argumentum ad fidem
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin: argūmentum (“argument”, “proof”) + ad (“to”, “toward”) + fidem (accusative singular of fidēs, “faith”, “belief”) ≈ “appeal to faith”
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹ.ɡjuˈmɛn.təm æd ˈfɪ.dɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) IPA(key): /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm ăd fĭʹdĕm, IPA(key): /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm æd ˈfɪdɛm/, (emulating Classical Latin) IPA(key): /-ɡuː-/, /-tum-/, /-ˈfi.dɛm/
Noun edit
argumentum ad fidem (plural argumenta ad fidem)
- (rhetoric) A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:argumentum ad fidem.