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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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Exhortation
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Example Sentences
- It was more an exhortation than an observation.
- Greater co-ordination and exhortation may help.
- It's an exhortation with historic roots.
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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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