The term admonition is used synonymously with reprimand.
Admonition is a synonym for reprimand : the act and consequence of admonishing (scolding, lecturing, punishing, or warning). The term derives from the Latin word admonitĭo .
For example: “The admonition of the International Monetary Fund to the new government of the European country was immediate,” “The manager promised that he would take the auditor's admonition into account ,” “The admonitions of Pope Francis should not be ignored.”
At a general level, an admonition is usually a criticism , a warning or a reprimand that is pronounced with the aim of correcting a behavior or ensuring that a certain offense does not occur again. These warnings can be carried out in different ways depending on the context.
Examples of admonition
Take the case of a small business. When an employee is late twice in a row, the human resources manager gives him a verbal warning, warning the worker that if his tardiness repeats, he will be punished with a suspension . In this way, the person already knows that if they continue acting in this irresponsible way, their permanence in the company will be at risk.
We can also find these types of admonitions in the student environment, since the first years of training are nothing more than a preparation for adult life, where structures govern us and we no longer have that supposed freedom that so many smiles draw on us in childhood.
Respect for schedules, completion of homework, passing an exam, attention to the teachers' words and discipline in dealing with others are some of the key points of coexistence at school, and Failure to comply with any of them may result in a warning.
A journalist specialized in economic affairs, on the other hand, may refer to the markets' admonition to a certain government . This occurs when the president of a country threatens to carry out several nationalizations and the response of the financial markets is to cause the value of shares originating in the nation in question to fall. This devaluation of shares is considered by the expert as a warning: if the government finally carries out nationalization, the country will face financial problems.
An admonition can be a warning or a warning.
The term in religion
In the field of religion , the term admonition can be used as a synonym for monition , which in this case is defined as an admonition or warning that the ecclesiastical authority carries out in an official capacity . A very common example occurs when two people are about to get married: the authorities of the church in which the union will take place issues a public warning so that if anyone knows of any reason why the marriage should not take place, they should make the request. pertinent complaint.
On the other hand, throughout the celebration of the mass, it is possible to use this word to recognize certain points of the structure, such as the entrance , where the priest greets the parishioners and tells them the main objectives of the meeting, as well as any events that have taken place in recent days and that you want to propose for reflection; After this admonition (or admonition), everyone must stand to receive the ministers, usually singing a song.
Later, the time comes for the Bible readings, and there also an admonition must be pronounced to prepare those present about the topics that will be discussed , the teachings that the text will try to transmit. As can be seen, in this context, the term admonition does not refer to a reprimand , but rather to an important announcement , to the action of pointing out something so that others pay special attention to it.