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Idem vs Personification - What's the difference?

idem | personification |

As nouns the difference between idem and personification

is that idem is the same; the same thing while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

As an adverb idem

is in the same way.

As an interjection idem

is indicates the speaker agrees with a recently expressed sentiment; "ditto".

idem

English

Adjective

(-)
  • The same.

    • Derived terms

    * or id * idempotence, idempotent

    Usage notes

    * Used almost exclusively in footnotes of academic or scholarly papers, especially those of the legal profession, to indicate that the source referred to in a footnote is the same as the source in the preceding footnote; usually abbreviated when so used.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    personification

    English

    (wikipedia personification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
    • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
  • A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
    • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
  • An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
    • The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.