Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parrhesia

/pəˈriːziə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-rhe-sia
IPA: /pəˈriːziə/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

boldness or freedom in speech

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Anderson suggests that the centrality of ethos is incorporated into Foucault's description of the philosopher as truth-teller in his concept of parrhesia, as well as in the debate he had with Jürgen Habermas in relation to power and communication."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρρησία (parrhēsía), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (English pan-) + ῥῆσις (rhêsis), ῥῆμα (rhêma, “utterance, speech”).

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

parrhesiastic

Questions

How do you pronounce parrhesia?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈriːziə/.
What does parrhesia mean?: boldness or freedom in speech
Where does parrhesia come from?: From Ancient Greek παρρησία (parrhēsía), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) (English pan-) + ῥῆσις (rhêsis), ῥῆμα (rhêma, “utterance, speech”).

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