† adhorˈtation Obs.
[ad. L. adhortātiōn-em, n. of action, f. adhortāt- ppl. stem of adhortā-ri: see adhort.]
Exhortation to or toward anything; encouragement, persuasion.
| 1536 Cheke Remedy for Sedition E i b, The swete adhortations, the hyghe and assured promises that God maketh unto us. 1651 J. F[reake] Agrippa's Occ. Philos. To Trit. 4 Your ardent adhortation put courage and boldness into me. 1659 Gell Amendm. Bible 604 A forcible cohortation, adhortation, or manifold exhortation. [Also in mod. Dicts.] |