nōmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [nomino], a naming. *
I In gen.: consuetudo nominationum, Vitr. 6, 7, 7.—
II In partic.
A In rhet. lang., a figure of speech, whereby a thing which has no name, or an unsuitable one, receives an appropriate name , Auct. Her. 4, 31, 42.—
B A nomination to an office (rare but class.): paternum auguratus locum, in quem ego eum meā nominatione coöptabo, Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 12: nominatio in locum pontificis non est facta, Liv. 26, 23: consulum, Tac. A. 6, 45.