exhortation

From Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)

1. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎:

     Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”

2. Language intended to incite and encourage

   Synonym: counsel

   Antonym: admonition

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Borrowed from Latin exhortātiō. Synchronically analysable as exhorter +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.zɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/

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exhortation f (plural exhortations)

1. An exhortation

   Synonym: encouragement

• “exhortation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).