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† 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[re...
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adhortative, a. (ædˈhɔːtətɪv) [f. adhortation + -ive.] Expressing adhortation or exhortation: applied to the verbal mood which expresses an exhortation.1845 Stoddart Gram. in Encycl. Metrop. I. 52/2 Some writers have distinguished from the imperative, the precative, the deprecative, the permissive, ...
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† adˈhortatory, a. Obs. [f. L. adhortāt- (see adhortation) + -ory, as if ad. L. *adhortātōrius.] Of or pertaining to adhortation; hortatory; persuading or urging to a course.1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. ii. 119 This ‘Wear not a Ring’ is likewise adhortatory. 1697 Potter Antiq. Greece i. xxvi. ...
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