hortative

hortative
1. adjective /ˈhɔːtətɪv,ˈhɔːrtətɪv/
a) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.

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.

b) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
2. noun /ˈhɔːtətɪv,ˈhɔːrtətɪv/
A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

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  • Hortative — Hor ta*tive, a. [L. hortativus.] Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. Bullokar. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hortative — Hor ta*tive, n. An exhortation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hortative — I adjective admonitory, advising, advisory, consultative, didactic, exhortative, exhortatory, expostulate, expostulatory, full of exhortation, full of urgency, hortans, hortatory, monens, monitorial, persuading, persuasive, remonstrative, suasive …   Law dictionary

  • hortative — (adj.) c.1600, from L. hortativus, from pp. stem of hortari “to exhort” (see HORTATORY (Cf. hortatory)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hortative — The hortative (abbreviated hort, pronounced /ˈhɔrtətɪv/ ( listen)) is a group of semantically similar deontic moods in some languages, especially English. Hortative moods encourage or urge. There are seven hortative moods in English: the… …   Wikipedia

  • hortative — adjective Etymology: Late Latin hortativus, from Latin hortatus, past participle of hortari to urge more at yearn Date: 1623 giving exhortation ; advisory • hortatively adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hortative — hortatively, adv. /hawr teuh tiv/, adj. hortatory. [1600 10; < L hortativus, equiv. to hortat(us), ptp. of hortari to incite to action, freq. of horiri to encourage (akin to YEARN) + ivus IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • hortative — hor·ta·tive || hÉ”rtÉ™tɪv / hɔːt adj. hortatory, encouraging, inciting …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hortative — n. Incitement, exhortation, persuasive …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • hortative — hor·ta·tive …   English syllables

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