وعظ

1 وَعَظَهُ ذ , (S, Msb, K, &c,) aor. يَعِظُ, (Msb, K,) inf. n. وَعْظٌ and عِظَةٌ, (S, Msb, K,) in which the ة is a substitute for the elided و, (TA,) and عَظَةٌ, (TA,) and مَوْعِظَةٌ, (K,) in which the ة is not to denote the fem. gender, because this is not real, (TA,) or this last is a simple subst., (Msb,) He exhorted him, admonished him, or warned him; he put him in fear: (IF:) he exhorted him to obedience; commanded him to obey: (Msb:) he gave him good advice, or counsel; and reminded him of the results of affairs: (S:) he reminded him by informing him of that which should make the heart tender: (Kh:) he reminded him of that which should soften his heart, by the mention of reward and punishment. (K.) It is said in the Kur, [xxxiv. 45,] اـِنَّمَا أَعِظكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ I only exhort you, or command you, to do one thing. (Msb.) And you say, وُعِظَ بِغَيْرِهِ [ He was exhorted, admonished, or warned, by the example of another: see 8]. (S.) [And وعَظَ, alone, He preached a sermon or sermons. ]