paraenesis
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See also: parænesis
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, advice”).
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Noun[edit]
paraenesis (usually uncountable, plural paraeneses)
- Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
- (rhetoric) A warning of impending evil.