epideictical

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A form of epideictic — Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

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epideicticdemonstrative
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Meanings

adjectiveepideictical (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of epideictic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivedesigned primarily for rhetorical display

Similar
epideicticdemonstrative
Also see
demonstrativeepideictic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

epideictical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epideictical

MLA

“epideictical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epideictical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epideictical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epideictical.

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