argumentum ad fidem

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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argumentum ad fidem (plural argumenta ad fidem)

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