If you use the word discourse, you are describing a formal and intense discussion or debate.
The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.
Noun
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
Noun
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
Noun
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Verb
talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
Verb
carry on a conversation
Verb
to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante''s `Inferno''"
n.
The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as
it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion;
an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning
faculty.
n.
Conversation; talk.
n.
The art and manner of speaking and conversing.
n.
Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a
given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation; sermon, etc.;
as, the preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
n.
Dealing; transaction.
v. i.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and
inferring; to reason.
v. i.
To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose
one's views; to talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold forth;
to speak; to converse.
v. i.
To relate something; to tell.
v. i.
To treat of something in writing and formally.
v. t.
To treat of; to expose or set forth in language.
v. t.
To utter or give forth; to speak.
v. t.
To talk to; to confer with.
Discourse
Difficult, strange, and harsh to the discourses of natural reason.
Sure he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and godlike reason To fust in us unused.2.
In their discourses after supper.
Filling the head with variety of thoughts, and the mouth with copious discourse.3.
Of excellent breeding, admirable discourse.4.
Good Captain Bessus, tell us the discourse Betwixt Tigranes and our king, and how We got the victory.
Discourse
Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear.3.
Discourse
The life of William Tyndale . . . is sufficiently and at large discoursed in the book.2.
It will discourse mos eloquent music.3.
I have spoken to my brother, who is the patron, to discourse the minister about it.
The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning; range of reasoning faculty.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
To treat of; to expose or set forth in language.
Usage Examples
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
Public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation - not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and societal threats. The implications for the planet are grim.
I'd like to see much more understanding of emotional issues around hurt, abandonment, disappointment, longing, failure and shame, where they stem from and how they drive people and policies brought into public discourse.
Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.
Our country's political discourse and debate are enriched by discussions of the political implications of our faith traditions, whether they are taking place in our communities, at our dinner tables, or in our places of worship.
We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhile the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate elected representatives of the American people.
Scientific knowledge is a kind of discourse.
Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods - the violent methods - that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.
Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition.
One of the big changes in politics has been because families, individuals, have felt worried, insecure... worried about the economy, worried about their jobs, worried about their kids' futures... actually the disconnect between the public and media discourse and people's everyday concerns has become bigger not smaller.
On the other side, I do believe that the rhetoric we are seeing from the Democrats today is unprecedented, is a new low in presidential politics and goes beyond political discourse and amounts to political hate speech.
Fruitful discourse in science or theology requires us to believe that within the contexts of normal discourse there are some true statements.
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