Definition of epideictic in English:

epideictic

adjective ˌɛpɪˈdʌɪktɪkˌɛpɪˈdeɪktɪkˌɛpəˈdaɪktɪk

formal

Characterized by or designed to display rhetorical or oratorical skill.
Example sentencesExamples
- The traditional approach to this difficulty is to dismiss epideictic oratory as irrelevant and gratuitous display.
- Overall, epideictic rhetoric may address policy or value issues, can issue blame as well as praise, and bears a close conceptual relationship with song.
- He argues that epideictic rhetoric with its traditional concern with the noble provides the model from which a contemporary reasoning about ends could proceed.
- On the other hand, epideictic rhetoric implies that tradition or social standing authorizes the rhetor to locate the object of praise in the criteria of excellence.
- Nonetheless, epideictic rhetoric may have political implications.
Synonyms
impressive, imposing, majestic, extravagant, grandiloquent, magniloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, lofty, rotund, orotund, bombastic, grandiose, pompous, pretentious, overblown, overripe, oratorical, rhetorical, turgid, flowery, florid, declamatory, ciceronian

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek epideiktikos (based on deiknunai 'to show').

Definition of epideictic in US English:

epideictic

adjectiveˌepəˈdīktikˌɛpəˈdaɪktɪk

formal

Characterized by or designed to display rhetorical or oratorical skill.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the other hand, epideictic rhetoric implies that tradition or social standing authorizes the rhetor to locate the object of praise in the criteria of excellence.
- The traditional approach to this difficulty is to dismiss epideictic oratory as irrelevant and gratuitous display.
- Nonetheless, epideictic rhetoric may have political implications.
- He argues that epideictic rhetoric with its traditional concern with the noble provides the model from which a contemporary reasoning about ends could proceed.
- Overall, epideictic rhetoric may address policy or value issues, can issue blame as well as praise, and bears a close conceptual relationship with song.
Synonyms
impressive, imposing, majestic, extravagant, grandiloquent, magniloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, lofty, rotund, orotund, bombastic, grandiose, pompous, pretentious, overblown, overripe, oratorical, rhetorical, turgid, flowery, florid, declamatory, ciceronian

Origin

Late 18th century: from Greek epideiktikos (based on deiknunai ‘to show’).

单词	epideictic
释义	Definition of epideictic in English: epideictic adjective ˌɛpɪˈdʌɪktɪkˌɛpɪˈdeɪktɪkˌɛpəˈdaɪktɪk formal Characterized by or designed to display rhetorical or oratorical skill. Example sentencesExamples The traditional approach to this difficulty is to dismiss epideictic oratory as irrelevant and gratuitous display. Overall, epideictic rhetoric may address policy or value issues, can issue blame as well as praise, and bears a close conceptual relationship with song. He argues that epideictic rhetoric with its traditional concern with the noble provides the model from which a contemporary reasoning about ends could proceed. On the other hand, epideictic rhetoric implies that tradition or social standing authorizes the rhetor to locate the object of praise in the criteria of excellence. Nonetheless, epideictic rhetoric may have political implications. Synonyms impressive, imposing, majestic, extravagant, grandiloquent, magniloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, lofty, rotund, orotund, bombastic, grandiose, pompous, pretentious, overblown, overripe, oratorical, rhetorical, turgid, flowery, florid, declamatory, ciceronian Origin Late 18th century: from Greek epideiktikos (based on deiknunai 'to show'). Definition of epideictic in US English: epideictic adjectiveˌepəˈdīktikˌɛpəˈdaɪktɪk formal Characterized by or designed to display rhetorical or oratorical skill. Example sentencesExamples On the other hand, epideictic rhetoric implies that tradition or social standing authorizes the rhetor to locate the object of praise in the criteria of excellence. The traditional approach to this difficulty is to dismiss epideictic oratory as irrelevant and gratuitous display. Nonetheless, epideictic rhetoric may have political implications. He argues that epideictic rhetoric with its traditional concern with the noble provides the model from which a contemporary reasoning about ends could proceed. Overall, epideictic rhetoric may address policy or value issues, can issue blame as well as praise, and bears a close conceptual relationship with song. Synonyms impressive, imposing, majestic, extravagant, grandiloquent, magniloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, lofty, rotund, orotund, bombastic, grandiose, pompous, pretentious, overblown, overripe, oratorical, rhetorical, turgid, flowery, florid, declamatory, ciceronian Origin Late 18th century: from Greek epideiktikos (based on deiknunai ‘to show’).
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