Consolatory vs Condolatory - What's the difference?
consolatory | condolatory |
Which consoles.
* Burke
That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.
Offering condolence.
* 1837 , George Gordon N Byron, William Henry L E Bulwer, The Complete Works of Lord Byron
* 1985 , A H Ohiaeri, Behind the Iron Curtain
As adjectives the difference between consolatory and condolatory
is that consolatory is which consoles while condolatory is offering condolence.As a noun consolatory
is that which consoles; a speech or writing intended for consolation.consolatory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of justice; and it has with truth been said to be consolatory to the human mind.
Noun
(consolatories)- (Milton)
condolatory
English
Adjective
(-)- The affair at the time made much noise in the fashionable world, and formed the subject of the condolatory address in question, from Lord Byron's pen.
- And soon, condolatory messages started to pour in.