† consolatorn.
Obsolete.
= consoler n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief > one who or that which consoles or relieves
comfortera1382
discharger?1537
consolatora1540
assuager1547
cheerer?1567
easera1592
tame-grief1606
lightener?1611
solacer1611
lenitive1614
swager1617
allayer1631
unbender1637
comfortable1650
alleviator1725
consoler1740
soother1780
reassurer1882
a shoulder to cry on1935
a1540 R. Barnes Wks. 293 (R.) The glorious consolatour of the Holy Ghost.
1613–31 Primer Our Lady 477 O Thou consolator best, Of the soule the sweetest guest.
1701 W. Nicholls Treat. Consol. Parents 112 There is a Crowd of Consolators standing still about them.
1765 S. Johnson Note on Tempest ii. i. 12 In some of the Protestant churches there is a kind of officers termed consolators for the sick.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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