As A Proper Name
In film:
- The Descent, a 2005 horror film
- The Descent Part 2, the 2009 sequel to the 2005 film
- Descent (2005 film), a television film on the Sci-Fi Channel
- Descent (2007 film), a thriller starring Rosario Dawson
In gaming:
- Descent (video game), first in a series from Interplay Entertainment and Parallax Software
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- Descent II, sequel to Descent
- Descent 3, sequel to Descent II
- Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War, a computer game by Volition Inc
- Descent: Journeys in the Dark, a 2005 board game by Fantasy Flight Games
In literature:
- The Descent (novel), by Jeff Long
- Descent, caving magazine from Wild Places Publishing first published in 1969
In music:
- Descent, an album by the band This Burning Effigy
In television:
- "Descent" (The Outer Limits), an episode of the science fiction television series The Outer Limits
- "Descent" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
- "Descent" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), a two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Famous quotes containing the words proper name and/or proper:
“Proper names are poetry in the raw. Like all poetry they are untranslatable.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)
“In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech.”
—Aristotle (384323 B.C.)