monition

American  

[muh-nish-uhn, moh-] / məˈnɪʃ ən, moʊ- /

noun

1. Literary. admonition or warning.

2. an official or legal notice.

3. Law. a court order to a person, especially one requiring an appearance and answer.

4. a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense.

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monition British  

/ məʊˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. a warning or caution; admonition

2. Christianity a formal notice from a bishop or ecclesiastical court requiring a person to refrain from committing a specific offence

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Etymology

Origin of monition

1350–1400; Middle English monicio ( u ) n < Latin monitiōn- (stem of monitiō ) warning, equivalent to monit ( us ) (past participle of monēre to advise, warn) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The tribunal ordered a "monition", a formal warning or caution, for all the charges.

From BBC

Others are dismissive, rolling their eyes at the prospect of having to contemplate still another category of dire monition.

From New York Times

Gradenigo refused, alleging that this would be a violation of his oath of office; the inquisitor withdrew his monition, and matters remained as before.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes monitions of this kind formed part of the regular proceedings of the autos de f�.

From Project Gutenberg

And have we not felt our utter powerlessness, whether by public preaching or by private monition, to find a way to those case-hardened hearts?

From Project Gutenberg