ничтоже сумняшеся

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic ничто́же сꙋмнѧ́щесѧ (ničtóže sumnę́štesę); an expression used in several New Testament passages, including 1 Cor. 10:25 and 10:27 (corresponding to “asking no question” in King James Version) and James 1:6 (corresponding to “nothing wavering” in King James Version).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲɪt͡ɕˈtoʐɨ sʊˈmnʲaʂɨsʲə]

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Adverb

ничто́же сумня́шеся • (ničtóže sumnjášesja)

1. (biblical or ironic) without a shadow of a doubt; asking no question; nothing wavering (while committing a rash act)