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epideictic Definition

epi·deic·tic (ep′ə dīk′tik)

adjective

intended for display, esp. rhetorical display; designed to impress

Etymology: Gr epideiktikos, declamatory < epideikt(os), verbal adj. (< epideiknynai, to display < epi-: see epi- + deiknynai, to show: see diction) + -ikos, -ic

epideictic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rhetoric: The theater is the place where epideictic rhetoric belongs.
  • genre: From a rhetorical point of view these two phenomena point to the epideictic genre 9.
  • oratory: I have become increasingly skeptical of the value of that survival of epideictic oratory called " the formal lecture " .
  • element: Finally, with the description of her " heavenly lineaments " Spenser combines the epideictic elements of praise of lineage and physical features.