prosopopeia

English

Noun

prosopopeia (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of prosopopoeia
   • 1647, John Trapp, Commentary on the Book of Isaiah:

     The mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing. The mute and brute creatures, as they seem to groan together with the faithful, {#Ro 8:21,22} so here, by a prosopopeia, they are brought in as congratulating and applauding their deliverance.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• prosopopéia (pre-1990 spelling)

Noun

prosopopeia f (plural prosopopeias)

1. prosopopoeia