prooftexted

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A form of prooftext — A decontextualized quotation from a document (often, but not always, a book of the Bible) to establish a proposition rhetorically through an appeal to authority.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of prooftext
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APA

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

MLA

“prooftexted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prooftexted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prooftexted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prooftexted.

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