exhortation
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zɔrˈteɪ noun
1.
the act or process of exhorting.
2.
an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English exhortacioun < Latin exhortātiōn- (stem of exhortātiō) a pleading, urging. See exhortative, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English exhortacioun < Latin exhortātiōn- (stem of exhortātiō) a pleading, urging. See exhortative, -ion
Related forms
non·ex·hor·ta·tion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of exhorting |
| 2. | a speech or written passage intended to persuade, inspire, or encourage |
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Exhortation
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
exhortation
late 14c., from L. exhortationem, noun of action from exhortari, from ex- "thoroughly" + hortari "encourage, urge" (see hortatory).
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Example sentences
His voice would rise to exhortation when he addressed the importance of decent and affordable housing and the need for more of it.
His tone was rough but almost wistful; he had turned his old exhortation into an autumnal waltz.
It was more an exhortation than an observation.
This vision of a truly representative force will not be achieved by exhortation.
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