Epidictic — Ep i*dic tic, Epidictical Ep i*dic tic*al, a. [L. epidictius. See {Epideictic}.] Serving to explain; demonstrative. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epidictic — obs. form of epideictic … Useful english dictionary
epidictic — /ɛpiˈdɪktɪk/ (say epee diktik) adjective → epideictic …
Epidictical — Epidictic Ep i*dic tic, Epidictical Ep i*dic tic*al, a. [L. epidictius. See {Epideictic}.] Serving to explain; demonstrative. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Epideictic — Ep i*deic tic, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show forth, display; epi + ? to show. Cf. {Epidictic}.] Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; applied by the Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification, seeks to persuade … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epideictic — /ɛpiˈdaɪktɪk/ (say epee duyktik) adjective displaying the skill of the speaker: epideictic orations. Also, epidictic /ɛpiˈdɪktɪk/ (say epee diktik). {Greek epideiktikos displaying} …
