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Webster 1913 Edition

Admonish

Ad-mon′ish

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Admonished
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Admonishing
.]
[OE.
amonesten
, OF.
amonester
, F.
admonester
, fr. a supposed LL.
admonesstrare
, fr. L.
admonere
to remind, warn;
ad
+
monere
to warn. See
Monition
.]
1.
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
“Admonish him as a brother.”
2 Thess. iii. 15.
2.
To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; – followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
Admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns.
Col. iii. 16.
I warned thee, I
admonished
thee, foretold
The danger, and the lurking enemy.
Milton.
3.
To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Moses was
admonished
of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.
Heb. viii. 5.

Webster 1828 Edition

Admonish

ADMON'ISH

,
Verb.
T.
[L. admoneo, ad and moneo, to teach, warn, admonish.]
1.
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness.
Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 2Thess. 3.
2.
To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise.
Admonish one another in psalms and hymns. Col. 3.
3.
To instruct or direct.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Heb. 8.
4.
In ecclesiastical affairs, to reprove a member of the church for a fault, either publicly or privately; the first step of church discipline. It is followed by of, or against; as, to admonish of a fault committed, or against committing a fault. It has a like use in colleges.

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