CONSOLATION


Meaning of CONSOLATION in English

ˌkän(t)səˈlāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English consolacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French consolation, from Latin consolation-, consolatio, from consolatus (past participle of consolari to console) + -ion-, -io -ion

1.

a. : alleviation of distress or misery (as by sympathetic care or attention or by the soothing or mitigating effects of natural or psychological phenomena) : comfort , solace

nothing brings me so much consolation as music — Havelock Ellis

he had sought the consolation of the twilight — Elinor Wylie

b. : an instance or act of comforting or being comforted

consolation s to offset the inevitable physical decay that befalls most of us — Elmer Davis

2.

a. : a fine paid by the loser in some card games (as ombre)

b. : a contest (as a game, match, or race) held for those who have lost in the early stages of a tournament

consolation match

consolation race

c. or consolation prize : a prize of relatively little value given to a runner-up or a loser

3. : consolamentum

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