hortation

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hortation

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From Latin hortatio, from hortari (“to incite, exhort”), from hori (“to urge”).

noun hortations

archaic, countable, uncountable The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation. And since, by the will of God, now is a suitable time, so proceed, with the co-operation of divine grace, as to be able to make reparation with increase for what has been neglected. Wherefore strengthen by continual hortation the mind of your glorious husband in love of the Christian faith; let your
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@misc{hortation_2026,
  title = {hortation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hortation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}