monition
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1MONITION + NOUN
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noun
A caution or warning.
For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe extern adjuments.
I heard something of it, however, and, young as I was, could not help wondering how men who carried the worst passions of life into their retreat, could imagine that retreat was a refuge from the erosions of their evil tempers, the monitions of conscience, and the accusations of God.
A legal notification of something.
A sign of impending danger; an omen.
I recognise the first ambiguous monitions of the destiny which afterwards so fully overshadowed me.
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Synonyms
noun — cautionary advice about something imminent (especially immin
- admonition
- warning
noun — a firm rebuke
- admonition
- admonishment
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3For if the ſoul of man vvere emancipated by virtue, it vvould not need any regulation or monition, beſides that of its invvard Tribunal; vvhich becauſe ſin does uſurp upon, has ſome relief from thoſe
WiktionaryI heard something of it, however, and, young as I was, could not help wondering how men who carried the worst passions of life into their retreat, could imagine that retreat was a refuge from the eros
WiktionaryHe cherished the usual wise monitions, such as that one was not to make a fool of one's self and that one should not carry on one's technical experiments in public.
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