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Meanings of delectation in inglés

portugués
alegria

A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction.

        alegria
        portugués
        divertimento
        catalán
        fruïció

        Act of receiving pleasure from something.

              divertimento
              Usage of delectation in inglés
              1
              In practice Donald Trump is laying out a banquet for their delectation.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Whose compliments will carry farther, in the way of delectation, think you?
              Hiero
              3
              These are the words I read for the delectation of the dissolute quartette:
              The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal ...
              4
              Therefore the sin of morose delectation is not in the reason.
              Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
              5
              Therefore neither is the consent to the delectation a mortal sin.
              Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
              6
              He bethought himself of writing a note to Biassou, detailing the evening's delectation.
              All souls' rising
              7
              Mrs M'Swat killed a fowl and stewed it for my delectation.
              My Brilliant Career
              8
              I was at the piano, singing Jacobite melodies for Salemina's delectation.
              Penelope's Experiences in Scotland / Being Extracts from the Com...
              9
              It's like a delectation that you can get all by yourself.
              Hollow World
              10
              The mere thought makes the bourgeoisie shiver with trepidation; the would-be revolutionaries with delectation.
              The Irish Times
              11
              First, take a stroll, admiring the some 900 listed buildings available for your delectation.
              The Guardian
              12
              There seemed every promise of an unrehearsed entertainment for the delectation of his guests.
              Roger Ingleton, Minor
              13
              When I offered nothing for her delectation, she finally spoke.
              Sympathy for the devil
              14
              They originated all that tomfoolery for their own individual delectation.
              Dear Enemy
              15
              But delectation without deed is not a mortal sin, but only a venial sin.
              Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) / From the Com...
              16
              To spin yarns for Charley's delectation would have been absurd.
              Wilfrid Cumbermede
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