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  1. parenesisnoun

    Exhortation

  2. Etymology: From παραίνεσις

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Parenesisnoun

    Persuasion. Dict.

    Etymology: παϱαίνεσις.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Parenesisnoun

    exhortation

  2. Etymology: [L. paraenesis, Gr. parai`nesis, fr. parainei^n to advise.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Parenesis

    pa-ren′e-sis, n. persuasion.—adjs. Parenet′ic, -al, hortatory. [Gr. parainesis, exhortation, para, beside, ainein, to praise.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parenesis in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parenesis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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