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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.
1536Cheke Remedy for Sedition E i b, The swete adhortations, the hyghe and assured promises that God maketh unto us. 1651J. F[reake] Agrippa's Occ. Philos. To Trit. 4 Your ardent adhortation put courage and boldness into me. 1659Gell Amendm. Bible 604 A forcible cohortation, adhortation, or manifold exhortation. [Also in mod. Dicts.] |