forthspeaking

From forth- +‎ speaking.

forthspeaking (uncountable)

1. The act of speaking forth or declaring; declaration.
   • 1873, John Langdon Dudley, Tides and tendencies of religious thought:

     Revelation means nothing else. It is the forthputting, forthspeaking of the interior of God's nature, [...]

   • 2008, Herbert F. Tucker, Epic: Britain's heroic muse, 1790-1910:

     Can there be a more dubious moment in the entire poem than this precariously enjambed impersonation of prophetic forthspeaking?

2. Prophecy.
   • 1901, Louis Wallis, An examination of society from the standpoint of evolution:

     Evolution of prophecy, or forthspeaking on behalf of the divine.

3. Revelation.
   • 1888, Bible readings for the home circle:

     "This refers not to ordinary religious discourses for the edification of the church, but to such a forthspeaking of the mind of God in relation to truth, duty, or coming events ns the inward action of the Holy Spirit on the mind may produce."

From forthspeak +‎ -ing.

forthspeaking (comparative more forthspeaking, superlative most forthspeaking)

1. Speaking forth; declaring; prophesying.
   • 2008, Hugh Davis, The making of James Agee:

     In fact, in this political poetry Agee resembles nothing so much as the “ forthspeaking prophet” evoked by Paul Ashdown, who assumes a role “both satirical and visionary, to both attack and inspire [his] readers and to seek meaning in ostensibly trivial or grotesque events."

forthspeaking

1. present participle and gerund of forthspeak