Etymology

paraenesis

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Today it means: Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παραίνεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαραίνεσις“exhortation, advice”
  2. English todayparaenesis

From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, advice”).

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