'Monition' definitions:
Definition of 'monition'
(from WordNet)
noun
A firm rebuke [syn: admonition, admonishment, monition]
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" [syn: admonition, monition, warning, word of advice]
noun
A summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: monition, process of monition]
Definition of 'Monition'
From: GCIDE
- Monition \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Admonish, Money, Monster.]
- 1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution. [1913 Webster]
- Sage monitions from his friends. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Information; indication; notice; advice. [1913 Webster]
- We have no visible monition of . . . other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness. --Holder. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'monition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonishment,
- admonition,
- advice,
- advising,
- advocacy,
- alarm,
- alerting,
- briefing,
- caution,
- cautioning,
- caveat,
- certiorari,
- citation,
- clue,
- consultation,
- council,
- counsel,
- cue,
- determent,
- deterrence,
- deterrent example,
- direction,
- example,
- exhortation,
- expostulation,
- final notice,
- final warning,
- forewarning,
- frightening off,
- garnishment,
- guidance,
- habeas corpus,
- hint,
- hortation,
- idea,
- instruction,
- intimidation,
- lesson,
- moral,
- notice,
- notification,
- object lesson,
- office,
- opinion,
- parley,
- passing word,
- pointer,
- proposal,
- recommendation,
- remonstrance,
- steer,
- subpoena,
- suggestion,
- summons,
- talking out of,
- thought,
- threat,
- tip,
- tip-off,
- ultimatum,
- venire,
- venire de novo,
- venire facias,
- verbum sapienti,
- warning,
- warning piece,
- whisper,
- writ of summons