exhortation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or practice of exhorting.
  2. Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɛksɔːˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-exhortation.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-exhortation.wav

Word forms

exhortation exhortations

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.

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