Associations to the word «Admonition»

Wiktionary

ADMONITION, noun. Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning.

Dictionary definition

ADMONITION, noun. Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches".
ADMONITION, noun. A firm rebuke.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.