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  1. cataplexis: Wiktionary

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  1. Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cataplexis)

noun:  (rhetoric) A rhetorical device in which a threat of retribution (especially of divine punishment) is made in response to wrongdoing.

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