exhortation

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noun

1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
exhort
• Hypernyms:
communication, communicating
2. the act of exhorting;
an earnest attempt at persuasion
• Syn:
incitement
• Derivationally related forms:
exhort
• Hypernyms:
persuasion, suasion
• Hyponyms:
pep talk