exhortation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

EXHORTA'TION, noun The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable. 1. The form of words intended to incite and encourage. 2. Advice; counsel.
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