Definition of hortatory Hortatory

hor•ta•to•ry

We found 5 definitions of hortatory from 3 different sources.

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What does hortatory mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

hortatory - giving strong encouragement
  exhortative, exhortatory, hortative
  encouraging giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"
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  • hortatory (a.)
    Giving exhortation or advise; encouraging; exhortatory; inciting; as, a hortatory speech.

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