consignation
/ˌkɒnsɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "So is despair a certain consignation to eternal ruin."
- "Now there are some that have understood that this state of happiness, and this state of misery of the soul, before the resurrection, was a first resurrection. Yea, I admit it may be termed a resurrection; the raising of the spirit or the soul, and their consignation to happiness or misery, according to the words which have been spoken."
- "military consignations and the holding ready of troops are almost uniformly resorted to during great strikes."
- "[W]e may look upon the tradition of the holy Sacramental Symbols as a direct conſignation of pardon; […]"
- "A terrible thought seized me. Perhaps he had not made his escape! I cast one glance at the burning pile, and, to my consignation, beheld the flames already bursting from the roof."
- ", "Of Growth in Sin" The most certain consignations of an excellent virtue."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cōnsignātiō