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förmaning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • admonition noun A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
  • exhortation noun A strong, urgent piece of encouragement or advice, especially one meant to spur someone into action.
  • sermon noun A talk given during a religious service, usually on a moral or spiritual theme.

Senses

förmaning is used for these senses in English:

  • admonition A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in their actions; a reprimand.
  • exhortation The act or practice of exhorting.
  • sermon A lengthy speech of reproval.

exhortation — full definition

  1. noun A strong, urgent piece of encouragement or advice, especially one meant to spur someone into action.
  2. noun The act of urging or encouraging people strongly.

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