English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentum ad fidem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation.

Pronunciation

/ɑɹ.ɡjuˈmɛn.təm æd ˈfɪ.dɛm/ /-tum-/ /-ˈfi.dɛm/ ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd fĭʹdĕm /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈfɪdɛm/ /-ɡuː-/

Word forms

argumentum ad fidem argumenta ad fidem

Etymology

Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + fidem (accusative singular of fidēs, “faith”, “belief”) ≈ “appeal to faith”

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