epideictical

An obsolete adjective relating to a type of speech or writing that is designed for display or show, often used in rhetoric to praise or blame.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que se refiere a un tipo de discurso o escritura destinado a la exhibición o demostración, empleado a menudo en retórica para alabar o censurar; también puede indicar algo que sirve para mostrar o ejemplificar.

1. Rhetorical display C2 formal

   Designed primarily for rhetorical display or ceremonial speech, often used to praise or blame.

   • The speech was epideictical, focusing on the virtues of the leader.
   • His epideictical oratory captivated the audience at the ceremony.
   • The professor analyzed the epideictical nature of the ancient funeral oration.

   🇪🇸epidíctico (discurso demostrativo)

   Sinónimos: ceremonialdeclamatorydemonstrativeoratoricalrhetorical