exhortation

Noun

a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
The act or practice of exhorting.
Language intended to give advice or to urge or encourage.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English exhortacioun, from Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhortātiōnem, accusative singular of exhortātiō (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“to encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

Synonyms

incitement, advice, counsel, hortation

Antonyms

admonition

Scrabble Score: 21

exhortation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exhortation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exhortation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

exhortation: valid Words With Friends Word