compellation
compellation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Style of address or salutation; an appellation. "Metaphorical compellations." Milton. He useth this endearing compellation, "My little children." Bp. Beveridge. The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by "Sire," which is nothing else but father. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agnomen
- all
- and
- antonomasia
- antonym
- baptism
- baptize
- bean
- by-name
- byword
- call
- cant
- caption
- characterize
- christen
- clepe
- cognomen
- cognominal
- cognomination
- convertible
- define
- denominate
- denomination
- description
- designate
- designation
- distinguish
- dub
- empty
- entitle
- epithet
- eponym
- expression
- fairly
- fitly
- handle
- heading
- hight
- known
- label
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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