Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to give consolation; assuaging grief or other mental distress; comforting; cheering; encouraging.
- noun Anything intended to convey consolation; especially, a letter or epistle written for that purpose.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of a consoling or comforting nature.
- noun rare That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Which
consoles . - noun That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective affording comfort or solace
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Examples
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Vain the effort to recall consolatory texts pertinent to the occasion!
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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I only long, if it were possible to me, to help in satisfying the need of those who want a reason for living in the absence of what has been called consolatory belief.
George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885
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I only long, if it were possible to me, to help in satisfying the need of those who want a reason for living in the absence of what has been called consolatory belief.
George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy Cooke, George W 1884
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I think its the same for "consolatory" what i can traditional fantasy.
Archive 2008-04-01 Jeff C 2008
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I think the "consolatory" fantasy, as Richard calls it, can also be compared to music.
Archive 2008-04-01 Jeff C 2008
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I think the "consolatory" fantasy, as Richard calls it, can also be compared to music.
The Richard Morgan Rant Jeff C 2008
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I think its the same for "consolatory" what i can traditional fantasy.
The Richard Morgan Rant Jeff C 2008
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Mr. Skillcorn walked off leisurely towards the potatoe ground, singing to himself in a kind of consolatory aside –
Queechy 1854
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Mr. Skillcorn walked off leisurely towards the potato ground, singing to himself in a kind of consolatory aside, --
Queechy Susan Warner 1852
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Mr. Skillcorn walked off leisurely towards the potato ground, singing to himself in a kind of consolatory aside
Queechy, Volume II Susan Warner 1852
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