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admonitionist

admonitionist noun: one who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.

Noun (1)

admonitionist (plural admonitionists)

  1. One who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.

Noun (2) capitalized: Admonitionist

Admonitionist (plural Admonitionists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of the Admonition to the Parliament of 1572, which denounced the bishops of England and called for the replacement of Episcopalianism with presbyterianism.

Forms of admonitionist

pluraladmonitionists
pluralAdmonitionists

Origin of admonitionist

From admonition + -ist.

Questions about admonitionist

What does admonitionist mean?
Admonitionist means one who admonishes, or believes in a policy of doing so.
What part of speech is admonitionist?
Admonitionist is a noun.
What is the plural of admonitionist?
The plural of admonitionist is admonitionists.

Words near admonitionist in the dictionary

  1. admonisht
  2. admonition
  3. admonitional
  4. admonitioner
  5. admonitioners
  6. admonitionist
  7. admonitionists
  8. admonitions
  9. admonitive
  10. admonitively
  11. admonitor

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