di·dac·tic (d -d k t k) also di·dac·ti·cal (-t-k l)adj. 1. Intended to instruct. 2. Morally instructive. 3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively. [Greek didaktikos, skillful in teaching, from didaktos, taught, from didaskein, didak-, to teach, educate.] di·dac ti·cal·ly adv.di·dac ti·cism (-t-sz m) n. |
didacticism
1. the practice of valuing literature, etc., primarily for its instructional content.
2. an inclination to teach or lecture others too much, especially by preaching and moralizing.
3. a pedantic, dull method of teaching. — didact, n. — didactic, adj.
See also: Learning2. an inclination to teach or lecture others too much, especially by preaching and moralizing.
3. a pedantic, dull method of teaching. — didact, n. — didactic, adj.
the views and conduct of one who intends to teach, often in a pedantic or contemptuous manner, both factual and moral material. — didact, n. — didactic, adj.
See also: Attitudes
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| Noun | 1. | didacticism - communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive; "the didacticism expected in books for the young"; "the didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums" communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
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