- 1. n. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. Source: opted
- 2. n. substitution of a title for a name Source: wordnet
- 3. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. Source: webster
- 4. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, orthe like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when hismajesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say,the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead ofan appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminentorator a Cicero. Source: adambom
- 5. n. The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero. Source: ecdict
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