paraenesis
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See also: parænesis
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, “exhortation, advice”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paraenesis (usually uncountable, plural paraeneses)
- Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
- (rhetoric) A warning of impending evil.