Ad*mon"ish (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Admonished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Admonishing.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.
admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L.
admonere to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See
Monition.] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to
reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish
him as a brother." 2 Thess. iii. 15.
2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or
advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,
against, or a subordinate clause.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
Col. iii. 16.
I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold
The danger, and the lurking enemy.
Milton.
3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to
notify.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to
make the tabernacle.
Heb. viii. 5.