antonomasia

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σωφροσύνη τὸ περὶ τὰς γυναῖκας → temperance in relation to women

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

antŏnŏmăsĭa: ae, f., = ἀντονομασία,
I a rhetorical figure, by which, instead of the name, an epithet of a person is employed (e. g. instead of Scipio, Eversor Carthaginis; instead of Achilles, Pelides; instead of Juno, Saturnia, etc.), Quint. 8, 6, 29; 8, 6, 43.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

antŏnŏmăsĭa, æ, f. (ἀντονομασία), antonomase [fig. de rhét.]: Quint. 8, 6, 29 ; Char. 273, 22.