exhortation

Meanings

Noun

a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
The act or practice of exhorting.
Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English exhortacioun, from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“to encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

Synonyms

advice, counsel, hortation, incitement

Antonyms

admonition

Scrabble Score: 21

exhortation is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exhortation is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhortation is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

exhortation is a valid Words With Friends word