admonition

[ ad-muh-nish-uhn ]

noun

1. an act of admonishing.
2. counsel, advice, or caution.
3. a gentle reproof.
4. a warning or reproof given by an ecclesiastical authority.

Other Words From

• pre·ad·mo·ni·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of admonition¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin admonitiōn- (stem of admonitiō ); ad-, monition; replacing late Middle English amonicioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin; admonish

Example Sentences

His supporters hosted a men-only fundraiser with this admonition on the invitation: “Tell the misses not to wait up.”

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It will be interesting to see how that admonition plays with the die-hards.

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That Soundos survived, and with a bullet in her head, seems to many an act of God, and an admonition.

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At first, Wilson took seriously his admonition to Americans to “be impartial in thought, as well as action.”

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Kelly's admonition of the film through an aide‚ years after the fact, doesn't go down well.

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The more he thought of the Jews admonition, the more he was at a loss to divine its real purpose and meaning.

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The prophet's admonition to the Jews in Egypt against idolatry is not regarded: he denounces to them their destruction.

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In the background is seen the profile of his wife, as though uttering her solemn admonition against the impending crime.

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He will travel but few miles from Calais, before he will understand the necessity of this admonition.

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"Och, there's nae harm meant," returned Annie, taken aback by the old woman's admonition.

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Related Words

• rebuke
• reprimand