Obs. [ad. L. adhortātiōn-em, n. of action, f. adhortāt- ppl. stem of adhortā-ri: see ADHORT.] Exhortation to or toward anything; encouragement, persuasion.
1536. Cheke, Remedy for Sedition, E i b. The swete adhortations, the hyghe and assured promises that God maketh unto us.
1651. J. F[reake], Agrippa’s Occ. Philos., To Trit. 4. Your ardent adhortation put courage and boldness into me.
1659. Gell, Amendm. Bible, 604. A forcible cohortation, adhortation, or manifold exhortation.
[Also in mod. Dicts.]
