Declamation vs. Oration

Declamationnoun

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.

Declamationnoun

The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.

Declamationnoun

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

Declamationnoun

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.

Declamationnoun

The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.

Declamationnoun

A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.

Declamationnoun

Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation.

Declamationnoun

vehement oratory

Declamationnoun

recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric

Declamationnoun

the action or art of declaiming

Declamationnoun

a rhetorical exercise or set speech

Declamation

Declamation (from the Latin: declamatio) is an artistic form of public speaking. It is a dramatic oration designed to express through articulation, emphasis and gesture the full sense of the text being conveyed.

Orationnoun

A formal, often ceremonial speech.

Orationnoun

(jocular) A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.

Orationnoun

(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.

Orationverb

To deliver an oration; to speak.

Orationnoun

An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; - distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.

Orationverb

To deliver an oration.

Orationnoun

an instance of oratory;

Orationnoun

a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion

Orationnoun

the style or manner in which an oration is given