Associations to the word «Antonomasia»

Wiktionary

ANTONOMASIA, noun. (rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun
ANTONOMASIA, noun. (rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke