exhortation
/ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃən/ noun
Forms exhortations
- noun The act or practice of exhorting.
- noun Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.
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Etymology
From Middle English exhortacioun, from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“to encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”). By surface analysis, exhort + -ation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
- noun Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel; admonition.
Etymology [L. exhortatio: cf. F. exhortation.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “exhortation”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details