urge+by+exhortation
1exhortation — late 14c., from O.Fr. exhortacion and directly from L. exhortationem (nom. exhortatio) an exhortation, encouragement, noun of action from pp. stem of exhortari, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + hortari encourage, urge (see HORTATORY (Cf.… …
2urge on — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑exhort, ↑pep up …
3exhortation — exhort ► VERB ▪ strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. DERIVATIVES exhortation noun. ORIGIN Latin exhortari, from hortari encourage …
4exhortation — n 1. persuasion, prompting, urging, urge, insistence; encouragement, stimulation, incentive, inducement, instigation; inspiration, incitement, impulse, instance, provocation; prick, goad, spur, stimulus, fillip; pep talk, rally, call to arms;… …
5urge — v 1. push, drive, propel, force, force along, boost, shove, catapult; speed, speed up, accelerate, whip, whip on, lash, flog; hasten, hurry, hustle, Inf. hustle up, quicken, expedite, precipitate. 2. impel, constrain, move, press, induce; incite …
6preach up — Commend urgently, talk up, urge by exhortation, unduly extol …
7biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
10pep up — verb 1. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (Freq. 1) The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers • Syn: ↑cheer, ↑root on, ↑inspire, ↑urge, ↑barrack, ↑urge on, ↑ …
