oblectatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ob-lectātĭo, ōnis, f. [oblecto],

a delighting, delight (a favorite word of Cic.): indagatio ipsa habet oblectationem, Cic. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 41, 127: animi, id. de Or. 1, 26, 118: curarum, id. Off. 2, 6: vitae, id. Fin. 5, 19, 53: requies plena oblectationis fuit, id. Lael. 27, 103.

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