a firm rebuke

an act or expression of criticism and censure

A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural, an offering made as an expression of thank, obsolete An expression of appreciation; a thought, verb_ To express gratitude or appreciation to someone, express gratitude or show appreciation to, transitive verb_ Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke, To express gratitude to; give thanks to, To hold responsible; credit

An experience, example, or observation that imparts new knowledge or understanding, A reading from the Bible or other sacred text as part of a religious service, Something learned, or that may be learned; a special piece of knowledge gained or imparted; an inculcation serving for guidance or for warning, verb_ To give a lesson to; to teach, transitive verb_ To teach; to instruct, To rebuke or reprimand, To teach a lesson to; instruct