REMONSTRATION

expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection

(noun) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

remonstration (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrations)

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.

Synonyms

• remonstrance

Source: Wiktionary


Re`mon*stra"tion (r`mn*str"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. OF. remonstration, LL. remonstratio.]

Definition: The act of remonstrating; remonstrance. [R.] Todd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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