Monition Definition

mō-nĭshən, mə-
noun
A warning or intimation of something imminent, especially of impending danger.
American Heritage
Admonition; warning; caution.
Webster's New World
An official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to refrain from doing some act.
Webster's New World
A summons, especially in admiralty court.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Monition

Noun

Singular:
monition
Plural:
monitions

Origin of Monition

  • Middle English monicioun from Old French monicion from Latin monitiō monitiōn- from monitus past participle of monēre to warn men-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition").

    From Wiktionary

Monition Sentence Examples

  • On the 10th H of November 1572 the authors of the" Ad- of Wands- monition set up at Wandsworth what has been.

  • The judge instructed him to purge himself with the aid of five neighbors, and issued a new monition.

  • Among his works, which were first collectively published in 1867-1876, are Absolutissimus de octo orationis partium constructione libellus (Antwerp, 1530), Rudimenta Grammatices (London, 1539), Daily Devotions, Monition to a Godly Life, Epistolae ad Erasmum, and commentaries on different parts of the Bible.

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Words Starting With

MMOMON

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With M and Ending With N

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With M8 Letter Words Ending With N