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exhortation definition

ex·hor·ta·tion (eg′zôr tā′s̸hən, -zər-; ek′sôr-, -sər-)

noun

  1. the act of exhorting
  2. a plea, sermon, etc. that exhorts

Etymology: ME exhortacion < OFr < L exhortatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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