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terriculament

terriculament noun: a source of unnecessary or uncontrollable fear.

Noun

terriculament (plural terriculaments)

  1. (obsolete) A source of unnecessary or uncontrollable fear.
    • […]the paines of purgatorie are but a vaine terriculament, to make men pay deere for popish masses, merites, satisfactions and pardons.1589, William Fulke, Confutation of the Rhemish New Testament (Annotation on Hebrews 10:31
    • [M]any times such terriculaments may proceed from natural causes, and all other senses may be deluded., (1832 publication)

Forms of terriculament

pluralterriculaments

Origin of terriculament

Borrowed from Latin terriculāmentum.

Questions about terriculament

What does terriculament mean?
Terriculament means a source of unnecessary or uncontrollable fear.
What part of speech is terriculament?
Terriculament is a noun.
What is the plural of terriculament?
The plural of terriculament is terriculaments.

Words near terriculament in the dictionary

  1. Terrick Terrick East
  2. terricole
  3. terricoles
  4. terricoline
  5. terricolous
  6. terriculament
  7. terriculaments
  8. Terrie
  9. Terrien
  10. Terriens
  11. terrier

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