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monition
[ muh-nish-uhn, moh- ]
/ məˈnɪʃ ən, moʊ- /
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noun
Literary. admonition or warning.
an official or legal notice.
a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense.
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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
Words nearby monition
moniliid, monish, monism, Monistat, moniter, monition, monitor, monitorial, Monitor versus Merrimack, monitory, monitress
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British Dictionary definitions for monition
monition
/ (məʊˈnɪʃən) /
noun
a warning or caution; admonition
Christianity a formal notice from a bishop or ecclesiastical court requiring a person to refrain from committing a specific offence
Word Origin for monition
C14: via Old French from Latin monitiō, from monēre to warn
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