catacosmesis

English

Etymology

From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).

Noun

catacosmesis (uncountable)

(rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly
1. (rhetoric) A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc.
2. (rhetoric) A chronological order from first to last.
3. (rhetoric, obsolete, imprecise) An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax.

Synonyms

(descending series): anticlimax
(temporal series): chronological order, arrangement, etc.
(ascending series): climax

Antonyms

(descending series): climax

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