Hortation
/hɔːrˈteɪʃən/noun
An act of urging, encouraging, or exhorting someone to do something.
Did you know?Hortation comes from the same Latin root as *exhort* and *adhort*, tied to the idea of stirring someone up with words, which is why persuasion has always felt a little like enchantment.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
hortari
“to urge, encourage, incite”
Late Latin
Latin
hortatio
“an urging, encouragement”
Old French
Old French
hortacion
“an exhortation or urging”
14th–15th Century
English
hortation
“an act of urging or encouraging”
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