exhortāˈtion /eks- or egz-/ noun

1. The act of exhorting
2. Language, speech or writing intended to exhort
3. Counsel
4. A religious discourse

exhortˈative or exhortˈatory /igz-/ adjective

Tending to exhort or advise

exhortˈer noun

1. Someone who exhorts
2. In some churches, a layman appointed to give religious exhortation