Definition of discourse

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Discourse (v. i.) To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.

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Descant :: Descant (v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments..
Dolorous :: Dolorous (a.) Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses..
Ethical :: Ethical (a.) Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical philosophy..
Allegory :: Allegory (n.) A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject..
Collocution :: Collocution (n.) A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.
Coherent :: Coherent (a.) Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse..
Preach :: Preach (v.) A religious discourse.
Hobbyhorse :: Hobbyhorse (n.) A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion..
Discourse :: Discourse (v. t.) To talk to; to confer with.
Colloquialism :: Colloquialism (n.) A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing..
Preface :: Preface (v. t.) To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to preface a book discourse..
Exordial :: Exordial (a.) Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.
Sermon :: Sermon (n.) Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction and grounded on some text or passage of Scripture..
Treat :: Treat (v. i.) To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age and of duties..
Discourse :: Discourse (v. t.) To utter or give forth; to speak.
Soteriology :: Soteriology (n.) A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health..
Dissertate :: Dissertate (v. i.) To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
Talk :: Talk (n.) Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town..
Impassioned :: Impassioned (p. p. & a.) Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse..
Oration :: Oration (n.) 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..
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