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Graecismus vs Aureation - What's the difference?

graecismus | aureation | see also |

Graecismus is a see also of aureation.


In rhetoric|lang=en terms the difference between graecismus and aureation

is that graecismus is (rhetoric) affectation of erudition while aureation is (rhetoric) the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or latinate words for it.

As nouns the difference between graecismus and aureation

is that graecismus is (rhetoric|historical) use of greek words and examples while aureation is (rhetoric) the enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or latinate words for it.

graecismus

English

Noun

  • (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
  • (rhetoric) Affectation of erudition.

    • aureation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.

    • See also

    * apothecary's Latin * graecismus