2. Noun. comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died ¹
3. Interjection. (non-gloss definition Expressing perfunctory or jocular condolence wishes.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Condolences
1. condolence [n] - See also: condolence
Lexicographical Neighbors of Condolences
Literary usage of Condolences
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"Mrs. Eppes—Account of, by a Member of the Family—condolences of Governor Page
aud Judge Tyler—Letter of Condolence from Mrs. John Adams and Reply—Their ..."
2. Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth Grossmann, and by Edwin Booth, Edwina Booth Grossman (1894)
"Give my love, with a kiss, to the dear little girl, and to your father my sincere
sympathy and condolences. Affectionately yours, Edwin Booth. ..."
3. Lucius Q.C. Lamar: His Life, Times, and Speeches, 1825-1893 by Edward Mayes (1896)
"... Edmunds' condolences—Letter to a Friend—The Sherman-Davis Imbroglio—Senator
Hawley's Resolution—The Debate—Mr. Lamar's Speech, and His Last—Letter to ..."
4. Memorials of Mr. Serjeant Bellasis (1800-1873) by Edward Bellasis (1895)
"condolences. The Serjeant's letters from Hyeres. A view from Hope-Scott's property
there. A sketch at Carqueiranne. Music at the Casino. ..."
5. Norway by Beatrix Jungman (1905)
"A friend, calling to offer condolences, was served with cakes, which she was
begged to partake of on the plea that "the corpse herself made them. ..."
6. Letters of Eminent Persons, Addressed to David Hume by John Hill Burton (1849)
"More condolences on the Rousseau quarrel—No one hesitates to take Hume's
part—D'Alembert—Rousseau must take refuge under the plea of insanity— Hume still ..."
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