argumenta ad fidem

US/ɑɹ.ɡjuˈmɛn.tə æd ˈfɪ.dɛm//-ˈfi.dɛm/UK/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntə æd ˈfɪdɛm//-ɡuː-/

A form of argumentum ad fidem — A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation.

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Meanings

nounargumenta ad fidem pl
  1. pluralplural of argumentum ad fidem

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Origin

Latin: argūmenta (“arguments”, “proofs”; nominative plural of argūmentum) + ad + fidem (accusative singular of fidēs) ≈ “appeals to faith”

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