| ampliatio |
| am'-pli-a'-ti-o | from Lat. amplio, "to extend" |
| adjournment, an old name for a new thing | |
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Using the name of something or someone before it has obtained that name or after the reason for that name has ceased. A form of epitheton. | |
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| Even after the man was healed from his ailment by Jesus, he was still referred to as "Simon the leper." | ||
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| Sources: | Bullinger 689, 914 | |
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