The Collaborative International Dictionary
Admonitor \Ad*mon"i*tor\, n. [L.] Admonisher; monitor.
Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent
admonitor.
--Shenstone.
Wiktionary
n. An admonisher; a monitor.
Wikipedia
Admonitor may refer to:
- Admonitor (Jesuits), a confidential advisor of the Jesuit General Superior
- adMonitor, an Internet advertising applications created by Frank Addante
- Energetic Particle ONset Admonitor, European Space Agency Giotto Mission to Halley's Comet
- Sorbus admonitor, a species of whitebeam tree found in the United Kingdom
- Admonition, Scots law punishment
- Admonish (band), unblack black metal band
In the Society of Jesus, an Admonitor is an advisor to the Superior General whose responsibility it is to warn (or admonish) the General honestly and confidentially about "what in him he thinks would be for the greater service and glory of God" [Const. N°770]. That means in any matter, whether in regard to his own person (health, spiritual life, etc.) or to his governance (exercise of authority, personal obedience, etc.)
The Admonitor of the Superior General is appointed (elected) by the same General Congregation that elects the Superior General, as an expression of the "provident care which the Society exercises in regard to the Superior General" [Const. N°766]. He should be a man "familiar with God, of sound and mature judgment, well versed in the matters of the Society of Jesus, discreet and prudent, not credulous or timid" [Norms, N°379]. A Regional Assistant is usually given this extra office.
In the Society of Jesus, besides the Superior General, all those who have authority - Provincials, Rectors and Superiors - are given an 'Admonitor' (appointed by the immediate higher superior) who mutatis mutandis has a similar responsibility.
Usage examples of "admonitor".
The gypsy stopped abruptly, and turned an eye, in which menace vainly struggled with good-humour, upon each of his brethren, as they submissively bowed to him and his protege, and poured forth a profusion of promises, to which their admonitor did not even condescend to listen.