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English Dictionary: exhortation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exhortation
n
  1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
  2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
    Synonym(s): exhortation, incitement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exhortation \Ex`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. exhortatio: cf. F.
      exhortation.]
      1. The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to
            laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or
            commendable.
  
      2. Language intended to incite and encourage; advice;
            counsel; admonition.
  
                     I'll end my exhortation after dinner. --Shak.
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