monition

Others are dismissive, rolling their eyes at the prospect of having to contemplate still another category of dire monition.

Their submission not being forthcoming, he proceeded to Venice, and addressed to the Doge Gradenigo a monition ordering him, under pain of excommunication, to swear to obey all the papal constitutions on heresy.

Sometimes monitions of this kind formed part of the regular proceedings of the autos de f�.

And have we not felt our utter powerlessness, whether by public preaching or by private monition, to find a way to those case-hardened hearts?

You need but the slightest monition of my leg, and instantly your other shoulder takes the lead.