paraenesis

See also: parænesis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραίνεσις (paraínesis, exhortation, advice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈɹiːnɪsɪs/

Noun

paraenesis (usually uncountable, plural paraeneses)

  1. Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
  2. (rhetoric) A warning of impending evil.