Ominatio (o-mi-na’-ti-o): A prophecy of evil.
When hopeful words are called platitudes, when leadership is mocked, when the people’s voice is muted, and the media fails to take stock; then the Republic will drift into disrepair and demagogues will hold sway serving their self-interests as the state’s foundation decays, the public trust turns to dust, and all that held us dear and near quietly blows away.
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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