epideictic

• Fachsprachliches, veraltetes Adjektiv aus der Rhetorik, das eine Rede oder einen Text bezeichnet, die der Zurschaustellung der Kunstfertigkeit des Redners oder Autors dienen, oft zu zeremoniellen oder deklamatorischen Zwecken.

A highly specialized, obsolete adjective used in rhetoric to describe a speech or writing that is designed to display the skill of the speaker or writer, often for ceremonial or declamatory purposes.

1. Rhetorical displayC2formal

   Designed primarily for rhetorical effect or ceremonial display, often used in speeches that praise or blame.

   Epideiktisch

   • The politician's speech was purely epideictic, focusing on praise rather than policy.
   • Epideictic oratory was a key genre in ancient Greek rhetoric.
   • His epideictic style impressed the audience but lacked substance.

   Synonymeceremonialdeclamatorydemonstrativeoratorical