Definitions for lecture
ˈlɛk tʃərlec·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lecture, public lecture, talknoun

   a speech that is open to the public

   "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

2. lecture, speech, talking tonoun

   a lengthy rebuke

   "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

3. lecture, lecturingverb

   teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

4. lecture, talkverb

   deliver a lecture or talk

   "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

5. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

   censure severely or angrily

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lecturenoun

   A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to group.

   During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.

2. lecturenoun

   A berating or scolding.

   I really don't want you to give me a lecture about my bad eating habits.

3. lectureverb

   To teach, by giving a speech on a given topic.

4. lectureverb

   To berate, to scold.

5. Etymology: From lectura, from lectus, past participle of lego.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LECTUREnoun

   Etymology: lecture, French.

   1. A discourse pronounced upon any subject.

   Mark him, while Dametas reads his rustick lecture unto him, how to feed his beasts before noon, and where to shade them in the extreme heat. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Wrangling pedant,
   When in musick we have spent an hour,
   Your lecture shall have leisure for as much. William Shakespeare.

   When letters from Cesar were given to Rusticus, he refused to open them till the philosopher had done his lectures. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   Virtue is the solid good, which tutors should not only read lectures and talk of, but the labour and art of education should furnish the mind with, and fasten there. John Locke.

   Numidia will be blest by Cato’s lectures. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   2. The act or practice of reading; perusal.

   In the lecture of holy scripture, their apprehensions are commonly confined unto the literal sense of the text. Browne.

   3. A magisterial reprimand.

2. To Lectureverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To instruct formally.2. To instruct insolently and dogmatically.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lecture

   A lecture (from Latin lēctūra “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories, and equations. A politician's speech, a minister's sermon, or even a business person's sales presentation may be similar in form to a lecture. Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture's content. Though lectures are much criticised as a teaching method, universities have not yet found practical alternative teaching methods for the large majority of their courses. Critics point out that lecturing is mainly a one-way method of communication that does not involve significant audience participation but relies upon passive learning. Therefore, lecturing is often contrasted to active learning. Lectures delivered by talented speakers can be highly stimulating; at the very least, lectures have survived in academia as a quick, cheap, and efficient way of introducing large numbers of students to a particular field of study. Lectures have a significant role outside the classroom, as well. Academic and scientific awards routinely include a lecture as part of the honor, and academic conferences often center on "keynote addresses", i.e., lectures. The public lecture has a long history in the sciences and in social movements. Union halls, for instance, historically have hosted numerous free and public lectures on a wide variety of matters. Similarly, churches, community centers, libraries, museums, and other organizations have hosted lectures in furtherance of their missions or their constituents' interests. Lectures represent a continuation of oral tradition in contrast to textual communication in books and other media. Lectures may be considered a type of grey literature.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lecturenoun

   the act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture

2. Lecturenoun

   a discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon

3. Lecturenoun

   a reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority

4. Lecturenoun

   a rehearsal of a lesson

5. Lectureverb

   to read or deliver a lecture to

6. Lectureverb

   to reprove formally and with authority

7. Lectureverb

   to deliver a lecture or lectures

8. Etymology: [F. lecture, LL. lectura, fr. L. legere, lectum, to read. See Legend.]

FreebaseRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lecture

   A lecture is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories and equations. A politician's speech, a minister's sermon, or even a businessman's sales presentation may be similar in form to a lecture. Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture's content. Though lectures are much criticised as a teaching method, universities have not yet found practical alternative teaching methods for the large majority of their courses. Critics point out that lecturing is mainly a one-way method of communication that does not involve significant audience participation. Therefore, lecturing is often contrasted to active learning. Lectures delivered by talented speakers can be highly stimulating; at the very least, lectures have survived in academia as a quick, cheap and efficient way of introducing large numbers of students to a particular field of study. The criticisms of lectures are often summarized by a quote generally misattributed to Mark Twain: Lectures have a significant role outside the classroom, as well. Academic and scientific awards routinely include a lecture as part of the honor, and academic conferences often center around "keynote addresses", i.e., lectures. The public lecture has a long history in the sciences and in social movements. Union halls, for instance, historically have hosted numerous free and public lectures on a wide variety of matters. Similarly, churches, community centers, libraries, museums, and other organizations have hosted lectures in furtherance of their missions or their constituents' interests. Lectures represent a continuation of oral tradition in contrast to textual communication in books and other media.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Lecture

   lek′tūr, n. a discourse on any subject, esp. a professional or tutorial discourse: an expository and discursive religious discourse, usually based on an extended passage of Scripture rather than a single text: an endowed lectureship, as the Bampton, Hulsean, &c.: a formal reproof.—v.t. to instruct by discourses: to instruct authoritatively: to reprove.—v.i. to give a lecture or lectures.—ns. Lec′turer, one who lectures: one of a class of preachers in the Church of England, chosen by the vestry and supported by voluntary contributions; Lec′tureship, the office of a lecturer. [See Lection.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LECTURE

   An entertainment at which it costs but little to look intelligent.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lecture

   A form of interactive lesson, presentation or education at a college, university or other education organization.

   The lecture was interesting and stimulating.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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   Rank popularity for the word 'lecture' in Nouns Frequency: #1342

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lecture in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of lecture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lecture in a Sentence

1. Ahmed Nur:

   We thought there was a lecture, however we witnessed three men shot dead and another beheaded in front of us.

2. Scott Applewhite:

   We condemned the violence on Jan. 6 and we condemned it last summer. It would’ve been nice if our colleagues on the other side had done the same, last summer when police were being pelted with frozen water bottles, bricks and beat up, where were they? They were raising money to bail out rioters who were doing those very actions to the police.And today we get a lecture about how we haven’t been consistent, you’ve got to be kidding me!

3. Randi Weingarten:

   Putting politicians in control of classrooms and lecture halls is a slap in the face to all Americans who value freedom and local control, and we will fight this blatant censorship with every fiber of our being.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   Look, all of this puts the cart before the horse, you need, it seems to me, a lecture to concentrate on what the news is today. Not a leaked draft. But the fact that the draft was leaked.

5. Robby Mook:

   Hillary Clinton said on the campaign trail it was a mistake to have the personal email server. I think what's, in retrospect, incredibly ironic and deeply frustrating to a lot of us is that Director Comey felt entitled to go in front of the country, unauthorized, and lecture Secretary Clinton about Hillary Clinton use when it turns out Director Comey was doing the same thing.

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