Meaning of altitonant | Babel Free

Definitions

Thundering loudly from high above.

Examples

“And for that he singeth the psalmes in the church with such a jesticulus tone and altitonant voyce, viz.: squeaking like⟳ a gelded pigg — which doth not onlie interrupt⟳ the other voyces, but is altogether dissonant and disagreeing unto any musicall harmonie, and he hath bene requested by the minister to leave⟳ it, but he doth obstinatlie persist and contynue therein.”

“Hear⟳, thou altitonant Jove, and Furies three.”

“Altitonant, Imperial-crown'd, and thunder-armed Jove, Unfold thy fiery veil, the flaming robe And superficies of thy better brightness;”

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