Forthspeaking
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration. uncountable
"Revelation means nothing else. It is the forthputting, forthspeaking of the interior of God's nature, [...]"
- 2 Prophecy. uncountable
"Evolution of prophecy, or forthspeaking on behalf of the divine."
- 3 Revelation. uncountable
"This refers not to ordinary religious discourses for the edification of the church, but to such a forthspeaking of the mind of God in relation to truth, duty, or coming events ns the inward action of the Holy Spirit on the mind may produce."
- 1 present participle and gerund of forthspeak form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Speaking forth; declaring; prophesying.
"In fact, in this political poetry Agee resembles nothing so much as the “ forthspeaking prophet” evoked by Paul Ashdown, who assumes a role “both satirical and visionary, to both attack and inspire [his] readers and to seek meaning in ostensibly trivial or grotesque events.""
Example
More examples"Revelation means nothing else. It is the forthputting, forthspeaking of the interior of God's nature, [...]"
Etymology
From forth- + speaking.
From forthspeak + -ing.
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