tribulation

  • 1tribulation — [ tribylasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1120; lat. ecclés. tribulatio « tourment », de tribulare « battre avec le tribulum, herse à battre le blé » 1 ♦ Relig. Tourment moral, souvent considéré comme une épreuve. « Pie VII, pâle, triste et religieux, était le… …

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  • 2Tribulation — Trib u*la tion, n. [OE. tribulacium, F. tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict, fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to rub. See {Trite}.] That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Tribulation — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 2001 als Hazard Website http://www.tribulatio …

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  • 4tribulation — index burden, distress (anguish), misfortune, quagmire, trouble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5tribulation — early 13c., from O.Fr. tribulacion (12c.), from L.L. tribulationem (nom. tribulatio) distress, trouble, affliction (c.200), from tribulatus, pp. of tribulare to oppress, afflict, a figurative use by Christian writers of L. tribulare to press,… …

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  • 6tribulation — *trial, affliction, visitation, cross Analogous words: oppression, persecution, wronging or wrong (see corresponding verbs at WRONG): *sorrow, grief, anguish, woe: *distress, suffering, misery, agony Antonyms: consolation …

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  • 7tribulation — [n] pain, unhappiness adversity, affliction, albatross*, bad luck*, blow*, bummer*, burden, care, cross to bear*, crucible*, curse, difficulty, distress, double whammy*, downer*, drag*, grief, hard knock*, hard time*, headache*, heartache*,… …

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  • 8tribulation — TRIBULATION. s. f. Affliction, adversité. Dieu exerce, esprouve ses Elus par les tribulations, vous avez bien souffert des tribulations. il a passé par bien des tribulations. Ce terme n est guere usité qu en parlant des adversitez qui nous… …

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  • 9tribulation — ► NOUN 1) a state of great trouble or suffering. 2) a cause of this. ORIGIN Latin, from tribulare press, oppress …

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  • 10tribulation — [trib΄yə lā′shən] n. [ME tribulacion < OFr < LL(Ec) tribulatio < tribulare, to afflict, oppress < L, to press < tribulum, threshing platform with sharp studs, akin to terere, to rub: for IE base see THROW] 1. great misery or… …

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