different between exhortation vs fomenting

English

Etymology

From Old French exhortacion, from Latin exhort?ti?nem, accusative singular of exhort?ti? (“encouraging; exhortation”), from exhortor (“encourage, exhort”), from ex (“out of, from”) + hortor (“encourage”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

exhortation (countable and uncountable, plural exhortations)

1. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.
2. Language intended to incite and encourage

   Synonym: counsel

   Antonym: admonition

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advice

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exhort?ti?. Synchronically analysable as exhorter +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.z??.ta.sj??/

Noun

exhortation f (plural exhortations)

1. An exhortation

   Synonym: encouragement

Further reading

• “exhortation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

foment +? -ing

Verb

fomenting

1. present participle of foment

   fomenting a revolution