hortation
hortation noun: the act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
Noun
hortation (countable and uncountable, plural hortations)
- The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
- And since, by the will of God, now is a suitable time, so proceed, with the co-operation of divine grace, as to be able to make reparation with increase for what has been neglected. Wherefore strengthen by continual hortation the mind of your glorious husband in love of the Christian faith; let...1885, Philip Schaff et al, translating Gregory the Great, letter to Bertha, Queen of the Angli
- I suppose that never in the history of this nation did we harbour quite so many military experts. From the Service Clubs to the street corner their voice goes up daily in unceasing hortation.(Can we date this quote?), “Our Booking-Office”, in Punch, volume 147, number 3820
- Synonyms:
- exhortation
Synonyms of hortation
Forms of hortation
| plural | hortations |
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Origin of hortation
From Latin hortatio, from hortari (“to incite, exhort”), from hori (“to urge”).
Questions about hortation
- What does hortation mean?
- Hortation means the act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
- What part of speech is hortation?
- Hortation is a noun.
- What is the plural of hortation?
- The plural of hortation is hortations.
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