hortative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/ (US)
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- /ˈhɔːtətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).
Meanings
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(comparable) 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.
January 1854, “The Preaching Required by the Times”, in The National Magazine, volume 4, number 1, New York, Editorial, pages 79–80:
- (not-comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hortative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hortative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
exhortative (of a mood of a verb) · hortatory (of a mood of a verb) · cohortative (of a mood of a verb) · supportive (giving strong encouragement) · hortatory (giving strong encouragement)
Translations (25)
pl zachęcający (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · ang tihtendlīċ (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · ru назида́тельный (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · ang tihtendlīċ (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · ru увещева́тельный (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · pl napominający (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · hu buzdító (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · es hortativo (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · fi hortatiivinen (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · ru настави́тельный (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · it esortativo (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · pl hortatywny (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · hu ösztönző (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · hu biztató (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · fr hortatif (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · cmn 勉勵的 /勉励的 (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · hu serkentő (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · hu bátorító (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · fr hortatif (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · fi kehottava (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · cmn 激勵的 /激励的 (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · gl hortativo (of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement) · ru поучи́тельный (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · es hortativo (urging, exhorting, or encouraging) · bg увещателен (urging, exhorting, or encouraging)