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I thought an epitheton ornans was a descriptive name after a proper name which became part of the proper name, as in William the Conqueror, Jimmy the Greek, Vlad the Impaler or Aethelred the Unready.
Isn't that a rather subjective process though? Sometimes the epithet's status as part of the name may be less than universally accepted. For example, there are many people in India who do not consider Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to have been a Mahatma.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted opposite of oxymoron JDVegas 11/16/05 01:03 PM Re: opposite of oxymoron Homo Loquens 11/16/05 01:24 PM Re: opposite of oxymoron belligerentyouth 11/16/05 01:34 PM Re: opposite of oxymoron wsieber 11/17/05 05:58 AM Re: opposite of oxymoron Father Steve 11/17/05 06:10 AM Re: opposite of oxymoron sjmaxq 11/17/05 06:27 AM Re: opposite of oxymoron Father Steve 11/17/05 01:06 PM Re: opposite of oxymoron TEd Remington 11/17/05 01:25 PM
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