Didacticism

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The practice of conveying or of aiming to convey instruction; the tendency to be didactic in matter or style.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The didactic method or system.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An artistic philosophy that emphasises instructional and informative qualities over mere entertainment.
  • noun. A work, statement, etc. of this kind.
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  • noun. communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
  • Word Usage
    "We are reticent for the same reason the You of the story is; didacticism is something to be suspicious of."
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