- OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F. admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See Monition
- To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.Admonishhim as a brother.
- To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by ofagainst, or a subordinate clause.Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold The danger, and the lurking enemy.
- To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.
