In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
exhortation
(noun) a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
exhortation, incitement
(noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)
The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
Language intended to incite and encourage
Synonym: counsel
Antonym: admonition
• See also advice
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`hor*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. exhortatio: cf. F. exhortation.]
1. The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
2. Language intended to incite and encourage; advice; counsel; admonition. I'll end my exhortation after dinner. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.