consummation

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consummation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun consummations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion. I emptied my revolver upon him as he lay, and should have done the same with its mate had not two hunters at that moment come upon the ground and prevented any further consummation of my designs.
  2. countable, uncountable The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage. The consummation of marriage involves the mightiest issues of life and is the most holy and sacred right recognized by man, and it is the Balm of Gilead for many ills. Masturbation or prostitution soon blight the brightest prospects a young man may have.
  3. countable, uncountable The achievement of perfection. He had no vague false notions of beginning fires in November, and ending them in May; but had arrived at the philosophical conclusion, that there are very few evenings, in all the year, that a fire is not a consummation of domestic felicity in England most devoutly to be wished.
  4. countable, uncountable Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.
  5. countable, uncountable The date at which the mortgager becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.

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noun The act of consummating

Españolconsumación
Portuguêsconsumação
DeutschVollendung

noun The first act of sexual intercourse

Portuguêsconsumação

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@misc{consummation_2026,
  title = {consummation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/consummation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}