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Meaning of "admonition" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADMONITION

admonition  [ˌædməˈnɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADMONITION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Admonition is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADMONITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Admonition

Admonition is a punishment under Scots law when an offender has been found guilty but is neither imprisoned nor fined but receives verbal discipline and is afterwards set free; the conviction is still recorded. This can be compared to an absolute discharge where a conviction is not recorded. It is usually the result of either the strict application of law where no real wrong has been caused or where other circumstances make further punishment unjust in the circumstances specific to the case involved.

Definition of admonition in the English dictionary

The first definition of admonition in the dictionary is a warninɡ. Other definition of admonition is a rebuke. Admonition is also the action of admonition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADMONITION


ammunition
ˌæmjʊˈnɪʃən
clinician
klɪˈnɪʃən
cognition
kɒɡˈnɪʃən
definition
ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən
evanition
ˌɛvəˈnɪʃən
high-definition
ˌhaɪdefɪˈnɪʃən
ignition
ɪɡˈnɪʃən
inanition
ˌɪnəˈnɪʃən
lenition
ləˈnɪʃən
mechanician
ˌmɛkəˈnɪʃən
metacognition
ˌmɛtəkɒɡˈnɪʃən
monition
məʊˈnɪʃən
munition
mjuːˈnɪʃən
preadmonition
ˌpriːædməˈnɪʃən
precognition
ˌpriːkɒɡˈnɪʃən
premonition
ˌprɛməˈnɪʃən
punition
pjuːˈnɪʃən
recognition
ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən
redefinition
ˌriːdefɪˈnɪʃən
technician
tɛkˈnɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADMONITION

admissive
admit
admittable
admittance
admitted
admittedly
admittee
admitter
admitting
admitting office
admix
admixture
admonish
admonisher
admonishingly
admonishment
admonitive
admonitor
admonitorily
admonitory

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADMONITION

accreditation
acquisition
addition
audition
competition
composition
condition
disposition
edition
exhibition
expedition
exposition
in a position
in addition
in mint condition
limited edition
nutrition
opposition
position
tradition
transition

Synonyms and antonyms of admonition in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ADMONITION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «admonition» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of admonition

Translation of «admonition» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADMONITION

Find out the translation of admonition to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of admonition from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «admonition» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谏言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

admonición
570 millions of speakers

English

admonition
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चेतावनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موعظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

увещевание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

admoestação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপদেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avertissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peringatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ermahnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

忠告
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

훈계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Admonition
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khuyên bảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवेचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öğüt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ammonizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

napomnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напучування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mustrare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νουθεσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermaning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förmaning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formaning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of admonition

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADMONITION»

The term «admonition» is regularly used and occupies the 65.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADMONITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about admonition

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4 QUOTES WITH «ADMONITION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word admonition.
1
Francis Bacon
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
2
Barry Eisler
Stephen King has inspired me with his humor and honesty, and his admonition that the author's job is to tell the truth.
3
William Greider
Animal-rights advocates remind us of this admonition: The ways in which people treat animals will be reflected in how people relate to one another.
4
Kent Haruf
We'd do better to follow the admonition of Jesus about loving our neighbours. People in the U.S. are capable of forgiveness and willing to see one another's point of view, but when matters become politicised, we're less able to do that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADMONITION»

Discover the use of admonition in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to admonition and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Christian Instruction; Admonition and Grace; The Christian ...
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Saint Augustine, 2010
2
Ethical admonition in the Epistle of Jude
Ethical Admonition in the Epistle of Jude examines the twofold ethical admonition found in this short & often neglected New Testament letter.
Kenneth R. Lyle, 1998
3
Hay Any Worke for Cooper: Being a Reply to the Admonition to ...
Being a Reply to the Admonition to the People of England Martin Marprelate ( pseud.), John Penry John Petheram. \\ HAY ANY WORKE FOR COOPER;// A REPLY TO THE "ADMONITION TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.' BY MARTIN ...
Martin Marprelate (pseud.), John Penry, John Petheram, 1845
4
Little Owl: an eightfold Buddhist admonition
Uses animal characters to present an interpretation of the Eight Buddhist Admonitions.
Janwillem Van de Wetering, 1978
5
Admonition and Curse: The Ancient Near Eastern ...
Why forms were similar across the area has not been probed. This work investigates treaty occurrences in different cultures and finds that the forms used correlate with ways of maintaining political control both internally and over vassals.
Noel Weeks, 2004
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Thomas Cooper Bishop of Winchester an Admonition to the ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...of his house.
Thomas Cooper, 2012
7
Admonition
Russel T. Shelley. hard sole of the RIB. There was a grinding, clanking noise under the counter of the huge factory ship, and a gout of pink water erupted into the air like the blow from a mortally wounded whale. Only bigger. “Shit!” screeched ...
Russel T. Shelley, 2012
8
Floodplain Management in Australia: Best Practice Guidelines
Appendix. D. Lachlan. Macquarie's. 1817. Admonition. Concerning. Floods. Government House, Sydney, Wednesday, 5th March, 1817. Appendix E Flood Risk Management Table E.I Factors affecting risk ...
‎1999
9
Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Romans is a protreptic letter that makes central use of indirect admonition by means of censorious address to imaginary interlocutors in the style of the diatribe (2:1-5, 17-29; 9:19-20; 11:13-25; 14:4, 10). Paul acknowledges the admonitory ...
Stanley K. Stowers, 1989
10
The Structure and Ethos of the Wisdom Admonitions in Proverbs
consideration, Bjorndalen then goes so far as to extend Richter's description of the admonition by adding descriptive elements, which he calls »Deixis ad oculos « and »Anaphorische Deixis«133. This approach must be rejected. By entitling ...
Philip Johannes Nel, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADMONITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term admonition is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Greeks Finally Run Out of Other People's Money
Your editorial “Greek Suicide Watch” (June 29) includes an admonition for voters in Europe, Japan and the U.S. to take note of what happens ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Alabama self-reported 13 minor violations last academic year …
... rule violator, and in this instance there was also a letter of admonition written by the school (who committed the violation was not disclosed). «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Word on the Street: Foes of River Trail Apartments in two camps
... Peoria apartment complex, to be built on city-owned parkland along the Illinois River, began with an admonition and an acknowledgement. «Peoria Journal Star, Jul 15»
4
Vertical Transport Via Paternosters
The only admonition my uncle gave us kids was to be sure to get off on the top floor, or we would find ourselves going down head first on the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Bill Walton: We Are Here, We Were There, We Are Everywhere
And then Mickey—with a final call to action-- to take this love and do something good with it---with an ultimate admonition to be kind along the ... «Relix, Jul 15»
6
Pollock: A Fourth of July lesson in cynicism
About the only admonition we got was “Don't run!” Then, of course, there were those little black snakes which fascinated me. All it took was a ... «Olean Times Herald, Jul 15»
7
Finally, Roxas drops hammer on Binays
FACED WITH the admonition from Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, Makati Mayor Junjun Binay had to reluctantly vacate his luxurious office at the ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
8
Five Freuds in minister's robes
Conservatives and all people of faith should follow Mike Huckabee's admonition for Christians and churches to use civil disobedience to protest ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
9
Friends of Irvington Park has cookout
She also said she has taken Mayor Tony Vauss' admonition to “do more with less” to heart, which is why she recycled toys leftover from an ... «Essex News Daily, Jul 15»
10
Alumni aspire to save first school in Virginia to desegregate
ARLINGTON — Gloria Thompson remembers her new skirt and black-and-white leather shoes, and the admonition from her parents not to ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»

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