- An
epithet (from
Ancient Gr**** ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a byname, is a
descriptive term (word or...
- Look up slur or
epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
following is a list of
ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or
ethnic epithets that are, or have...
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Globalism has
multiple meanings. In
political science, it is used to
describe "attempts to
understand all of the
interconnections of the
modern world—and...
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Democrat Party is an
epithet and
pejorative for the
Democratic Party of the
United States,
often used in a
disparaging fashion by the party's opponents...
- Look up
epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or
specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
epithet is a name. In
taxonomic nomenclature,...
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features with Rudra. The
theonym Śiva ('kind')
originated as a
euphemistic epithet for Rudra, who is
similarly invoked as
Aghora ('not frightful') and Abhayaṅkara...
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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...
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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...
- Anti-authoritarianism is
opposition to authoritarianism. Anti-authoritarians
usually believe in full
equality before the law and
strong civil liberties...
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numerous epithets of Zeus (titles
which are
applied to his name)
indicate the
diversity of the god's
functions and roles. A
number of
these epithets, called...
