appellative
Example Sentences
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Now a taxidermied water buffalo head — the ox — watches from above the bar, while the appellative bull is represented across from it in gleaming metal.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
The Jains use the term with preference as an appellative of Vardhamāna whom they revere as their Buddha.—48.
From The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus by Carus, Paul
Hence appellative words bearing any affinity with the names of the deceased are presently abolished.
From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Such, however, is not the case, George being his only Christian appellative.
From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.
He fixed upon a beautiful woman of Blois, named Cassandre, whose Greek appellative, it is said, was her principal attraction in his fancy.
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
