English Explanatory Dictionary

ad verecundiam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Appeal to authority, argument from authority.
adj
  1. Of or relating to ad verecundiam.
adv
  1. In an ad verecundiam manner.

Word forms

ad verecundiam ad verecundiams more ad verecundiam most ad verecundiam

Etymology

Shortened from Latin argumentum ad verecundiam (“argument to modesty”).

Synonyms

appeal to authority credentialism groupthink ipse dixit

Related words

ad hominem
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