Deesis (de’-e-sis): An adjuration (solemn oath) or calling to witness; or, the vehement expression of desire put in terms of “for someone’s sake” or “for God’s sake.”
I swear by the hood ornament on my Rolls, if you don’t eat your caviar I will ground you for a fortnight, spank little Oodles with my cricket bat and show your soiled linens to your school chums!
- Post you own deesis on the “Comments” page!
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
The Daily Trope 