Protreptic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəʊˈtɹɛptɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Protreptic is an adjective meaning Serving to instruct; didactic.
Meaning
Serving to instruct; didactic.
More Meanings
- A didactic speech, book, etc.
Example Sentences
A protreptic discourse for beginners, no matter what the stage of Plato's development when he wrote it, would contain much elementary matter and would certainly not reveal his most profound thought.
Word Forms
- protreptics
Synonyms for protreptic
Depending on context, synonyms include protreptical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protreptical, paideutic, paraenetical, parenetic, homiletic, epidictical.
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