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incitements

noun as in motive

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Those signs look strangely unlike incitements to greater speed; and what mean those struggles to get loose?

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The songs are brief, wild repetitions of sentiments of heroic deeds, or incitements to patriotic or military ardour.

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This anxiety will not be one of the least incitements to the plan I propose pursuing.

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But take the strongest and most pressing incitements to the corruptions of the heart, and the evil of our nature.

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More indirect rewards and punishments abound in all our incitements to effort and need not be mentioned here.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to incitements, such as: instigation, provocation, stimulus, incitation, and incentive.

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