Exhortation Definition

ĕgzôr-tāshən, ĕksôr-
exhortations
noun
exhortations
The act of exhorting.
Webster's New World
A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.
American Heritage
A plea, sermon, etc. that exhorts.
Webster's New World

Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel; admonition.

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Noun

Singular:
exhortation
Plural:
exhortations

Origin of Exhortation

  • From Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

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Exhortation Sentence Examples

  • I gave a close exhortation to the Society, which seemed to sink into every heart.

  • Nor should we forget the exhortation, " Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.

  • All the Masons sat down in their places, and one of them read an exhortation on the necessity of humility.

  • Since the end of the 18th century, although a great number of volumes of sermons have been and continue to be published, and although the pulpit holds its own in Protestant and Catholic countries alike, for purposes of exhortation and encouragement, it cannot be said that the sermon has in any way extended its influence as a form of pure literature.

  • All three codes contain a somewhat miscellaneous collection of laws; all alike commence with regulations as to the place of sacrifice and close with an exhortation.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With E and Ending With N

Starts With E & Ends With NStarts With EX & Ends With NStarts With E & Ends With ON

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