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English
Etymology
From Middle English exhortacioun, from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“to encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)
- The act or practice of exhorting.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 47:All gladly drew round the table, and Mrs. Palmer's exhortation of “Poor dears, do enjoy yourselves,” was fulfilled, even to her own satisfaction.
2017 June 2, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-07:Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”
- Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.
- Synonym: counsel
- Antonym: admonition
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 164, column 1:Come good Lorenzo, faryewell a while,
Ile end my exhortation after dinner.
Synonyms
Translations
Act or practice of exhorting
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin exhortātiōnem. By surface analysis, exhorter + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
exhortation f (plural exhortations)
- an exhortation
- Synonym: encouragement
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