Hortative

//ˈhɔːtətɪv//

Synonyms for "hortative" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(1 words)

Related words (13)

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Translations

19 translations across 10 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • увещателен adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 勉勵的 /勉励的 adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • 激勵的 /激励的 adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

Finnish

2 entries
  • hortatiivinen adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)
  • kehottava adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

French

2 entries
  • hortatif adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • hortatif adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)

Galician

1 entries
  • hortativo adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)

Italian

1 entries
  • esortativo adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

Old English

2 entries
  • tihtendlīċ adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • tihtendlīċ adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)

Polish

3 entries
  • hortatywny adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)
  • napominający adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • zachęcający adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

Russian

4 entries
  • назида́тельный adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • настави́тельный adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • поучи́тельный adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)
  • увещева́тельный adj (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)

Spanish

1 entries
  • hortativo adj (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The ministration of these oracles from the pulpit is to be reformed from any of its factitious peculiarities, and made again what it was among the apostles and their immediate successors—earnest, simple, powerful address—hortative talk, if we may so call it.

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