hortative
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hortative
- /ˈhɔːtətɪv/ UK
- /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tətɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).
adjective more hortative · most hortative
- Urging, exhorting, or encouraging. The ministration of these oracles from the pulpit is to be reformed from any of its factitious peculiarities, and made again what it was among the apostles and their immediate successors—earnest, simple, powerful address—hortative talk, if we may so call it.
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Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
Similar: hortatory, supportive, cohortative, exhortative
noun hortatives
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A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
Similar: cohortative, exhortative
Translations
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adj urging, exhorting, or encouraging
| Español | hortativo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 激勵的 /激励的 jīlì de, 勉勵的 /勉励的 miǎnlì de |
| Français | hortatif |
| Italiano | esortativo |
| Русский | настави́тельный nastavítelʹnyj, увещева́тельный uveščevátelʹnyj, назида́тельный nazidátelʹnyj, поучи́тельный poučítelʹnyj |
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