What is another word for declamations?

Pronunciation: [dɪklɐmˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Declamations are defined as a passionate, formal speech or an address that is typically meant to criticize or protest. Synonyms for the word declamations include speeches, orations, harangues, diatribes, tirades, sermons, addresses, talks, discourses, and lectures. These words describe a range of different styles and tones, but they all refer to some form of formal public speaking. Each word brings a different nuance or connotation to the idea of a declamation. Some synonyms, like harangues and tirades, suggest a more negative or hostile tone, while others, like sermons and discourses, are more associated with religious or educational contexts. Regardless of the specific synonym used, all of these words convey the idea of a bold, passionate public address.

What are the hypernyms for Declamations?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Declamations

But a very few years before the Jacksonians had appealed to a senseless public dislike of the so-called "money power," in order to help themselves to victory; and now they had the chagrin of seeing an only less irrational outcry raised against themselves in turn, and used to oust them from their places, with the same effectiveness which had previously attended their own frothy and loud-mouthed declamations.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
It may be said in passing that these two Russian pacifists, by their gruesome exposition of the horrors of war, aroused more sentiment against warfare than did all the spectacular and expensive peace conferences inaugurated by the crowned but hollow head of their nation, and the splendid declamations of the possessors of, or aspirants for, the late Mr. Nobel's forty-thousand dollar prize.
"Prophets of Dissent Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy"
Otto Heller
But when the "sacred soil" was threatened, citizens began to close their ranks: they ceased their declamations against the crushing taxes and youth-slaying conscription: they submitted to heavier taxes and levies of still younger lads.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose

Famous quotes with Declamations

  • These selfish professors of religion [monks] grudged every act of munificence that was not applied to themselves, or their monasteries; and could not behold the good fortune of the minstrels without expressing their indignation; which they often did in terms of scurrilous abuse, calling them janglers, mimics, buffoons, monsters of men, and comtemptible scoffers. They also severely censured the nobility for patronizing and rewarding such a shameless set of sordid flatterers, and the populace for frequenting their exhibitions, and being delighted with their performances, which diverted them from more serious pursuits, and corrupted their morals. On the other hand, the minstrels appear to have been ready enough to give them ample occasion for censure; and, indeed, I apprehend that their own immorality and insolence contributed more to their downfal, than all the defamatory declamations of their opponents.
    Joseph Strutt

Related words: declamatory, oral, spoken, rhetorical, oralist, oratorical

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