parrhesia

See also: Parrhesia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

parrhesia (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) boldness or freedom in speech
  2. (rhetoric) the seeking of forgiveness for such speech

Derived terms
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