admonition

  • 1admonition — [ admɔnisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • amonition XIIe; lat. ecclés. et jurid. admonitio « avertissement » ♦ Dr. ou relig. Admonestation (de l autorité judiciaire ou ecclésiastique). ♢ Littér. Réprimande, avertissement sévère. « trop enclin à regimber contre les… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2admonition — I noun admonishment, advance notice, advice, alarm, animadversion, caution, caveat, censure, commonition, contraindication, contrariety, contrary advice, counsel, dehortation, deprecation, dissuasion, exhortation, expostulation, foreboding,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Admonition — Ad mo*ni tion, n. [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See {Admonish}.] Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4admonition — (n.) late 14c., amonicioun reminding, instruction, from O.Fr. amonicion admonition, exhortation, from L. admonitionem (nom. admonitio), noun of action from pp. stem of admonere (see ADMONISH (Cf. admonish)). Meaning warning is early 15c. The d… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5admonition — [n1] caution advice, apprisal, counsel, forewarning, warning; concepts 78,274 admonition [n2] scolding berating, dressing down*, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproval, talking to*, upbraiding; concepts 44,52 …

    New thesaurus

  • 6admonition — [ad΄mə nish′ən] n. [ME amonicioun < OFr amonition, admonition < L admonitio < admonere: see ADMONISH] 1. an admonishing, or warning to correct some fault 2. a mild rebuke; reprimand …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Admonition — (v. lat.), 1) Erinnerung an eine Pflicht; bes. 2) Ermahnung, welche vor der Ablegung eines Eides an den Schwörenden ergeht, keinen Meineid zu schwören; 3) Ermahnung, welche an einen Schüler von dem Lehrer od. an einen Geistlichen von seinem… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 8Admonition — Admonition, Ermahnung, admoniren, ermahnen …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 9admonition — ADMONITION. s. f. Action d admonéter, avertissement. Après plusieurs admonitions. Après deux ou trois admonitions …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • 10admonition — Admonition, Monitum, vel Monitio, Admonitio. Recevoir les admonitions qu on nous fait, Locum admonitionibus relinquere …

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