ALL meanings of antonomasia
an·to·no·ma·sia
A a - noun antonomasia the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, such as his highness 3
- noun antonomasia the use of a proper name for an idea 3
- noun antonomasia the use of an epithet or title in place of a name, as in calling a judge his honor 3
- noun antonomasia the use of a proper name in place of a common noun which it represents, as in calling a philanderer a Don Juan 3
- noun antonomasia The substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name (e.g., the Bard for Shakespeare). 1
- noun antonomasia Rhetoric. the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person's name, as his lordship. 1
- noun antonomasia the use of the name of a person who was distinguished by a particular characteristic, as Don Juan or Annie Oakley, to designate a person or group of persons having the same characteristic. 1
- noun antonomasia (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun. 0
- noun antonomasia (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect. 0