vehement speech
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long vehement speech — index diatribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
speech — [[t]spitʃ[/t]] n. 1) the faculty or power of speaking; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds 2) the act of speaking 3) something that is spoken; an utterance 4) a form of communication in spoken language, made by a… … From formal English to slang
harangue, tirade — An harangue is a passionate and vehement speech, one that is usually lengthy and delivered before a public gathering: The candidate indulged in an (or a) harangue that dealt more with his opponents than with the issues at hand. A tirade is a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
harangue — ha•rangue [[t]həˈræŋ[/t]] n. v. rangued, rangu•ing 1) a scolding or a verbal attack; diatribe 2) a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering 3) any long, pompous speech or writing of a tediously hortatory … From formal English to slang
harangue — /heuh rang /, n., v., harangued, haranguing. n. 1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. 2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering. 3. any long, pompous speech or writing of a… … Universalium
harangue — I noun abusive speech, bombast, contio, declamation, declamatory speech, diatribe, disquisition, effusion, exhortation, expatiation, invective, lecture, prelection, tirade, vehement speech associated concepts: harassment II index address (talk… … Law dictionary
ti|rade — «TY rayd, tuh RAYD», noun, verb, rad|ed, rad|i. –n. 1. a long, vehement speech. SYNONYM(S): harangue. 2. a long, scolding speech. SYNONYM(S): diatribe … Useful english dictionary
harangue — /həˈræŋ / (say huh rang) noun 1. a passionate, vehement speech; noisy and intemperate address. 2. any long, declamatory or pompous speech. –verb (harangued, haranguing) –verb (t) 3. to address in a harangue. –verb (i) 4. to deliver a harangue.… …
Henry Phillpotts — (1778 ndash;1869), Bishop of Exeter or Henry of Exeter, as he was often called, was England s longest serving bishop since the 12th century, (1830 ndash;1869), one of the most striking figures in the English Church of the 19th century and one of… … Wikipedia
tirade — /tuy rayd, tuy rayd /, n. 1. a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking. 2. a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate. 3. a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades … Universalium
