consolation — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled.

   Usage

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   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   reliefsolace

   Examples

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   Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes paſſion, and adminiſtracion of his ſacramentes at the miniſters handes, ordained for that purpoſe, [...]

   [I]f Charles is undone, He'll find half his Acquaintance ruin'd too, and that, you know, is a consolation—

2. The prize or benefit for the loser.

   Usage

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3. A consolation goal.

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Noun

1. the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

   Synonyms

   solacesolacement

   Broader terms

   comfort

   Examples

   second place was no consolation to him

2. the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction

   Synonyms

   comfortsolace

   Broader terms

   reliefsuccorsuccourministration

   Examples

   his presence was a consolation to her