paraenesis

noun

pa·​raene·​sis

variants or less commonly parenesis

pəˈrēnəsə̇s,

-ren-

plural paraeneses also pareneses

-nəˌsēz

: an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel

paraenetic adjective

or less commonly parenetic

¦parə¦netik

paraenetical adjective

or less commonly parenetical

-tə̇kəl

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin paraenesis, from Greek parainesis, from parainein to advise (from para- para- entry 1 + ainein to speak of, praise, advise, from ainos speech, fable) + -sis

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