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Pronunciation / Transliteration: exhortation
"Il a écouté l'exhortation de son mentor."
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An address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.
"He ignored the bishop's exhortation to repent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'exhortation' originates from the Latin 'exhortatio', which means 'encouragement' or 'admonition'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift from a general sense of urging to a more formalized context of persuasive speech or writing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exhortation" is said worldwide
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exhortation
Transliteration: exhortation
"Il a écouté l'exhortation de son mentor."
Ermahnung
Transliteration: Ermahnung
"Seine Ermahnung blieb nicht ohne Wirkung."
esortazione
Transliteration: esortazione
"Accolse con favore la calda esortazione del leader."
exhortación
Transliteration: exhortación
"La exhortación del profesor motivó a los estudiantes."
exortação
Transliteration: exortação
"O discurso foi uma veemente exortação à paz."
प्रेरणा
Transliteration: prerna
"नेता की प्रेरणा से लोगों में उत्साह जगा।"
劝告
Transliteration: quàngào
"他听取了长辈的恳切劝告。"
권고
Transliteration: gwongo
"정부의 거듭된 권고를 무시했다."
勧告
Transliteration: kankoku
"彼らの熱心な勧告に従った。"
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