Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hortation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hor-ta-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 solicitude infuse into him increase of love for God, and so kindle his heart even for the fullest conversion of the nation subject to him that both he may offer, out of the zeal of your devotion, a great sacrifice to the Almighty Lord, and that the things related of you may both grow and be in all ways proved to be true"
"I suppose that never in the history of this nation did we harbour quite so many military experts. From the Service Clubs to the street corner their voice goes up daily in unceasing hortation."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʰer-, hortatio

Usage

Inflected Forms

hortations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cohortative exhortative hortative hortatory

Synonyms

exhortation

Questions

What does hortation mean?: The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation.
Where does hortation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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