ipse dixits

A form of ipse dixit — A dogmatic and unproved proposition or dictum that is accepted solely on the authority of someone who is known to have asserted it.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ipse dixit
Cite this entry
APA

ipse dixits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipse%20dixits

MLA

“ipse dixits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipse%20dixits. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ipse dixits,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ipse%20dixits.

Source: ipse dixits on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.