\Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of
lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]
1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with
   authority.
3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement
   menace or censure.
         The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into
         ridicule.                             --Ayliffe.