hortatories

Noun

hortatory (plural hortatories)

1. Exhortation or advice; incitement; encouragement.
   • I did not know enough of the Book to understand his hortatory but it seemed to please Miz Ann, who thanked him for his blessings, said she did not require his other services, and that he had paid for his meal with his message.2004, Dale L. Walker, Westward: A Fictional History of the American West, Macmillan, page 53
2. That which exhorts, incites, or encourages.
   • For here as in other points the development of the theory of Ethics would seem to be somewhat impeded by the preponderance of practical considerations; and perhaps a more complete detachment of the theoretical study of right conduct from its practical application is to be desired for the sake even...1907, Henry Sidgwick, The Methods of Ethics, 7th edition, Macmillan and Company, page 12

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