Definitions
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- noun Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
- noun rhetoric A warning of impending evil.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (parainesis, "exhortation, advice").
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Examples
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His principal works are: "Christianae paraenesis sive de recta in Deum fide libri septem" (Venice, 1564);
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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The paraenesis and conclusion, containing some encouragements and proposals for the planting and improvement of his Majesty’s forests, and other amunities for shade, and ornament „ 157
Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees John Evelyn 1663
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