didacticism

Meanings

• noun

  The practice of teaching or giving instructions, typically using an authoritative or systematic approach.

  - "The didacticism of the teacher made learning a pleasant experience."
  - "The novel's didacticism was a turn-off for some readers."

• noun

  The quality of being instructive or teaching a lesson.

  - "The didacticism of the novel was a reflection of the author's beliefs."
  - "The poem's didacticism was overshadowed by its beauty."

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Variants

List of all variants of didacticism that leads to same result
didactic , didactical , didactically , didacticism , didacticisms

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'didasko,' meaning 'I teach'.

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Trivia

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1. Didactic poetry was a popular literary genre in ancient Greece and Rome.

2. The term 'didactic' is often used in a negative way to describe works that are overly instructive or moralistic.

3. The word 'didacticism' first appeared in English in the 16th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Moralism: A philosophical or literary concern with moral values and principles.

2. Pedagogy: The theory and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or academic discipline.

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Quotes

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1. For two decades, many Americans, including some early advocates of the Vietnam intervention, have been relentlessly "didactic", extracting cautionary lessons from Vietnam.

   - George F. Will,{it}Newsweek{/it},22 May 1989

2. —the trappings, one might say—of a "didactic" and resolutely pious Victorian sensibility in the service of an anarchic imagination.

   - Joyce Carol Oates,{it}The Profane Art{/it},1983

3. Slaves related human as well as animal trickster tales; they told Bible stories, explanatory tales, moralistic and "didactic" tales, supernatural tales and legends.

   - Lawrence W. Levine,{it}The Unpredictable Past{/it},1993

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Culture

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Didacticism has been a common feature in literature and art throughout history, particularly in works that aim to instruct or teach moral or ethical lessons. One famous example is Aesop's Fables, which use animal characters and stories to illustrate moral principles.

How to Memorize "didacticism"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

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