What does dehortation mean?
Dehortation means (archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion..
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/diːˌhɔːˈteɪʃən/ · noun
(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion..
And thus much for the ſecond thing conſiderable in the Dehortation; namely, the Thing we are therein dehorted from, which is, that mean, ſordid, and degrading Vice of Covetouſneſs.
Croker dehorts me from visiting Ireland, from which I do not need much dehortation, considering the aspect in that miserable country.
Use dehortation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dehortation means (archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion..
Common synonyms include dehortatio.
Possible antonyms include exhortation.
And thus much for the ſecond thing conſiderable in the Dehortation; namely, the Thing we are therein dehorted from, which is, that mean, ſordid, and degrading Vice of Covetouſneſs.
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