Antonyms for tribulation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : trib-yuh-ley-shuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtrɪb yəˈleɪ ʃən


Definition of tribulation

Origin :
  • early 13c., from Old French tribulacion (12c.), from Late Latin tribulationem (nominative tribulatio) "distress, trouble, affliction" (c.200), from tribulatus, past participle of tribulare "to oppress, afflict," a figurative use by Christian writers of Latin tribulare "to press," also possibly "to thresh out grain," from tribulum "threshing sledge," from stem of terere "to rub" (see throw (v.)) + -bulum, suffix forming names of tools.
  • noun pain, unhappiness
Example sentences :
  • And the leader of the party wore the wrinkled brow of tribulation.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • In joy or in pain, in happiness or in tribulation—gratitude!
  • Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
  • My heart makes a noise in me for my country, but the day of her tribulation is near.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • That psalms of tribulation be sung with a low voice and long measure; 2.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • It had brought to her nothing but tribulation and disappointment.
  • Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
  • In 1820 that Society was emerging from a period of tribulation and repression.
  • Extract from : « Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay » by George Otto Trevelyan
  • The tribulation itself will find all this enormously intensified.
  • Extract from : « Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation » by S. D. Gordon
  • Then began a season of sore trial and tribulation for the class.
  • Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
  • He did not know what he was to win by this work of love, amid trials and tribulation.
  • Extract from : « Work and Win » by Oliver Optic
  • I have had no tribulation that the Bible speaks of—no buffetting—no tossing to and fro.
  • Extract from : « Janet's Love and Service » by Margaret M Robertson

Synonyms for tribulation

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