Definition of Encouregement
En*cour"age*ment (?), n. [Cf. F.
encouragement.] 1. The act of
encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the
encouragement of youth in generosity.
All generous encouragement of
arts. Otway.
2. That which serves to incite, support,
promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive;
increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little
encouragement among a rude people.
To think of his paternal care,
Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer.
Byron.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
- That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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