An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ.
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected.
Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
An ironic statement.
Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
The food had an irony taste to it.