Bible Lexicons

Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the BibleBullinger's Figures of Speech

Characterismos; or Description of Character

Char´-ac-ter-is´-mos. Greek, χαρακτηρισμός (characteerismos), designation by a characteristic mark. Hence, the name is given to the figure which gives a description of the character or morals of a person.

When the description is confined to manners, it is called