ADMONISHING

admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving

(adjective) expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

admonishing

present participle of admonish

Noun

admonishing (plural admonishings)

admonishment

Source: Wiktionary


ADMONISH

Ad*mon"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Admonishing.] Etym: [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See Monition.]

1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish him as a brother." 2 Thess. iii. 15.

2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause. Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. Col. iii. 16. I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The danger, and the lurking enemy. Milton.

3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Heb. viii. 5.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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