consolatory
Collocations
3ADJ.
restorative
VERB + CONSOLATORY
said
CONSOLATORY + NOUN
human, nature
Definitions
adj
Which consoles.
[…] where in he reporteth of the coragius wordes that were moch consolatory […]
1649, John Donne, Fifty Sermons, London: M.F., J. Marriot and R. Royston, Volume 2, “Sermon XVII. Preached at Lincolns Inne,” p. 140, Where then is the restorative, the consolatory nature of these words? In this, beloved, consists our comfort […]
noun
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 658-662, in Paradise Regain’d […] to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, pp. 43-44, Consolatories writ With studied argument, and much perswasion sought Lenient of grief and anxious thought, But with' afflicted in his pangs thir sound Little prevails,
How is it possible to imagine, that a woman, who has all these consolatories to reflect upon, will die of a broken heart?
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Synonyms
adjective — affording comfort or solace
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5[…] where in he reporteth of the coragius wordes that were moch consolatory […]
Wiktionary1649, John Donne, Fifty Sermons, London: M.F., J. Marriot and R. Royston, Volume 2, “Sermon XVII. Preached at Lincolns Inne,” p. 140, Where then is the restorative, the consolatory nature of these wor
WiktionaryThe punishment of real tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind.
Wiktionary1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, lines 658-662, in Paradise Regain’d […] to which is added Samson Agonistes, London: John Starkey, pp. 43-44, Consolatories writ With studied argument, and much per
WiktionaryHow is it possible to imagine, that a woman, who has all these consolatories to reflect upon, will die of a broken heart?
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