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admonishment|ædˈmɒnɪʃmənt| Forms: 4–6 amoneste-, 5–6 amonyste-, admoneste-, 6 admonishe-, 6– admonishment. [a. OFr. amonestement, later admonestement; f. amonester; see admonish and -ment.] The action of admonishing, or fact of being admonished; also an act of admonishing, a reproof, warning; admonition.
c1300K. Alis. (W.) 6974 The kyng amonestement herde; Quykliche thennes he ferde. 1475Bk. of Noblesse 79 Joachym king of Juda despraised the admonestementis..of God. 1494Fabyan vii. 644 The rulers of Parys, by the amonystement of the sayd John, ordeynyd good and sure watch. 1560J. Daus Sleidane's Comm. 457 b, He vnlesse he obeye admonishementes ought of his Byshop to be excommunicated. 1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. v. iii. 2 To stop his eares against admonishment. 1691J. Norris Pract. Disc. 189 The whole course of our Saviour's Actions tends to our instruction and admonishment. 1815Southey Roderick v. 282 Disdaining all admonishment. 1850Wordsworth Prel. iv. 90 Grateful for that admonishment, I hushed my voice. |