"adhortation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adhortations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adhortatio, from adhortari (“to advise”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|adhortatio|notext=1}} Latin adhortatio Head templates: {{en-noun}} adhortation (plural adhortations)
  1. (obsolete, rhetoric) advice; exhortation Tags: obsolete, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-adhortation-en-noun-4CDXU965 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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