eidolopoeia

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek εἰδωλοποιία (eidōlopoiía, “formation of images; putting words into the mouth of a dead person”), from εἰδωλοποιός (eidōlopoiós, “producing phantom-like appearances”), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “phantom”) + ποιός (poiós, “-like”). === Noun === eidolopoeia (uncountable) (rhetoric) A rhetorical technique in which a speech is attributed to a deceased person, a phantom, an image or an idol. ==== Alternative forms ==== eidolopeia idolopoeia ==== Translations ====