Definitions
- Referring to the act of encouraging or urging someone to take a particular action. - Describing a persuasive speech or discourse that aims to motivate or inspire people to do something. - Talking about a form of advice or counsel that is intended to spur someone into action.
- Referring to the act of strongly urging or advising someone to do something. - Describing a passionate and forceful speech or discourse that seeks to persuade or encourage people to take action. - Talking about a form of counsel or admonition that is intended to spur someone into action.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words involve urging or encouraging someone to take action.
- 2Both words can be used to describe speeches or discourses that aim to motivate or inspire people.
- 3Both words convey a sense of urgency or importance in the message being conveyed.
- 4Both words can be used in formal or informal contexts.
- 5Both words are not commonly used in everyday language.
What is the difference?
- 1Intensity: Exhortation is more forceful and passionate than hortation, which is more gentle and persuasive.
- 2Scope: Exhortation can be used to describe a broader range of situations than hortation, which is typically used in more specific contexts.
- 3Usage: Exhortation is more commonly used in religious or political contexts, while hortation is more commonly used in academic or literary contexts.
- 4Connotation: Exhortation can have a negative connotation of being pushy or overbearing, while hortation has a more positive connotation of being encouraging and supportive.
Remember this!
Hortation and exhortation are synonyms that both refer to the act of urging or encouraging someone to take action. However, exhortation is more forceful and passionate, while hortation is more gentle and persuasive. Additionally, exhortation is more commonly used in religious or political contexts, while hortation is more commonly used in academic or literary contexts.
