antonomasia 1
noundomain: communication
EnWordnet [ver.5.0]
Definition
the use of a proper name to designate a member of a class (as a Solomon for a wise ruler); also : the use of an epithet or title in place of a proper name (as the Bard for Shakespeare).
Examples
- 1.By antonomasia, the word has come to designate also the good work itself, in so far as it deserves a reward from the person in whose service it was performed.


