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rhetology

rhetology noun: the form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect.

Noun

rhetology (uncountable)

  1. The form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect.
    • I have already suggested that rhetology is dominant in some forms of discourse when compared with others, for example, apocalyptic compared with wisdom.2012, Duane F. Watson, Miracle Discourse in the New Testament, →ISBN, page 101
    • At this point in the narration, Lukan prophetic miracle rhetology evokes the belief that power of the Lord in Jesus flowed through the brier into the body of the young man.2015, Vernon K. Robbins, Jonathan M. Potter, Jesus and Mary Reimagined in Early Christian Literature, →ISBN, page 17

Words formed from rhetology

Questions about rhetology

What does rhetology mean?
Rhetology means the form of rhetorical argument or reasoning that characterizes a rhetorolect.
What part of speech is rhetology?
Rhetology is a noun.

Words near rhetology in the dictionary

  1. Rheto-Romanic
  2. rhetographical
  3. rhetographies
  4. rhetography
  5. rhetological
  6. rhetology
  7. rhetor
  8. rhetoric
  9. rhetorical
  10. rhetorical device
  11. rhetorical devices

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