Consolation \Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F. consolation.]

The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.

Against such cruelties With inward consolations recompensed. --Milton.

Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv. 11.

Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See Comfort.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)