English Explanatory Dictionary

hortation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.

Word forms

hortation hortations

Etymology

From Latin hortatio, from hortari (“to incite, exhort”), from hori (“to urge”).

Synonyms

exhortation

Related words

cohortative exhortative hortative hortatory
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