admonishing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: admonishing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for admonishing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
admonishing adj expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective Synonym(s): admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admonish \Admon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. [bd]Admonish him as a brother.[b8] --2 Thess. iii. 15. 2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause. Admonishing* one another in psalms and hymns. --Col. iii. 16. I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The danger, and the lurking enemy. --Milton. 3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. --Heb. viii. 5.