personificationn.

Brit.

/pəˌsɒnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/pərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: personify v., -fication suffix.

Etymology: < personify v. (see -fication suffix). Compare French personnification (1758). Compare earlier personifying n.

a. The attribution of human form, nature, or characteristics to something; the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person (esp. in a rhetorical figure or a metaphor); (Art) the symbolic representation of a thing or abstraction by a human figure.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > as human figure

personification1728

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > personification

rhetoric?c1400

prosopopoeia1563

feigning of person1573

personification1728

personifying1728

personization1890

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Pref. p. vi Characters, Manners, Sentiments, &c. Personification, Proposition, Invocation, Episode, &c.

1787 G. Gregory tr. R. Lowth Lect. Sacred Poetry Hebrews I. ix. xi. 196 A very noble personification, than which nothing can be more sublime: ‘Awake, awake, cloath thyself with strength, O arm of Jehovah!’

a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 51 Plain truth..therefore comes in abstraction and personification ‘Make your Peace with France’.

1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 128 Personification a common figure..in all empassioned..speech.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. p. xiv The personifications of church and country as females.

1954 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Inst. Primitive Soc. i. 4 Other anthropologists..were busy explaining religion in terms of personification of such natural phenomena as sun, sky, and rain.

1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Oct. (Weekend section) n45 Brinsfield's top-hatted, pneumatic boulevardier..is a step up in legibility... Does the artist intend here a personification, a sort of Everyman of Evil?

2003 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 20 Apr. (Opinion section) a14 Eliminate the fuzzy Disney personification of animals. These [beavers] are rodents and they are damaging the ecosystem.

b. A god or mythical figure, conceived as representing a thing or abstraction.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification > imaginary or ideal

personification1850

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 22 The Stoic divinities are just a personification of the stern method of the Stoic character.

1885 E. Clodd Myths & Dreams i. iii. 44 Among the Aztecs..the bird-serpent, was a personification of the wind.

1947 C. S. Lewis Miracles xiv. 137 The deity—Adonis, Osiris..—[was] almost undisguisedly a personification of the corn.

1992 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. 26/5 Sophia, the Greek term for the personification of divine wisdom invoked in the Bible.

2. A person or thing as a striking example or the embodiment of a quality, idea, or other abstract concept; the epitome or incarnation of.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification

personater1606

personator1622

impersonification1784

impersonization1796

impersonation1797

personification1807

1807 Salmagundi 24 Jan. 18 A fair damsel, who looked for all the world like the personification of a rainbow.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 76 He was popularly regarded as the personification of the Latitudinarian spirit.

1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel v. 46 The latter, rigid, erect and defiant,..seemed the very personification of unbending pride.

1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 103 Every one is so utterly, confoundedly not himself that you become automatically the personification of the whole human race.

1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Sept. 11/2 Richmond Shakespeare, the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy.

†3. A dramatic representation or literary description of a person or character. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character

personage1534

personation1589

impersonating1609

personating1615

impersonification1787

impersonation1792

personification1814

impersonization1890

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters

personification1814

characterization1815

importraiture1834

1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. I. 221 He was creating new dramatic existences, in the exquisite personifications of his comic characters.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair liii. 474 The beautiful and accomplished Mrs. Rawdon Crawley's admirable personifications.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	personification
释义	personificationn. Brit. /pəˌsɒnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /pərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: personify v., -fication suffix. Etymology: < personify v. (see -fication suffix). Compare French personnification (1758). Compare earlier personifying n. 1. a. The attribution of human form, nature, or characteristics to something; the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person (esp. in a rhetorical figure or a metaphor); (Art) the symbolic representation of a thing or abstraction by a human figure. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > as human figure personification1728 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > personification rhetoric?c1400 prosopopoeia1563 feigning of person1573 personification1728 personifying1728 personization1890 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Pref. p. vi Characters, Manners, Sentiments, &c. Personification, Proposition, Invocation, Episode, &c. 1787 G. Gregory tr. R. Lowth Lect. Sacred Poetry Hebrews I. ix. xi. 196 A very noble personification, than which nothing can be more sublime: ‘Awake, awake, cloath thyself with strength, O arm of Jehovah!’ a1797 E. Burke Fourth Let. Peace Regicide Directory France in Writings & Speeches (1991) IX. 51 Plain truth..therefore comes in abstraction and personification ‘Make your Peace with France’. 1838 R. Southey Doctor V. 128 Personification a common figure..in all empassioned..speech. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. p. xiv The personifications of church and country as females. 1954 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Inst. Primitive Soc. i. 4 Other anthropologists..were busy explaining religion in terms of personification of such natural phenomena as sun, sky, and rain. 1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Oct. (Weekend section) n45 Brinsfield's top-hatted, pneumatic boulevardier..is a step up in legibility... Does the artist intend here a personification, a sort of Everyman of Evil? 2003 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 20 Apr. (Opinion section) a14 Eliminate the fuzzy Disney personification of animals. These [beavers] are rodents and they are damaging the ecosystem. b. A god or mythical figure, conceived as representing a thing or abstraction. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification > imaginary or ideal personification1850 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) i. i. 22 The Stoic divinities are just a personification of the stern method of the Stoic character. 1885 E. Clodd Myths & Dreams i. iii. 44 Among the Aztecs..the bird-serpent, was a personification of the wind. 1947 C. S. Lewis Miracles xiv. 137 The deity—Adonis, Osiris..—[was] almost undisguisedly a personification of the corn. 1992 N.Y. Times 4 Jan. 26/5 Sophia, the Greek term for the personification of divine wisdom invoked in the Bible. 2. A person or thing as a striking example or the embodiment of a quality, idea, or other abstract concept; the epitome or incarnation of. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > personification > [noun] > a personification personater1606 personator1622 impersonification1784 impersonization1796 impersonation1797 personification1807 1807 Salmagundi 24 Jan. 18 A fair damsel, who looked for all the world like the personification of a rainbow. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xi. 76 He was popularly regarded as the personification of the Latitudinarian spirit. 1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel v. 46 The latter, rigid, erect and defiant,..seemed the very personification of unbending pride. 1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 103 Every one is so utterly, confoundedly not himself that you become automatically the personification of the whole human race. 1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Sept. 11/2 Richmond Shakespeare, the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy. †3. A dramatic representation or literary description of a person or character. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [noun] > of a character personage1534 personation1589 impersonating1609 personating1615 impersonification1787 impersonation1792 personification1814 impersonization1890 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters personification1814 characterization1815 importraiture1834 1814 I. D'Israeli Quarrels Auth. I. 221 He was creating new dramatic existences, in the exquisite personifications of his comic characters. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair liii. 474 The beautiful and accomplished Mrs. Rawdon Crawley's admirable personifications. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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