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admonition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | admonishment, monition |
| Type of | reproval, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof |
| Derivation | admonish |
admonition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | monition, warning, word of advice |
| Type of | advice |
| Has types | deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson |
| Derivation | admonish |
a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality.
Examples of admonition
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With Holocaust Memorial Day to be observed on Jan. 27, it's a timely admonition.
From the nytimes.com
Madison's admonition against organized thievery by government was long ago lost.
From the infowars.com
Tactics in other states range from mere admonition to measures of sharp severity.
From the time.com
It's an admonition from one part of the self to another to have some perspective.
From the theatlantic.com
This admonition still applies, but for archaeologists, at least, it's incomplete.
From the dispatch.com
I agree with the admonition expressed by a few to seek out the occasional this.
From the iftomm2003.com
Three days later at the White House, Bush delivered another admonition to Saddam.
From the time.com
The city's admonition to boil tap water before drinking it expired this afternoon.
From the chron.com
The committee also issued an admonition to Bret Bernhardt, chief of staff for Sen.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
- A firm rebuke
- Admonition (or "being admonished") is a punishment under Scots law when an offender has been found guilty but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives a verbal warning and is afterwards set free; the conviction is still recorded. ...
- Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning
- A stern warning by the Speaker/President of the Senate to an offender.
- One of the following DocBook elements: note, important, caution, warning, or tip.
- An admonishing or warning to correct some fault.
- Any formal verbal statement made during a trial by a judge to advise and caution the jury on their duty as jurors, on the admissibility or nonadmissibility of evidence, or on the purpose for which any evidence admitted may be considered by them. ...
- Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe.
