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anaphora

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The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy , or the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass , during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ . This is the usual name for this part of the Liturgy in Greek-speaking ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anaphora \A*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'anafora`, fr. 'anafe`rein to carry up or back; 'ana` + fe`rein to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. the use of a substitute word, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context rhetoric English) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. 2 (context linguistics English) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined ...

Usage examples of anaphora.

The tricolon with anaphora is a strong formal device, appropriate to the sounds of public lamentation.

This device of beginning successive lines with the same word is called anaphora, in case you wanted to know.

The tricolon with anaphora is a strong formal device, appropriate to the sounds of public lamentation.

With themes—one window held nothing but drinking vessels, from commemorative teacups to the small mended pottery anaphoras of an archaeological dig, while the next one had figurines from all over the world, all less than two inches in height.