Hortatory
/ˈhɔːr.tə.tɔːr.i/noun
Tending or serving to encourage, urge, or exhort.
Did you know?Hortatory comes from the same Latin root as *exhort*, tied to *hortari* meaning “to urge” or “incite,” so its power is literally about directing human action with words.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
hortārī
“to urge, encourage, incite”
Late Latin
Latin
hortātōrius
“serving to urge or encourage”
14th-16th Century
English
hortatory
“urging, encouraging, or advising strongly”
Modern English
English
hortatory
“tending to exhort or strongly encourage”
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