ethopoeian.

Brit.

/ˌɛθə(ʊ)ˈpiːə/, U.S.

/ˌɛθoʊˈpiə/,

/ˌɛθəˈpiə/

Forms: 1500s– ethopeia, 1500s– ethopoeia, 1600s–1700s ethopoea, 1700s ethopëia.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ethopoeia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ethopoeia delineation of character (5th or 6th cent.; in classical Latin as a Greek word) < Hellenistic Greek ἠθοποιία formation of character, delineation of character < ancient Greek ἦθος character (see ethos n.) + -ποιία -poeia comb. form.

Delineation of character; representation of a person's manners or morals. In Rhetoric: imitation of another's style of discourse, especially to present the person in a favourable or unfavourable light. Also: an instance of this. Chiefly with reference to ancient Greek rhetoric and drama.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character

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1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. xlv^v Ethopoeia, propertye, or expressyon of mylde maners and affections.

1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike f. xlix In the makyng of Ethopoeia, lette it be plaine, and without any large circumstaunce.

1659 O. Walker Some Instr. Art of Oratory 74 Examples of such Descriptions and Histories of things under which I comprehend Ethopoeas.

1671 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Ethopœa, a figure of Rhetorick in which there is a feigning of certain words accommodated to certain persons, either to their praise or reproach.

1719 A. Blackwall Introd. to Classics (ed. 2) iv. 242 Among all the Variety of Descriptions, the most universally agreeable and moving is Ethopëia.

1766 S. Foreman tr. J.-H.-S. Formey Elem. Princ. Belles Lettres xxxix. 151 Hypotyposis is an image, a picture..When it paints the manners, we call it Ethopeia.

1895 F. W. Farrar in G. C. Lorimer People's Bible Hist. (1896) 88/2 No mythological ethopœia shows anything like the marvelous depth, sanity, and simplicity of this narrative of Holy Writ.

1953 PMLA 68 289 In ethopoeia it was important to observe the strictest decorum in choosing words suitable to the age, sex, station, occupation, and disposition of the character.

1989 tr. M. Luther Confessions concerning Christ's Supper in T. F. Lull Martin Luther's Basic Theol. Writings xix. 401 His magician's kit full of alloeoses and ethopoeias begins to dance for joy.

2012 T. Hägg Art of Biogr. in Antiq. vii. 336 The author relies completely on his ethopoeia through the hero's spoken words.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ethopoeia
释义	ethopoeian. Brit. /ˌɛθə(ʊ)ˈpiːə/, U.S. /ˌɛθoʊˈpiə/, /ˌɛθəˈpiə/ Forms: 1500s– ethopeia, 1500s– ethopoeia, 1600s–1700s ethopoea, 1700s ethopëia. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ethopoeia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ethopoeia delineation of character (5th or 6th cent.; in classical Latin as a Greek word) < Hellenistic Greek ἠθοποιία formation of character, delineation of character < ancient Greek ἦθος character (see ethos n.) + -ποιία -poeia comb. form. Delineation of character; representation of a person's manners or morals. In Rhetoric: imitation of another's style of discourse, especially to present the person in a favourable or unfavourable light. Also: an instance of this. Chiefly with reference to ancient Greek rhetoric and drama. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > character sketch or delineation of character ethopoeia1555 charactery1608 character1645 characterizing1702 character sketch1842 1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. xlv^v Ethopoeia, propertye, or expressyon of mylde maners and affections. 1563 R. Reynolds Foundacion of Rhetorike f. xlix In the makyng of Ethopoeia, lette it be plaine, and without any large circumstaunce. 1659 O. Walker Some Instr. Art of Oratory 74 Examples of such Descriptions and Histories of things under which I comprehend Ethopoeas. 1671 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Ethopœa, a figure of Rhetorick in which there is a feigning of certain words accommodated to certain persons, either to their praise or reproach. 1719 A. Blackwall Introd. to Classics (ed. 2) iv. 242 Among all the Variety of Descriptions, the most universally agreeable and moving is Ethopëia. 1766 S. Foreman tr. J.-H.-S. Formey Elem. Princ. Belles Lettres xxxix. 151 Hypotyposis is an image, a picture..When it paints the manners, we call it Ethopeia. 1895 F. W. Farrar in G. C. Lorimer People's Bible Hist. (1896) 88/2 No mythological ethopœia shows anything like the marvelous depth, sanity, and simplicity of this narrative of Holy Writ. 1953 PMLA 68 289 In ethopoeia it was important to observe the strictest decorum in choosing words suitable to the age, sex, station, occupation, and disposition of the character. 1989 tr. M. Luther Confessions concerning Christ's Supper in T. F. Lull Martin Luther's Basic Theol. Writings xix. 401 His magician's kit full of alloeoses and ethopoeias begins to dance for joy. 2012 T. Hägg Art of Biogr. in Antiq. vii. 336 The author relies completely on his ethopoeia through the hero's spoken words. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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