protestation
/ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/
protestation noun: a formal solemn objection or other declaration.
Noun
protestation (countable and uncountable, plural protestations)
- A formal solemn objection or other declaration.
- October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day
The protestation of our faith. - “These are but words, young man,” answered Glendinning, “large protestations are often used to supply the place of effectual service.[…]”1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
- October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day
- A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.
protestation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
protestation in Tamil
- எதிர்ப்பு, மறுப்புரை
protestation in Urdu
- تاکید
protestation in Malayalam
- സ്പഷ്ടപ്രതിജ്ഞ, പ്രതിഷേധം, നിഷേധവാദം, ദൃഢവചനം
protestation in Kannada
- ದೃಢವಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ, ಖಂಡಿತವಾದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ, ಪ್ರಮಾಣಪೂರ್ವಕ ಘೋಷಣೆ
Forms of protestation
| plural | protestations |
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Origin of protestation
From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.
Words that rhyme with protestation
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- citation
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- condensation
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- vexation
- vindication
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- appropriation
Questions about protestation
- What does protestation mean?
- Protestation means a formal solemn objection or other declaration.
- What is protestation in Tamil?
- Protestation in Tamil is எதிர்ப்பு, மறுப்புரை. See Protestation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is protestation?
- Protestation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce protestation?
- Protestation is pronounced /ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of protestation?
- The plural of protestation is protestations.
Words near protestation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: protestation (page history and authors); protestation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); protestation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); protestation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); protestation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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