admonisher
Example Sentences
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The Roman mint was attached to the temple of Juno Moneta, i.e., the admonisher, from monēre, and this name was transferred to the building.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer to the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.
From Epistle to the Son of the Wolf by Bahá'u'lláh
"Do you think he—will let me?" she asked of her admonisher.
From The Road to Providence by Maria Thompson Daviess
But in the course of a few days I became myself again, the admonisher was forgotten, and I could think only of the beautiful countess.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 481, March 19, 1831 by Various
With which exclamations, followed by idle threats against his admonisher, this condign victim to justice hobbled away, as disdaining to hold further argument with such a rabble.
From The Confidence-Man by Herman Melville
