Camzing@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 years agoAre Donald Trumps speeches nothing but largiloquent dithyrambs?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down143
arrow-up1-28arrow-down1message-squareAre Donald Trumps speeches nothing but largiloquent dithyrambs?Camzing@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 years agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareSusagalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down2·3 years agoLargiloquent: Bombastic. Dithyramb: Ancient Greek improvised hymn about Dionysus. You were almost coherent there, but not quite.
minus-squareCamzing@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·3 years ago Dithyramb A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoFunnily enough if that just translates to bombastic, enthusiastic speech it’s slightly redundant and not as descriptive of his speeches as it could be for being such flowery wording.
minus-squareTrail@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoAs a Greek, yes this is the modern usage of the word.
Largiloquent: Bombastic.
Dithyramb: Ancient Greek improvised hymn about Dionysus.
You were almost coherent there, but not quite.
A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
Funnily enough if that just translates to bombastic, enthusiastic speech it’s slightly redundant and not as descriptive of his speeches as it could be for being such flowery wording.
As a Greek, yes this is the modern usage of the word.