"parenesis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pareneses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, address”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|παραίνεσις||exhortation, address}} Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, address”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|pareneses}} parenesis (usually uncountable, plural pareneses)
  1. (rhetoric) Exhortation Tags: rhetoric, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: parainesis, paraenesis, parænesis Translations (1. (rhetoric) Exhortation): Paränese [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-parenesis-en-noun-3fRVP6Gd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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