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Word of the Day for Monday, September 1, 2008 admonition \ad-muh-NISH-uhn\, noun: 1. Gentle or friendly reproof. 2. Counseling against a fault or oversight; friendly caution or warning. After debating whether Keayne should be excommunicated, the congregation concluded that an admonition would suffice. -- Patricia O'Toole, Money & Morals in America And in religious families, the biblical admonition, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone," is part of living-room and kitchen table conversations. -- Ann O'Hanlon, "Strange lessons for inquiring children", Irish Times, September 14, 1998 Or there is this simple admonition: "Be careful, God is watching." -- Roger Cohen, "A Land Where God Is Working Overtime", New York Times, August 23, 1998 Admonition derives from Latin admonitio, admonition-, from admonitus, past participle of admonere, to remind, or warn, strongly, from ad- (here used intensively) + monere, to remind, to warn. Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for admonition Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help

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