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Meaning of "parrhesia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARRHESIA

parrhesia  [pəˈriːʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARRHESIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parrhesia 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 PARRHESIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parrhesia

In rhetoric, parrhesia is a figure of speech described as: to speak candidly or to ask forgiveness for so speaking. The term is borrowed from the Greek παρρησία meaning literally "to speak everything" and by extension "to speak freely," "to speak boldly," or "boldness." It implies not only freedom of speech, but the obligation to speak the truth for the common good, even at personal risk. An example of this is the quote "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" by Winston Churchill.

Definition of parrhesia in the English dictionary

The definition of parrhesia in the dictionary is boldness or frankness of speech, the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARRHESIA


antiseizure
ˌæntɪˈsiːʒə
arbitrager
ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒə
Austronesia
ˌɒstrəʊˈniːʒə
nemesia
nɪˈmiːʒə
Polynesia
ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒə
reseizure
riːˈsiːʒə
seasure
ˈsiːʒə
seisure
ˈsiːʒə
seizure
ˈsiːʒə
seysure
ˈsiːʒə
subseizure
sʌbˈsiːʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARRHESIA

parr
parra
parrakeet
parral
parramatta
parrel
parricidal
parricide
parried
parrier
parries
parritch
parrock
parroket
parroquet
parrot
parrot cry
parrot disease
parrot fever
parrot phrase

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARRHESIA

acatamathesia
acroparesthesia
aesthesia
anaesthesia
anesthesia
Bahasa Indonesia
dysaesthesia
epidural anaesthesia
esthesia
general anaesthesia
hyperaesthesia
hyperesthesia
hypesthesia
kinesthesia
local anaesthesia
paraesthesia
paresthesia
spinal anaesthesia
synaesthesia
synesthesia
telesthesia

Synonyms and antonyms of parrhesia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parrhesia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARRHESIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

parrhesia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parresía
570 millions of speakers

English

parrhesia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

parrhesia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

parrhesia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паррезия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

parrhesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

parrhesia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parrêsia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parresia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

parrhesia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

parrhesia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

parrhesia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parrhesia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

parrhesia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேச்சுரிமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परस्परसंबंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parrhesia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parresia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parresía
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паррезія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parrhesia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

parrhesia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parrhesia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

parrhesia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Parrhesia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parrhesia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARRHESIA»

The term «parrhesia» is normally little used and occupies the 125.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARRHESIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parrhesia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parrhesia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARRHESIA»

Discover the use of parrhesia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parrhesia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Genesis of Modernity
It is exactly here that the role of parrhesia can be identified. Parrhesia establishes the actual link between legal-institutional arrangements and the effective game of politics. The institutional framework, the right of participation and the equal ...
Arpad Szakolczai, 2013
2
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
[A. OEPKE, V, 858-71] — » epiphdneia, erchomai, heko, hemera, maranathd parrhesia [openness, candor], parrhesidzomai [to speak openly] A. The Greek World and Hellenism. J. The Political Sphere. The term parrhesia is an important one ...
Gerhard Kittel, Gerhard Friedrich, Geoffrey William Bromiley, 1985
3
Plato's Democratic Entanglements: Athenian Politics and the ...
Both the uninhibited character of the speech Socrates and Adeimantus are practicing and Socrates' affirmation of his intention to continue to speak in this manner remind the reader of the issue of parrhesia. That the image they conjure up is ...
S. Sara Monoson, 2000
4
Hidden Dimensions of Education
Foucault's re-raising of parrhesia In October and November 1983, the year before he died, Michel Foucault gave six lectures at the University of California, Berkeley , with the headline Discourse and truth: the problematization of parrhesia.
Tobias Werler, Christoph Wulf
5
Plato's Socrates as Educator
cal sense, the use of the term parrhesia here, like the use of the term pleonek- tein in Socrates' rejoinder to Alcibiades, is imbued with great signification. Parrhesia (literally, "outspokenness" or "frankness") originally named the democratic ...
Gary Alan Scott, 2000
6
Composition and Cornel West: Notes Toward a Deep Democracy
West's second mention of parrhesia involves his wishes for the media: "There can be no democratic paideia — the critical cultivation E of an active citizenry — without democratic parrhesia — a bold and coura- o geous press willing to speak  ...
Keith Gilyard, 2008
7
Freedom of Speech: A Reference Guide to the United States ...
Parrhesia referred to the general freedom of speech that Athenians enjoyed as an aspect of their "liberty" (elentheria). Classical scholar Sara Monoson emphasized the more nuanced meaning of parrhesia as "frank speaking," which, she ...
Keith Werhan, 2004
8
Feminism, Foucault, and Embodied Subjectivity
Argues that Foucault's work employs a conception of subjectivity that is well-suited for feminist theory and politics.
Margaret A. McLaren, 2012
9
Gnostic Wars: The Cold War in the Context of a History of ...
The moment of parrhesia is a moment of truth only for the speaker, for he makes a commitment to the person he wants to be judged as. The parrhesiast, in other words, reveals who he truly is: 'I am the one who thinks this or that.'4 The political  ...
Stefan Rossbach, 1999
10
The Politics of Sincerity: Plato, Frank Speech, and ...
75 For oligarchs, that shamelessness was what was wrong with democracy, while democrats viewed the removal of archaic restrictions on free citizens as the strength of Athens (especially when coupled with parrhesia's emphasis on truthful ...
Elizabeth Markovits, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARRHESIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parrhesia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Art review: Cutting the cord of censorship
A second part to 'Parrhesia I' held at Koel Gallery in 2011, 'Parrhesia II' includes a larger body of artists, 21, and an evolved response to the ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Fourth of July speech provides alternate perspective
Parrhesia means speaking boldly or freely, he said. “I think this speech is the essence of parrhesia because it's this sort of courageous, bold ... «The Daily Tar Heel, Jul 15»
3
Parrhesia: Speak the truth, say it all, without any fear
Twenty-two artists are displaying their works at Koel gallery till July 23. The works revolve around the concept of Parrhesia, which means ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Vatican Sets Stage for Tradition and Controversy at October Synod
“The synod fathers are invited to express themselves with parrhesia [frankness],” he said. “They will be free to communicate with the media at ... «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
5
Heretics are the heroes of the fight for free speech
Free speech – or parrhesia as they called it – meant something different to the Ancient Greeks. Athenian democracy was based on the idea of ... «Spiked, Jun 15»
6
Pope Francis receives Catholic Biblical Federation
... Francis reflected on two characteristics of Biblical evangelizers and teachers of the faith: parrhesia or 'frankness'; hypomone or 'patience'. «Vatican Radio, Jun 15»
7
A Strauss of Cards
This parrhesia (Athenian for candor) left a deep impression upon all of us. Strauss's mild, unruffled manner, then, veiled a combative streak. «The National Interest Online, Jun 15»
8
Stephen Haynes – Pomegranate (2015)
Not long after out-jazz cornetist Stephen Haynes recorded his debut Parrhesia in 2010 with Joe Morris and Warren Smith, his mentor Bill Dixon ... «Something Else! Reviews, Jun 15»
9
Personification of a rare virtue
Reading this book made me understand Milani as the personification of a rare virtue: parrhesia. St Paul speaks of parrhesia as the virtue of ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
10
June 4th 1989: Silence, Power and Politics
Fearless speech, or parrhesia as ancient Greek democrats called it, can be a reality check on bossy arbitrary power, a potent means of ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Parrhesia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/parrhesia>. Apr 2024 ».
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