Etymology

hortation

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Today it means: The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice; exhortation. Full definition →

Latin hortatio
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  1. Latin · derived fromhortatio
  2. English todayhortation

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

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