Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exhortation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Exhortation \Ex`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. exhortatio: cf. F.
exhortation.]
1. The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to
laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or
commendable.
2. Language intended to incite and encourage; advice;
counsel; admonition.
I'll end my exhortation after dinner. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
exhortation
n 1: a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients
to take some action
2: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion [syn:
{incitement}]
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