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exhortation

ex·hor·ta·tion

UK/ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃən/ US/ˌɛksɔːˈteɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

2.

the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

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Origin

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”). By surface analysis, exhort + -ation.

Phrases

  • apostolic exhortation

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