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   consolation

   /ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment: "there was consolation in knowing that others were worse off"
   • ▪ a person or thing providing consolation: "the Church was the main consolation in a short and hard life"
   • ▪ (in sport) a goal scored at a point when it is no longer possible for the scoring team to win: "two minutes from time Moore grabbed a consolation goal for the losers"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consolatio(n-), from the verb consolari (see console1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. consolatory adjective

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   What does it mean to give someone a consolation prize?

   • Consolation is something that makes someone feel better after they're disappointed or sad. This is a word for things that try to console someone. A consolation prize isn't as good as first prize, but it's better than nothing. A hug is little consolation when you've had your heart broken. You give someone consolation when try to cheer them up.

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   What does the word 'consolation' mean?

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   What is the meaning of consoling?

   • the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering. the responsibility for the consoling of the families of the firefighters fell to the mayor. Synonyms for consoling. comforting, consolation, reassurance, solace, solacing. commiseration,

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   What is the importance of Consolation?

   • I.IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT BELIEVERS SHOULD ENJOY CONSOLATION. Every commander knows that if he has not his soldiers in good heart, there may be a great many of them, and they may be well trained, but the battle is not likely to be won. This importance is seen — 1. In the very existence of the text. It is the prayer of an inspired man.

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   Consolation is something that makes someone feel better after they're disappointed or sad. This is a word for things that try to console someone. A consolation prize isn't as good as first prize, but it's better than nothing. A hug is little consolation when you've had your heart broken.

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   noun. the act of consoling; console; comfort; solace. Synonyms: cheer, support, help, succor, relief. the state of being consoled. console. someone or something that consoles: console: His faith was a consolation during his troubles. Her daughters are a consolation to her.

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