"hortatory" meaning in English

See hortatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɔːtətəɹi/ [UK], /ˈhɔɹtətɔɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hortatory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more hortatory [comparative], most hortatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French hortatoire, from Latin hortor (“encourage”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰer-|id=yearn}}, {{uder|en|frm|hortatoire}} Middle French hortatoire, {{uder|en|la|hortor||encourage}} Latin hortor (“encourage”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} hortatory (comparative more hortatory, superlative most hortatory)
  1. Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging. Synonyms: exhortatory, inciting, protreptic Translations (encouraging): bemoedigend (Dutch), ondersteunend (Dutch), aanmoedigend (Dutch), aansporend (Dutch), ermunternd (German), anspornend (German), назида́тельный (nazidátelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), настави́тельный (nastavítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), поучи́тельный (poučítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-hortatory-en-adj-g4MWq1qr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 35 30

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɔːtətəɹi/ [UK], /ˈhɔɹtətɔɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hortatory.wav [Southern-England] Forms: hortatories [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French hortatoire, from Latin hortor (“encourage”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰer-|id=yearn}}, {{uder|en|frm|hortatoire}} Middle French hortatoire, {{uder|en|la|hortor||encourage}} Latin hortor (“encourage”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hortatory (plural hortatories)
  1. Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement.
    Sense id: en-hortatory-en-noun-cSQb7FCe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 35 30
  2. That which exhorts, incites, or encourages.
    Sense id: en-hortatory-en-noun-Oz3B76e~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 35 30

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