epithet
IPA: ˈɛpʌθɛt
noun
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- (mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
- (taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
verb
- (transitive) To term; to refer to as.
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Examples of "epithet" in Sentences
- It is an epithet of the learned and wise.
- Kali is given the epithet Chamunda in the text.
- It is the most common epithet used for the Goddess.
- The epithet is named for the botanist Ludwig Preiss.
- That avoidance is as eloquent as any use of the epithet.
- I always assumed that the epithet referred to the caliber.
- It was a detestable epithet, but that dosen't make it untrue.
- The article is therefore titled using the scientific epithet.
- The specific epithet is taken from the name of the island Hahajima.
- The specific epithet is a reference to the parasitic nature of this species.
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