Last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

[KSA]

Originally Posted by SpeakersCorner

I'm not sure I see metonymy here, KSA. YP is correct in his explanation of what metonymy is and perhaps there is some going on here but I don't see it. However, I am open to further explanation of what both of you see here concerning this.

I will not insist that it is metonymy. It is not too important. But I will try to explain once again why I think it is a metonymy. One of the types of the metonymy (I think it is called synecdoche) is when the whole is called by part (or vice versa). For example, you call a person "blue eyes", you call the whole person by one feature of his. This is synecdoche. Christ is called a life-giving spirit, because spirit now animates his spiritual body. I think it is a case of synecdoche too. If you disagree, it is fine.