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Definition of Eloquence

1. Noun. Powerful and effective language. "His oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

Definition of Eloquence

1. n. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion.

Definition of Eloquence

1. Noun. The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eloquence

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Eloquence

1. 1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. "Eloquence is speaking out . . . Out of the abundance of the heart." (Hare) 2. Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. "Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes." (Pope) "The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence." (Macaulay) 3. That which is eloquently uttered or written. "O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast." (Shak) Synonym: Oratory, rhetoric. Origin: F. Eloquence, L. Eloquentia, fr. Eloquens. See Eloquent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Eloquence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Spanish Literature by George Ticknor (1891)
"WE shall hardly look for forensic or deliberative eloquence in Spain. The whole constitution of things there, the political and ecclesiastical institutions ..."

2. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"In short, all genuine pulpit eloquence must be in harmony with those principles of human nature on which the success of secular eloquence depends. ..."

3. Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States: And by George Washington, Daniel Webster (1909)
"WEBSTER'S CONCEPTION OP eloquence Webster gave his own definition of true ... While speaking of the eloquence of Adams, Webster said : — '' When public ..."

4. The Letters of Junius ...: With Notes and Illustrations, Historical by Junius (1804)
"But, as such an opinion has been propagated; an inquiry into the essential nature of true eloquence, and a comparison of the merits of the best remains of ..."

5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... declared against Philip, it was thought decent that the deputies of Argos should retire (T. Liv.xxxii.22). (82) His eloquence is celebrated by ..."

6. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1902)
"Meanwhile all Florence was entranced by the eloquence of the Ferrarese Friar. What was the secret of his fascination ? It consisted partly in the contagious ..."

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