paraenesis
noun
pa·raene·sis
variants or less commonly parenesis
pəˈrēnəsə̇s,
-ren-
plural paraeneses also pareneses
-nəˌsēz
: an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel
paraenetic adjective
or less commonly parenetic
¦parə¦netik
paraenetical adjective
or less commonly parenetical
-tə̇kəl
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin paraenesis, from Greek parainesis, from parainein to advise (from para- para- entry 1 + ainein to speak of, praise, advise, from ainos speech, fable) + -sis