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didacticism

American  
[dahy-dakt-i-siz-uhm] / daɪˈdækt ɪˌsɪz əm /

noun

  1. a tendency to be didactic; didactic character, tone, or style.


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Nor does this portrait have the didacticism of Sally Field’s portrayal in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biopic, “Lincoln.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

The film refuses didacticism, offering instead the proverb: If you know, you know.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2022

So even if Novic and Fell tilt toward didacticism, it’s for good reason.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2022

“People are resistant to didacticism, and disaster is a spectacle — the genre is so established it puts a barrier between you and the consequences,” she said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2021

In fact, the Brahmanic character of the wisdom here expounded consists mainly in the contemplative spirit of reposeful didacticism which pervades the entire collection.

From The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Remy, Arthur F. J.