cataplexis
Meanings
noun
- A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατάπληξις (katáplēxis, “amazement, consternation”), from καταπλήσσω (kataplḗssō, “to amaze, astound”).
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