Definitions for oblivion
əˈblɪv i ənobliv·ion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oblivion, limbonoun

   the state of being disregarded or forgotten

2. obliviousness, oblivionnoun

   total forgetfulness

   "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. oblivionnoun

   The state of forgetfulness or distraction.

2. oblivionnoun

   The state of being completely forgotten.

3. oblivionnoun

   A state of permanent unconsciousness existing after death

4. Etymology: From oblivion (= oblivion), from oblivio, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oblivionnoun

   Etymology: oblivio, Latin.

   1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance.

   Water-drops have worn the stones of Troy,
   And blind oblivion swallow’d cities up,
   And mighty states characterless are grated
   To dusty nothing. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cressida.

   Thou shouldst have heard many things of worthy memory, which now shall die in oblivion, and thou return unexperienced to thy grave. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

   Knowledge is made by oblivion, and to purchase a clear and warrantable body of truth, we must forget and part with much we know. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err. Pref.

   Can they imagine, that God has therefore forgot their sins, because they are not willing to remember them? Or will they measure his pardon by their own oblivion. South.

   Among our crimes oblivion may be set;
   But ’tis our king’s perfection to forget. Dryden.

   2. Amnesty; general pardon of crimes in a state.

   By the act of oblivion, all offences against the crown, and all particular trespasses between subject and subject, were pardoned, remitted, and utterly extinguished. Davies.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oblivion

   Oblivion is a song by Canadian singer Grimes from her third studio album, Visions (2012). It was released as a promotional single in 2012 by 4AD. The song is one of Grimes' most successful releases and was ranked at number 38 on Australian alternative music station Triple J's 2012 Hottest 100 countdown. It was named the best song of 2012 on Pitchfork, which in 2019 also named it the second best song of the decade. It placed at number 229 on NME magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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1. oblivion

   Oblivion is a state of being forgotten or unknown. It can also refer to the state of being completely destroyed or the experience of total forgetfulness or unconsciousness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oblivionnoun

   the act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness

2. Oblivionnoun

   official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion

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1. Oblivion

   Oblivion is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in England. The ride opened as the world's first vertical drop roller coaster on March 14, 1998 amidst a large publicity campaign. The ride has a height restriction of 1.4 metres. With a maximum speed of 68 mph, it is the third fastest roller coaster in the UK behind Stealth at Thorpe Park and the Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oblivion

   ob-liv′i-un, n. act of forgetting or state of being forgotten: remission of punishment.—adj. Obliv′ious, forgetful: prone to forget: causing forgetfulness.—adv. Obliv′iously.—ns. Obliv′iousness; Oblivisc′ence. [Fr.,—L. oblivion-em—oblivisci, to forget.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. oblivion

   1. The memory of Eternity. 2. A place where the human race and politicians are as one; where immortals are afflicted with aphasia; where God enjoys a long siesta; where we lose the bores and all those good folks who want to tell us the sad story of their lives.

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1. oblivion

   Song lyrics by oblivion -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by oblivion on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Forgetfulness
   • Obscurity

How to pronounce oblivion?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say oblivion in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oblivion in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oblivion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of oblivion in a Sentence

1. Thomas Browne:

   But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.

2. William James:

   The stream of thought flows on but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures.

3. Fred Allen:

   We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion.

4. Chris Kenny:

   He's one dumb knighthood away from oblivion.

5. George Steiner:

   The immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=oblivion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oblivion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=oblivion
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblivion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oblivion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=oblivion
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=oblivion
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=oblivion