Aureation

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Aureation is a rhetorical refinement, a form of literariniess, described as a heightening of diction with gorgeous Latinism, often polysyllablic. This was the verbal equivalent of ceremonial armour and ornate internation gothic painting. Such words included:

• Conservartix
• Pawsacioun
• Vinarye envermaildy

[edit] References

• Fowler, Alastair. The History of English Literature, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA (1989) ISBN 0-674-39664-2