monition

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məʊˈnɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə nish′ən, mō-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mo•ni•tion  (mə nish′ən, mō-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Literary.]admonition or warning.
  2. an official or legal notice.
  3. Lawa court order to a person, esp. one requiring an appearance and answer. Cf. subpoena. 
  4. Religiona formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense.
  • Latin monitiōn- (stem of monitiō) warning, equivalent. to monit(us) (past participle of monēre to advise, warn) + -iōn- -ion
  • Middle English monicio(u)n 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
monition /məʊˈnɪʃən/ n
  1. a warning or caution; admonition
  2. a formal notice from a bishop or ecclesiastical court requiring a person to refrain from committing a specific offence
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin monitiō, from monēre to warn
'monition' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
monitory - admonition - premonition

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