exhortation

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When this exhortation was approved by a loud shout, he advances, holding his spear aloft.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of exhorting.
  2. noun A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.

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  1. from Middle English exhortacion, from Old French (also F.) exhortation = Spanish exhortacion = Portuguese exhortação = Italian esortazione, from Latin exhortatio(n-), from exhortari, past participle exhortatus, exhort: see exhort.
 

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/ɛksɔrˈteɪʃən/
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