Meaning of admonition in English
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Noun
admonitionEtymology
late Middle English: from Old French amonition, from Latin admonitio(n-)‘(cautionary) reminder’ (see admonish)Definitions
1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)Derived terms
- 2. a firm rebuke
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- « He that gives good advice, builds with one hand he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other. » Francis Bacon