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/ɑ.blɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ · noun
(obsolete) The act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight..
"No, sir, though I am myself of a strong temperament, I abhor ebriety, and detest those who swallow wine gulae causa, for the oblectation of the gullet […]"
Whereof the first is called oblectation, which is a certain quietness or assentation of the mind or will, because it obeys, and not willingly consents to that pleasantness which the senses hold forth […]
Use oblectation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oblectation means (obsolete) The act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"No, sir, though I am myself of a strong temperament, I abhor ebriety, and detest those who swallow wine gulae causa, for the oblectation of the gullet […]"
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