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exhortation

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ex⋅hor⋅ta⋅tion

  [eg-zawr-tey-shuhn, ek-sawr-]
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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; ME exhortacioun < L exhortātiōn- (s. of exhortātiō) a pleading, urging. See exhortative, -ion

Synonyms:
1, 2. See advice.
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ex·hor·ta·tion   (ěg'zôr-tā'shən, ěk'sôr-)   
n.  

  1. The act or an instance of exhorting.

  2. A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.

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exhortation 
c.1382, from L. exhortationem, noun of action from exhortari, from ex- "thoroughly" + hortari "encourage, urge" (see horatory). Verb exhort is c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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