ADMONITION

admonition, monition, warning, word of advice

(noun) cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); “a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality”; “the warning was to beware of surprises”; “his final word of advice was not to play with matches”

admonition, admonishment, monition

(noun) a firm rebuke

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

admonition (plural admonitions)

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.

Synonyms

• See also advice

Anagrams

• domination

Source: Wiktionary

Ad`mo*ni"tion, n. Etym: [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition, F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See Admonish.]

Definition: Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

Syn.

– Admonition, Reprehension, Reproof. Admonition is prospective, and relates to moral delinquencies; its object is to prevent further transgression. Reprehension and reproof are retrospective, the former being milder than the latter. A person of any age or station may be liable to reprehension in case of wrong conduct; but reproof is the act of a superior. It is authoritative fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to inferiors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition