noun
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The act of consoling.
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The prize or benefit for the loser.
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A consolation goal.
Examples of consolation in a Sentence
Here is a new philosophy of life, offering solid consolation amid the ruin of a world.
Yes, I pity him from my heart, and shall try to give him what consolation I can.
In February 1839 he resigned, receiving consolation in the shape of a pension of 2000 a year.
It was pure consolation.
When he began to teach again he found consolation, and in gratitude he consecrated the new oratory they built for him by the name of the Paraclete.
During her last years Chastellain wrote for her consolation his Temple de Bocace dealing with the misfortunes of contemporary princes.
It was little consolation now.
We come now to what is in many ways the most interesting of Alfred's works, his translation of Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy, the most popular philosophical manual of the middle ages.
After the meeting at Ferentino, John went to France and England, finding little consolation; and thence he travelled to Compostella, where he married a new wife, Berengaria of Castile.
Understanding you are not alone in your pain is a great consolation.
The present was at least inglorious, the future doubtful, and many turned gladly to the past for consolation.
Though Petya would remain in the service, this transfer would give the countess the consolation of seeing at least one of her sons under her wing, and she hoped to arrange matters for her Petya so as not to let him go again, but always get him appointed to places where he could not possibly take part in a battle.
For someone who didn't want children in the first place, maybe that wasn't much consolation.
In church it is best that he should confine himself to prophesying, for that brings to others "edification and comfort and consolation."
Men's minds were pained and disquieted by the conflict of duties and the absence of spiritual consolation.
The same fear often led him to shun all society for days at a time; but frequently he would apply to "professors" for spiritual direction and consolation.
It was no consolation that she wasn't the only one being used.
At least one consolation of a wet weekend is that it enabled us to watch England regain the ashes.
The visitors secured a bonus point when Matt Miles drove over while Martin Nutt 's late touchdown was of little consolation for Blues.
But the biggest Vetch crowd of the season could hardly go home complaining, even if Boston grabbed a late consolation through Jason Lee.
Julian Ellis grabbed a consolation for the home side.
My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.
We did see a few whinchat here, small consolation, hardly what we had come all this way for.
Whilst the Arya was thus a dvi-ja, or twice-born, the Sudra remained unregenerate during his lifetime, his consolation being the hope that, on the faithful performance of his duties in this life, he might hereafter be born again into a higher grade of life.
It should have been a consolation that they could find no medical reason why he couldn't talk or walk.
Williams grabbed a deserved consolation for Lynn when he headed home Richard Skelly's cross.
The school scored a consolation try through George Sargent.
The others, tommy sat on the bed to seek consolation in sleep.
But Boanas will have been disappointed not to keep a clean sheet when the visitors netted a consolation with four minutes remaining.
Everton could have pulled back a mere consolation via the penalty spot, however, Tom Heaton stretched to save Nick Chadwick's attempt.
The only consolation you'd have is that you won't need to buy diapers.
Small consolation - in the closing laps, Johnny set second fastest race lap.
Consolation arrived in the shape of an over sized and over priced bag of chocolate peanuts.
The visitors secured a bonus point when Matt Miles drove over while Martin Nutt's late touchdown was of little consolation for Blues.
The prophet's predictions of disaster continued, according to the record, up to the investment of the city by the Chaldean army in 588 (i.-xxiv.); after the fall of the city (586) his tone changed to one of consolation (xxxiii.-xxxix.) - the destruction of the wicked mass accomplished, he turned to the task of reconstruction.
Towards the morning of the 3rd of September he again spoke, "using divers holy expressions, implying much inward consolation and peace," together with "some exceeding self-debasing words, annihilating and judging himself."
He endeavoured to find consolation in the completion of his history of the Arabs of Spain.
At eight next morning she entered the hall of execution, having taken leave of the weeping envoy from Scotland, to whom she gave a brief message for her son; took her seat on the scaffold, listened with an air of even cheerful unconcern to the reading of her sentence, solemnly declared her innocence of the charge conveyed in it and her consolation in the prospect of ultimate justice, rejected the professional services of Richard Fletcher, dean of Peterborough, lifted up her voice in Latin against his in English prayer, and when he and his fellow-worshippers had fallen duly silent prayed aloud for the prosperity of her own church, for Elizabeth, for her son, and for all the enemies whom she had commended overnight to the notice of the Spanish invader; then, with no less courage than had marked every hour and every action of her life, received the stroke of death from the wavering hand of the headsman.
As it grew darker, I was startled by the honking of geese flying low over the woods, like weary travellers getting in late from Southern lakes, and indulging at last in unrestrained complaint and mutual consolation.
It is a ray of light in the darkness, a shade between sadness and despair, showing the possibility of consolation.
Substitute Steve Brodie grabbed a deserved late consolation with a thumping diving header from a Steve Watkin cross.
If you're right about what happened, there must be some consolation in knowing Edith's death had nothing to do with you.
Lynn looked to have found a consolation with six minutes to go.
Langford grabbed a late consolation in the 90th minute, courtesy of a fine Robert Groves volley.
For our part, Steve Gunby clipped the bar with a first half free-kick and Paddi Wilson glanced in a last minute consolation.
Five minutes from time Walmer were able to grab a second consolation goal to round off the scoring 7-2.
By the third I received a long and almost incoherent letter of remorse, encouragement, consolation, and despair.
She retired once more to Coppet, where she was not at first interfered with, and she found consolation in a young officer of Swiss origin named Rocca, twentythree years her junior, whom she married privately in 1811.
We did see a few Whinchat here, small consolation, hardly what we had come all this way for.
To say you'll need high energy in order to keep up with your Gemini is little consolation when you're left standing in the middle of a store because she remembered she wanted to attend the grand opening of a new art gallery.