monition
/məˈnɪʃn̩/
monition noun: a caution or warning.
Noun
monition (plural monitions)
- A caution or warning.
- For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe extern adjuments.1663, Edward Waterhous[e], chapter XIV, in Fortescutus Illustratus; or A Commentary on that Nervous Treatise De Laudibus Legum Angliæ, Written by Sir John Fortescue Knight, […], London: […] Tho[mas]...
- I heard something of it, however, and, young as I was, could not help wondering how men who carried the worst passions of life into their retreat, could imagine that retreat was a refuge from the erosions of their evil tempers, the monitions of conscience, and the accusations of God.1820, [Charles Robert Maturin], Melmoth the Wanderer: A Tale. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Company, and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., […], →OCLC, page 191
- Synonyms:
- caution, exhortation, warning
- A legal notification of something.
- A sign of impending danger; an omen.
- I recognise the first ambiguous monitions of the destiny which afterwards so fully overshadowed me.1839, Edgar Allan Poe, William Wilson
monition meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
monition in Tamil
- இடர் எச்சரிக்கை
monition in Urdu
- monition, newsletter, notice
- اطلاع نامہ ittelaâ nāmah
monition in Kannada
- ಭಯದ ಸೂಚನೆ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ, ಅಪಾಯದ ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ
Synonyms of monition
Forms of monition
| plural | monitions |
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Origin of monition
From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”).
Questions about monition
- What does monition mean?
- Monition means a caution or warning.
- What is monition in Tamil?
- Monition in Tamil is இடர் எச்சரிக்கை. See Monition meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monition?
- Monition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce monition?
- Monition is pronounced /məˈnɪʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monition?
- The plural of monition is monitions.
Words near monition in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: monition (page history and authors); monition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اطلاع نامہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); monition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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