Meanings
nounparenesis (usually uncountable, plural pareneses)
plural pareneses · alternative parainesis · alternative paraenesis · alternative parænesis
- rhetoricuncountableusuallyexhortation
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαραίνεσις“exhortation, address”
- Englishparenesis
From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, address”).
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German Paränese
- Paränese1. (rhetoric) exhortation
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APA
parenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenesis
MLA
“parenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parenesis.
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