admonition
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məˈnɪʃ noun
1.
an act of admonishing.
2.
counsel, advice, or caution.
3.
a gentle reproof.
4.
a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.
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World English Dictionary
admonish (ədˈmɒnɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to reprove firmly but not harshly |
| 2. | to advise to do or against doing something; warn; caution |
| [C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin admonestāre (unattested), from Latin admonēre to put one in mind of, from monēre to advise] | |
| ad'monisher | |
| —n | |
| ad'monitor | |
| —n | |
| admonition | |
| —n | |
| ad'monitory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
admonition
late 14c., from O.Fr. admonition, from L. admonitionem (nom. admonitio), noun of action from admonere (see admonish).
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Example sentences
This admonition comes to mind when I read the recent criticism of oil company profits.
But the caveat emptor admonition is one that has endured.
Perhaps because you disregarded my next and final admonition.
To some students, that admonition may have seemed like empty bluster.
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