Definition of Epithet. Meaning of Epithet. Synonyms of Epithet

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Definition of Epithet

Epithet
Epithet Ep"i*thet, v. t. To describe by an epithet. [R.] Never was a town better epitheted. --Sir H. Wotton.

Meaning of Epithet from wikipedia

- An epithet (from Ancient Gr**** ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or...
- characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles. Epithets are used because of the constraints of...
- The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's cult in ancient Roman religion. Jupiter's most ancient attested forms...
- Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets...
- Epithet Erased is an American animated action-comedy web-series created by Brendan Blaber. It premiered on VRV on November 8, 2019 and on Blaber's YouTube...
- the modern concept of genera". The scientific name (or the scientific epithet) of a genus is also called the generic name; in modern style guides and...
- Look up epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature,...
- A plant epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by ****ociation with some perceived quality of a plant. Vegetable epithets may be pejorative...
- The following is a list of ethnic slurs or ethnophaulisms or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members...
- confined to the United States, the use of the words **** and ****got as epithets for **** men has spread elsewhere in the English-speaking world, but the...