- antonomastic
- antonoˈmastic, a. rare—0.
[f. prec. after Gr. ὀνοµαστικ-ός.]Characterized by antonomasia.
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Antonomastic — An to*no*mas tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. {An to*no*mas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antonomastic — See antonomasia. * * * … Universalium
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Antonomastically — Antonomastic An to*no*mas tic, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. {An to*no*mas tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antonomasia — antonomastic /an teuh noh mas tik/, antonomastical, adj. antonomastically, adv. /an teuh neuh may zheuh/, n. 1. Rhet. the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person s name, as his lordship. 2. the use of the… … Universalium
Merit (Catholicism) — Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomastic usage, the word has come to designate… … Wikipedia
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