exhortation
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French exhortacion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
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.
- 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
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Translations
Act or practice of exhorting
Incite and encourage
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exhortātiō. Synchronically analysable as exhorter + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
exhortation f (plural exhortations)
- An exhortation
- Synonym: encouragement
Further reading
- “exhortation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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