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Meaning of "didact" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIDACT

didact  [ˈdaɪdækt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIDACT

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Didact is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIDACT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Didacticism

Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art. The term has its origin in the Ancient Greek word διδακτικός, "related to education and teaching", and signified learning in a fascinating and intriguing manner. Didactic art was meant both to entertain and to instruct. Didactic plays, for instance, were intended to convey a moral theme or other rich truth to the audience. An example of didactic writing is Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism, which offers a range of advice about critics and criticism. An example of didactism in music is the chant Ut queant laxis, which was used by Guido of Arezzo to teach solfege syllables. Around the 19th century the term didactic came to also be used as a criticism for work that appears to be overly burdened with instructive, factual, or otherwise educational information, to the detriment of the enjoyment of the reader. Edgar Allan Poe even called didacticism the worst of "heresies" in his essay The Poetic Principle.

Definition of didact in the English dictionary

The definition of didact in the dictionary is someone who is didactic or who produces didactic literature or other work.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIDACT


abstract
ˈæbstrækt
act
ækt
attract
əˈtrækt
autodidact
ˈɔːtəʊˌdaɪdækt
backed
bækt
compact
kəmˈpækt
contact
ˈkɒntækt
contract
kənˈtrækt
cracked
krækt
exact
ɪɡˈzækt
extract
ɪkˈstrækt
fact
fækt
impact
ˈɪmpækt
intact
ɪnˈtækt
interact
ˌɪntərˈækt
packed
pækt
react
rɪˈækt
redact
rɪˈdækt
tracked
trækt
tract
trækt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIDACT

did
Didache
didactic
didactical
didactically
didacticism
didactics
didactyl
didactylism
didactylous
didakai
didapper
didascalic
didder
diddicoy
diddies
diddle
diddler
diddley
diddly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIDACT

artifact
as a matter of fact
before the fact
distract
enact
environmental impact
eye contact
gedact
get in on the act
high-impact
in the abstract
matter of fact
matter-of-fact
pact
question of fact
respiratory tract
subtract
tact
transact
urinary tract

Synonyms and antonyms of didact in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «didact» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIDACT

Find out the translation of didact to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of didact from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «didact» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

didact
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

didact
570 millions of speakers

English

didact
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

didact
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

didact
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дидакт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

didata
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

didact
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

didact
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Didact
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

didact
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

didact
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

didact
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

didact
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

didact
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Didact
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

didact
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

didact
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дидакт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Didact
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Didact
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

didact
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Didact
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Didact
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of didact

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDACT»

The term «didact» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.431 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIDACT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about didact

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIDACT»

Discover the use of didact in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to didact and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Spirit of Education
He is the didact. As the didact, it is the magician's goal to keep his audience enchanted. The magician on the card has a lemniscate—the mathematical symbol for infinity—above his head, symbolizing his endless knowledge. The appearance ...
Jeff White, 2006
2
Insomnium:
The Didact shook her head slowly. “No, you haven't been to her city.” “Can you show us the way?” Nel asked. The Didact turnedto the evergreen and ran both hands over the needles, seemingly oblivious to Nel's request. Rev quirked an ...
Zachary Bonelli, 2014
3
Halo: Primordium: Book Two of the Forerunner Saga
You have asked me to tell you about that time. Since you are the last true Reclaimer, I must obey. Are you recording? Good. Because my memory is failing rapidly. I doubt I’ll be able to finish the story.
Greg Bear, 2012
4
Romanistisches Jahrbuch
ACTINOLOGIE Didact. de actino-, et -logie Science qui étudie les propriétés thérapeutiques des divers rayons (ultraviolets, infrarouges, etc.), et leur action biologique. 1946 AÉROLOGIE Didact. de aéro-, et grec logos «discours». Cf. - logie ...
Andreas Kablitz, 2005
5
Halo: Silentium
In the last years of the Forerunner empire, chaos rules.
Greg Bear, 2013
6
Halo: Cryptum: Book One of the Forerunner Trilogy
Didact. I actually worried for him—strangely enough. “This used to be a Precursor hub world,” the Didact said. “Once, it was covered with tremendous structures— mostly intact. Extremely impressive.” I looked down, prepared to be awed.
Greg Bear, 2011
7
Halo: Silentium: Book Three of the Forerunner Trilogy
DIDACT: Even if it goes to motive? MASTER JURIDICAL: Are you arguing for or against having your request granted? I am not empowered to make subtle legal distinctions. DIDACT: Out in the Burn, that's exactly what Catalog did— make ...
Greg Bear, 2013
8
Shakespeare and the Mystery of God's Judgments
Shakespeare is not a theologian or a Calvinist or a didact. For him the mystery of God's judgments is not a problem to be solved or a solution to be taught. I think, however, that he is well aware of the mystery's existence and I think that he uses  ...
Robert G. Hunter, 2011
9
Halo: The Essential Visual Guide: The Essential Visual Guide
Following the success of DK's epic 2009 Halo Encyclopedia, this Essential Visual Guide delves even deeper into the Halo phenomenon.
DK Publishing, 2011
10
The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece
In this bold, original study, Victor Davis Hanson shows how this brutal enterprise was dedicated to the same outcome as consensual government—an unequivocal, instant resolution to dispute.
Victor Davis Hanson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIDACT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term didact is used in the context of the following news items.
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Do Moralists Make Bad Novelists? - The New York Times
When I hear the word “moralist,” I imagine a didact, a preacher-like figure intent on explaining the difference between good and bad. It seems ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Restorer unearths historic paintings hidden in home of American …
“Cole had always been understood as an untrained genius, a self-taught didact,” Jean Dunbar, a consultant in historic interiors who was ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Can't stop, won't stop – why this copywriter has no intention of …
Gove, throughout his political meanderings, has often been referred to sneeringly as a didact. A zeal for sharing knowledge, as any schoolboy ... «The Drum, Jun 15»
4
Refused's New Punk Creed: You Are Part of the Problem
... self-described loner in a tiny, sequestered Swedish town, was more of an auto-didact) has made it so that their sound is not easily classified. «SPIN, Jun 15»
5
Top Cow Preview: Athena IX By Cady And Sevy
Ever the didact, Athena IX specializes in cruel, calculating instruction, manipulating her siblings and supplicants with the intellectual upper ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jun 15»
6
Halo 5: Guardians Forerunner Soldier Gets More Lore Details from …
343 Industries states, "During their war with ancient humanity millennia ago, the Didact employed the use of Armigers – bipedal combat ... «Softpedia News, Jun 15»
7
Seven best video game deaths ever
It wasn't until Chief faced off against the seemingly unstoppable Didact that Cortana was faced with the one decision that will no doubt haunt ... «Gamespresso, Jun 15»
8
Halo 5: Guardians- Meet the New(ish) Playable Characters, Osiris …
... Chief, at which point the Chief took command of the group once more and they went after the Didact at Installation 03, another Halo ring. «Load The Game, Jun 15»
9
Love + Hate: Stories and Essays, by Hanif Kureishi - book review …
When Professor Kureishi hauls on his creative-writing gown, the didact's robe never quite fits. It shrinks his sense of mischief, and his wit. «The Independent, Jun 15»
10
Tony Oursler's Ghost Stories
“My grandfather, Fulton Oursler, was a poor guy, grew up in Baltimore, auto-didact. His aunt and mother took him to many séances when he ... «Vulture, May 15»

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