单词 | paraenesis |
释义 | paraenesis/pəˈriːnɪsɪs /(also parenesis /pəˈrɛnɪsɪs/) noun (plural paraeneses /pəˈriːnɪsiːz/ /pəˈrɛnɪsiːz/) rare An address or communication strongly urging someone to do something.Greco-Roman paraenesis was expressed both in discourses and in letters....
OriginLate 16th century: late Latin, from Greek parainesis, from parainein 'exhort', from para- 'beside' + ainein 'speak of, praise'. |
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