Antonyms for castigation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kas-ti-geyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæs tɪˌgeɪt


Definition of castigation

Origin :
  • late 14c., castigacioun, from Latin castigationem (nominative castigatio) "a correcting, reproof, chastizing," noun of action from past participle stem of castigare (see castigate).
  • noun punishment
Example sentences :
  • Or would he fail to fathom her identity and so lay himself open to her castigation?
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • After this castigation he spent the night in the crypt, fasting and barefooted.
  • Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
  • There was a new man at the head of the Department of Castigation.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • It is not something to be discharged from the body by fasting and castigation.
  • Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • But the pain inflicted was to disappear with the first castigation.
  • Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete » by John Lothrop Motley
  • Never had he received such a castigation from man or nature.
  • Extract from : « Captain Ravenshaw » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • I couldn't say that R. wanted to give me a castigation when I didn't know what it meant.
  • Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl
  • Let us reserve these ideas for the castigation of Pharisees.
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther » by Walter Adeney
  • The punishment by castigation is performed in the following manner.
  • Extract from : « Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2 » by Maria R. Audubon
  • Its advocates have been met with neglect, contempt, or castigation, not with arguments.
  • Extract from : « Is Life Worth Living? » by William Hurrell Mallock

Synonyms for castigation

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