ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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

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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