monition
/məˈnɪʃn̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A legal notification of something.
Example Sentences
- "For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe extern adjuments."
- "I heard something of it, however, and, young as I was, could not help wondering how men who carried the worst passions of life into their retreat, could imagine that retreat was a refuge from the erosions of their evil tempers, the monitions of conscience, and the accusations of God."
- "He cherished the usual wise monitions, such as that one was not to make a fool of one's self and that one should not carry on one's technical experiments in public."
- "I recognise the first ambiguous monitions of the destiny which afterwards so fully overshadowed me."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman monicion, Middle French monicion, and their source, Latin monitiō (“warning, admonition”).
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /məˈnɪʃn̩/