prosopopoeia

pro·so·po·poe·ia

noun
\prə-ˌsō-pə-ˈpē-ə, ˌprä-sə-pə-\

Definition of PROSOPOPOEIA

1

: a figure of speech in which an imaginary or absent person is represented as speaking or acting

2

: personification

Origin of PROSOPOPOEIA

Latin, from Greek prosōpopoiia, from prosōpon mask, person (from pros- + ōps face) + poiein to make — more at eye, poet

First Known Use: circa 1555

Rhymes with PROSOPOPOEIA

amenorrhea, Arimathea, Ave Maria, Cassiopeia, echeveria, Ismailia, Laodicea, peripeteia, pharmacopoeia, Sacagawea