     It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.

3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Related terms

• fulminate
• fulminator
• fulminating compound
• fulminic acid

Translations

Further reading

Wikipedia article on Explosive material

French

Noun

fulmination f (plural fulminations)

1. fulmination