declamation

Etymology
From, from , from ; see.

Noun

 * 1) The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery; loud speaking in public.
 * 2) The public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools and colleges.
 * 3) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
 * 4) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
 * mere declamation
 * 1) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense.
 * mere declamation