exhortation

Etymology

From Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

noun

  1. The act or practice of exhorting.
  2. Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.

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