Synonyms & related words for hortation

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Words related to hortation

Explore words related to hortation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include exhortation, exhort, exhortatory, exhortative, hortatory, admonition, encouragement, admonitive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hortation come from?

The word hortation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: hort, from Latin hortari (“to urge, encourage”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.