exhortation

[eg-zawr-tey-shuh n, ek-sawr-]

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noun

the act or process of exhorting.
an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.

Origin of exhortation

1350–1400; Middle English exhortacioun < Latin exhortātiōn- (stem of exhortātiō) a pleading, urging. See exhortative, -ion

Related formsnon·ex·hor·ta·tion, noun

Synonyms

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1, 2. See advice.

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Examples from the Web for exhortation

Contemporary Examples

One of the harmful clichés of modern life is the exhortation to be nonjudgmental.
David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’
David Masciotra
November 2, 2012
You would never imagine for a moment you were listening to a fire- and-brimstone orthodox Muslim exhortation.
My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque
Brad Gooch
August 19, 2010
Let me also say this: The promotion of human rights cannot be about exhortation alone.
Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Barack Obama
December 10, 2009

Historical Examples

His exhortation appealed to me as a command from my leader—a call to duty.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
But we know that she will of her own accord take care of them, and does not need any exhortation of ours.'
Menexenus
Plato
"Grant me a moment ere I go, Hortensia," he said 'between command and exhortation.
The Lion's Skin
Rafael Sabatini
His remarks were an exhortation to duty, an appeal to patriotism.
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman
J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
And with this exhortation and warning Washington concluded his preparations.
The Siege of Boston
Allen French

British Dictionary definitions for exhortation

exhortation

noun

the act or process of exhorting
a speech or written passage intended to persuade, inspire, or encourage

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Word Origin and History for exhortation

n.

late 14c., from Old French exhortacion and directly from Latin exhortationem (nominative exhortatio) "an exhortation, encouragement," noun of action from past participle stem of exhortari, from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + hortari "encourage, urge" (see hortatory).

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for exhortation

Contemporary Examples

One of the harmful clichés of modern life is the exhortation to be nonjudgmental.

You would never imagine for a moment you were listening to a fire- and-brimstone orthodox Muslim exhortation.

Let me also say this: The promotion of human rights cannot be about exhortation alone.

Historical Examples

His exhortation appealed to me as a command from my leader—­a call to duty.

But we know that she will of her own accord take care of them, and does not need any exhortation of ours.'

"Grant me a moment ere I go, Hortensia," he said 'between command and exhortation.

His remarks were an exhortation to duty, an appeal to patriotism.

And with this exhortation and warning Washington concluded his preparations.

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Word Origin and History for exhortation

n.

Origin of exhortation

His exhortation appealed to me as a command from my leader—a call to duty.