exhortation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)
- The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
- 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, OCLC 1000392275, page 47:
- All gladly drew round the table, and Mrs. Palmer's exhortation of "Poor dears, do enjoy yourselves," was fulfilled, even to her own satisfaction.
- 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”
- Language intended to incite and encourage
- Synonym: counsel
- Antonym: admonition
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Translations[edit]
Act or practice of exhorting
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Incite and encourage
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin exhortātiō. Synchronically analysable as exhorter + -ation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
exhortation f (plural exhortations)
- an exhortation
- Synonym: encouragement
Further reading[edit]
- “exhortation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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