didacticism
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Capturing that movement required a fusion of political didacticism, unabashed melodrama, stage supernaturalism and sitcom beats.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021
New elements of music and clowning change his lugubrious didacticism to a lyrical warning in a form I call "morality ballad opera."
From The Harlot's Progress, The Rake's Progress (MS., CA. 1778-1780) by Anonymous
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