compellation
[ kom-puh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒm pəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
the act of addressing a person.
manner or form of address; appellation.
Origin of compellation
1595–1605; < Latin
compellātiōn- (stem of
compellātiō) an accosting, a rebuke. See
com-,
appellation
Words nearby compellation
compañero,
compañia,
compd.,
compeer,
compel,
compellation,
compelling,
compendious,
compendium,
compensable,
compensate
Example sentences from the Web for compellation
The compellation "God of my righteousness" is still mighty with God.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1 |A. MaclarenThe compellation "Brethren" is itself a rebuke to such heartless pride.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. FindlayNothing could have been more appositely imagined than this compellation.
Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century |Samuel Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for compellation
Word Origin for compellation
C17: from Latin
compellātiō, from
compellāre to accost, from
appellāre to call