exhortation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English exhortacioun, from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“to encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”). By surface analysis, exhort +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃən/, /ˌɛksɔːˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations) The act or practice of exhorting. Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage. Synonym: counsel Antonym: admonition ==== Synonyms ==== hortation, see also Thesaurus:advice ==== Derived terms ==== apostolic exhortation ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “exhortation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exhortātiōnem. By surface analysis, exhorter +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === exhortation f (plural exhortations) an exhortation Synonym: encouragement === Further reading === “exhortation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012