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Definition of Consolations

Consolation
Consolation Con`so*la"tion, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F. consolation.] The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit. Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. --Milton. Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv. 11. Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See Comfort.

Meaning of Consolations from wikipedia

- Seneca's Consolations refers to Seneca’s three consolatory works, De Consolatione ad Marciam, De Consolatione ad Polybium, De Consolatione ad Helviam,...
- inspiration for the title are the Consolations of the French literary historian Charles Sainte-Beuve. Sainte-Beuve's Consolations, published in 1830, is a collection...
- Plutarch's Consolation to Apollonius. Seneca the Younger (4 BC–65 AD) produced the most recognizable examples of Consolatio in his three Consolations, Ad Marciam...
- Socrates Botton, Alain De (2000). The Consolations of Philosophy. Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 978-0-241-14009-3. The Consolations of Philosophy - Reviews. Retrieved...
- 2018 "Consolation" (song), by the Hep Stars, 1966 "Consolation", a song by Vertical Horizon from Echoes from the Underground, 2013 Consolations (Liszt)...
- presupposition throughout De consolatione. Henry Chadwick, Boethius: The Consolations of Music, Logic, Theology and Philosophy, 1990, ISBN 0-19-826549-2 S...
- The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga is a 2011 book by the French writer Sylvain Tesson. Its French title is Dans les...
- Thunder and Consolation is the fourth studio album by English rock band New Model Army, released on 15 March 1989 by EMI Records. The album stands as...
- The Consolations of Scholarship is an opera by Judith Weir with a libretto by the composer. The Consolations of Scholarship is based closely on the Yuan...
- joke or insult to whoever finished last (e.g., wooden spoon award). Consolation prize: an award given to those who do not win but are deemed worthy of...