monition vs lesson

monition and lesson both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
monition	Yes	No	No	No
lesson	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lesson is a hyponym of monition; that is, lesson is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than monition:

monition: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
lesson: punishment intended as a warning to others

Other hyponyms of monition include deterrent example, example, object lesson.

monition (noun)	lesson (noun)
a firm rebuke	a task assigned for individual study
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)	a unit of instruction
a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted	punishment intended as a warning to others
	the significance of a story or event