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[ noun ] the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
Synonyms Examples "second place was no consolation to him" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)To_be_sure , when this is pointed_out , a common response among certain churchmen is to fulminate about `` the little flock '' and `` the great crowd '' and to take solace from Paul 's castigation of the `` wisdom of the wise '' in the opening chapter of First_Corinthians . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)It gives him aid , comfort , even solace , in meeting mundane life situations where his own unassisted practical knowledge and skill are felt by him to be inadequate . Related terms |
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[ verb ] give moral or emotional strength to
Used in print (Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)To the extent that he was ostracized or even reviled , we solace ourselves by saying he asked_for it . (Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)Eight years ago while we were going_through the mud-sweat-and-tears construction period , we were each solaced by the vision of early morning dips and evening home-comings to a cool family collected around the pool with a buffet table laid_out nearby for the lord and master 's delectation . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
Synonyms Examples "his presence was a consolation to her" |
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