What does dehortatory mean?
Dehortatory means (archaic) designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive.
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/diːˈhɔːtətɹi/ · adjective
(archaic) designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive.
June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached […] in the Green-Yard of Norwich The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God
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Dehortatory means (archaic) designed to dehort (dissuade); dissuasive.
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June 9 1644, Joseph Hall, A Sermon Preached […] in the Green-Yard of Norwich The Text you fee is a dehortatory charge to avoid the offence of God
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