admonition

Definition

A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.

Etymology

From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.

Example Sentences

• "But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example."

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