fulmination means the act of fulminating or exploding; detonation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
fulmination is pronounced /fʌlmɪˈneɪʃən/.
Why “fulmination” is a great word
FULMINATION — [Noun] A vehement verbal denunciation or explosive criticism, often delivered with authority. From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō, from fulmināre ("to strike with lightning, thunder forth"), from fulmen ("lightning, thunderbolt"). First attested in English c. 1500. Unlike "criticism," which can be measured and general, or "diatribe," which is prolonged and abusive, a fulmination is a single, authoritative detonation. It is the archbishop’s decree from the pulpit, the editor’s scorching retort in a midnight office, or the judge’s sentence crashing down upon a hushed courtroom—a human attempt to wield language with the cleaving, final power of a storm.
noun
- The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
- The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.“It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.”
- That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.