About The Word Monition
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Monition
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What's The Definition Of Monition?
[n] cautionary advice
[n] a firm rebuke Synonyms | Synonyms for Monition: admonishment | admonition | warning | word of advice Related Terms | Find terms related to Monition: admonishment | admonition | advice | advising | advocacy | alarm | alerting | briefing | caution | cautioning | caveat | certiorari | citation | clue | consultation | council | counsel | cue | determent | deterrence | deterrent example | direction | example | exhortation | expostulation | final notice | final warning | forewarning | frightening off | garnishment | guidance | habeas corpus | hint | hortation | idea | instruction | intimidation | lesson | moral | notice | notification | object lesson | office | opinion | parley | passing word | pointer | proposal | recommendation | remonstrance | steer | subpoena | suggestion | summons | talking out of | thought | threat | tip | tip-off | ultimatum | venire | venire de novo | venire facias | verbum sapienti | warning | warning piece | whisper | writ of summons See Also | advice | deterrent example | example | lesson | object lesson | rebuke | reprehension | reprimand | reproof | reproval Monition In Webster's Dictionary \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to
warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf.
{Admonish}, {Money}, {Monster}.]
1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an
admonition; a warning; a caution.
Sage monitions from his friends. --Swift.
2. Information; indication; notice; advice.
We have no visible monition of . . . other periods,
such as we have of the day by successive light and
darkness. --Holder.
3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons
to appear and answer.
4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against
to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley.
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