Admonition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.
  • n. Cautionary advice or warning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act, or an act, of admonishing; counsel or advice; gentle reproof; instruction in duties; caution; direction.
  • n. Eccles., public or private reproof to reclaim an offender: the first step in church discipline, followed, when unheeded, by suspension or excommunication.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  • n. a firm rebuke
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    reproof    reproval    reprimand    rebuke    reprehension   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproof    reprehension    advice   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    exhortation    injunction    reproof    warning    remonstrance    counsel    entreaty    precept    encouragement    advice