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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
The danger, and the lurking enemy.
admonished
thee, foretoldThe 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.
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.Definition 2024
admonish
admonish
English
Verb
admonish (third-person singular simple present admonishes, present participle admonishing, simple past and past participle admonished)
- To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
- To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
- To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Quotations
- 1906, Jack London, White Fang, part I, ch II,
- “You needn’t stray off too far in doin’ it,” his partner admonished. “If that pack ever starts to jump you, them three cartridges’d be wuth no more’n three whoops in ****. Them animals is damn hungry, an’ once they start in, they’ll sure get you, Bill.”
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in The Valley of Fear
- Well, that's because he daren't trust you. But in his heart he is not a loyal brother. We know that well. So we watch him and we wait for the time to admonish him.
- The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV)
- Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
- The Book of Ecclesiastes in The Bible (KJV)
- And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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Translations
warn or notify of a fault; exhort
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warn against danger or an offense
To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify
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