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Meaning of "epideictic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPIDEICTIC

From Greek epideiktikos, from epideiknunai to display, show off, from deiknunai to show.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EPIDEICTIC

ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPIDEICTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epideictic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPIDEICTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Epideictic

The epideictic oratory, also called ceremonial oratory, or praise-and-blame rhetoric, is one of the three branches, or "species", of rhetoric as outlined in Aristotle's Rhetoric, to be used to praise or blame during ceremonies.

Definition of epideictic in the English dictionary

The definition of epideictic in the dictionary is designed to display something, esp the skill of the speaker in rhetoric Also: epidictic,.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPIDEICTIC

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPIDEICTIC

epideictical · epidemic · epidemic cholera · epidemic encephalitis · epidemic meningitis · epidemic parotitis · epidemical · epidemically · epidemicity · epidemiologic · epidemiological · epidemiologically · epidemiologist · epidemiology · epidendrone · epidendrum · epidermal · epidermic · epidermis

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPIDEICTIC

anaphylactic · anorectic · anticlimactic · apoplectic · chemotactic · climactic · dialectic · eutectic · extragalactic · High Arctic · isotactic · malolactic · Palaearctic · smectic · stereotactic · subantarctic · subarctic · syntactic · the Antarctic · the Arctic

Synonyms and antonyms of epideictic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epideictic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPIDEICTIC

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The translations of epideictic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epideictic» in English.
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epideictic
1,325 millions of speakers
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epidéictica
570 millions of speakers
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epideictic
510 millions of speakers
hi

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epideictic
380 millions of speakers
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epideictic
280 millions of speakers
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epideictic
278 millions of speakers
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epidítico
270 millions of speakers
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epideictic
260 millions of speakers
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epideictic
220 millions of speakers
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Epideictic
190 millions of speakers
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epideiktische
180 millions of speakers
ja

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epideictic
130 millions of speakers
ko

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epideictic
85 millions of speakers
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Epideictic
85 millions of speakers
vi

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epideictic
80 millions of speakers
ta

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epideictic
75 millions of speakers
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अॅपरिटेक्टिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

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epideictic
70 millions of speakers
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epidittico
65 millions of speakers
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epideictic
50 millions of speakers
uk

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epideictic
40 millions of speakers
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epideictic
30 millions of speakers
el

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epideictic
15 millions of speakers
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epideictic
14 millions of speakers
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epideictic
10 millions of speakers
no

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epideictic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epideictic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIDEICTIC»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIDEICTIC»

Discover the use of epideictic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epideictic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from ...
In forensic oratory, the audience members deter-mine guilt or innocence relating to events from the past. In deliberative oratory, the audience seeks to determine the best course of action to pursue in the future. Epideictic, according to Aristotle,  ...
Theresa Enos, 2013
2
The Reader's Figure: Epideictic Rhetoric in Plato, ...
Self-Inclusion and the Problem of Defining the Epideictic Listener. Chapter 3 of the first Book of the Rhetoric, the final introductory chapter, begins by setting out the last of Aristotle's fundamental triple distinctions, that of the three forms of ...
Richard Lockwood, 1996
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In praise of Aeneas: Virgil and epideictic rhetoric in the ...
A major new work in the history of rhetoric shows how humanistic interpretations of the Aeneid as praise & blame influenced later creative & scholarly evocations of the epic.
Craig Kallendorf, 1989
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Miscellany Rhetoric(s) of Nationalism: Postcolonial ...
Twentieth-century reassessments of Aristotle's theory of epideictic rhetoric have helped to clarify and detail a civic function for epideictic, showing that epideictic is more than “mere performance” in terms of showing off or displaying the skill of ...
Sarah L. Yoder, 2008
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More Than Precious Memories: The Rhetoric of Southern Gospel ...
understand its own values more deeply through reflection upon its own experiences. Both Aristotle and Condit conceived of epideictic in terms of public speaking, but these ideas can be adapted easily to the website texts we will examine here.
Michael P. Graves, David Fillingim, 2004
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Second Corinthians, a Letter about Reconciliation
It is therefore not particularly remarkable that normal people had great difficulty in distinguishing between (moral) philosophers, sophists and rhetoricians.10 2.2 Epideictic Rhetoric - A Variegated Genre Epideictic rhetoric was the genre that ...
Ivar Vegge, 2008
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Paul and the Rhetoric of Reconciliation: An Exegetical ...
In designating a New Testament text as epideictic, deliberative or forensic rhetoric, the question of whether that rhetorical species is appropriate to the subject matter or issue in the text too often goes completely unaddressed.48 This criticism, ...
Margaret M. Mitchell, 1991
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Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era
While deliberate rhetoric uses logic and reasoning to influence future actions, epideictic rhetoric aims to increase the intensity of adherence to common beliefs and values that bind a community and, in so doing, prepares the ground for ...
Jonathan Gray, Jeffrey P. Jones, Ethan Thompson, 2009
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Pragmatism, Democracy, and the Necessity of Rhetoric
Locke, then, can help us extend the potential of epideictic rhetoric for larger social issues and extend pragmatism through his grounded engagement in rhetorical processes. In the rhetorical tradition, Aristotle identifies epideictic discourse as ...
Robert Danisch, 2007
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Rhetorics of Display
epideictic qualities across a wide range of distinct kinds of rhetorical display. Much of this work has centered on contemporary eulogy and other public oratory (See Brooke Rollins, "The Ethics of Epideictic Rhetoric: Addressing the Problem of ...
Lawrence J. Prelli, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIDEICTIC»

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Crossan"s Long Game for Advancing Bottom-Up Change in …
... appeals as he constructs his carefully crafted argument -- the kind of argument that Aristotle would categorize as epideictic civic rhetoric (i.e., ... «OpEdNews, Apr 15»
2
Rhetorical time-travel to help you take control of the tense
The third branch, epideictic or display oratory, vamps around in the middle: here is speech to amuse and delight, to deliver the actual praise ... «Financial Times, Oct 14»
3
Guest column by Allie Cohen | How social media shaped my 9/11 story
I flew to Dallas, Texas, where I studied George W. Bush's epideictic rhetoric in his three major post-9/11 speeches. A major theme throughout ... «The Daily Pennsylvanian, Sep 14»
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Meet the White, Male Leftist Professors Who Kept a Black Woman …
... on the use of verbal ornament in the epideictic verse and prose of the so-called 'Grands Rhétoriqueurs,' on the conception(s) of truth, praise, ... «PJ Media, May 14»
5
How to eulogise the dead and departing
Funeral orations belong to a special type of public speaking called epideictic oratory: that is, speeches of praise or blame. Business people ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
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Recognizing women octogenarians
In “The Epideictic Rhetoric of Vicente Florido,” Genesis Bedio discussed Florido's training as debater and writer and editor for local papers, and ... «Inquirer.net, Sep 13»
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Life after cancer: learning to be lighter
In the interest of building a strong doctor's office character, I choose a book, usually something about epideictic rhetoric (don't ask), to read in ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 13»
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Leadership and Communication in British Politics
The methods for analysing these include judicial (forensic), epideictic (performative/dramatic), deliberative (consider/debate driven) oratory. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 13»
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Book Review: The Ages of Superman: Essays on the Man of Steel in …
The first, except for its astute observation of the epideictic rhetorical style in both Reagan's “Morning Again in America” commercial and Bryne's ... «TechnologyTell, Apr 13»
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Paul, Ephesos, and the 'grace of Augustus'
... Ephesians volumes the typical forms of Asiatic rhetoric and in this case epideictic Asiatic rhetoric used in this very locale to laud the Emperor. «Patheos, Jan 13»
REFERENCE
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