Admonish
King James Dictionary [1]
Admon'Ish, L. admoneo, ad and moneo, to teach, warn, admonish.
1. To warn or notify of a fault to reprove with mildness.
Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 2 Thessalonians 3 .
2. To counsel against wrong practices to caution or advise.
Admonish one another in psalms and hymns. Colossians 3 .
3. To instruct or direct.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Hebrews 8 .
4. In ecclesiastical affairs, to reprove a member of the church for a fault, either publicly or privately the first step of church discipline. It is followed by of, or against as, to admonish of a fault committed, or against committing a fault. It has a like use in colleges.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (v. t.) To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; - followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
(2): (v. t.) To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
(3): (v. t.) To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
