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epithet
CEFRC2
/ˈɛp.ɪˌθɛt/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A descriptive word or phrase used with a name.
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noun
Extra detailA term used to characterize a person or thing.
Examples
How did Vlad the Impaler get his epithet?
Tom was fired for using a racial epithet at work.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA 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.
More examples
In contextHe was epitheted "the king of fools".
(esp. Germanic paganism)
Part of this process was the elaboration of new terms for the Jew, especially the increasingly popular epithet “kike”.
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Origin
noun
From Middle French épithète, from Latin epithetum, epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton, “epithet, adjective”), the neuter of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “additional”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “in addition”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”) (suf. possibly related to title in the sense of "ascribed appellation") (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, to do”)). Doublet of epitheton.