\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.