What does epideictic mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. epideictic, epideicticaladjective

    designed primarily for rhetorical display

    "epideictic orations"

Wiktionary

  1. epideicticadjective

    Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eid), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

Wikipedia

  1. Epideictic

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

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  1. epideictic

    Epideictic refers to a type of rhetoric that is primarily concerned with praise or blame, often used in ceremonial speech-making such as eulogies or graduation speeches. It's a form of persuasive speech or writing that aims to present an argument in an effort to influence the audience's viewpoint.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Epideicticadjective

    serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; -- applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification, seeks to persuade

  2. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. to show forth, display; 'epi` + to show. Cf. Epidictic.]

Wikidata

  1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Epideictic

    -al, ep-i-dīk′tik, -al, adj. done for show or display. [Gr. epi, upon, deiknynai, to show.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of epideictic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of epideictic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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