What does "epideictic" mean?

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" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

What is a synonym for "epideictic"?

Common synonyms include: epideictical, epideictical.

How do you pronounce "epideictic"?

Pronounced //ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk//.

Epideictic

//ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

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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" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle. not-comparable

Adjective

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Synonyms

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epideictical epideictical

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδεικτικός (epideiktikós), from ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknumi, “to display, exhibit”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to show”).

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