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Antonomastic: Concerning, pertaining to, or characteristic of antonomasia. See also: Antonomasia.
an·to·no·ma·sia (n t-n-m zh) n. 1. The substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "Your Majesty." 2. The substitution of a ...
–noun 1. Rhetoric . the identification of a person by an epithet or appellative that is not the person's name, as his lordship. 2. the use of the name of a person ...
the use of a proper name for an idea: he is a Daniel come to judgment [C16: via Latin from Greek, from antonomazein to name differently, from onoma name] antonomastic
Antonomastic Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Antonomastic \An`to*no*mas"tic\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia.
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