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ipse dīxit

[ˈɪp.sɛ ˈdiːk.sɪt]

phrase

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. Used after a statement claimed to be by Aristotle, whose absolute authority made it incontestable.
  2. he himself said it
  3. A phrase used to suggest that a statement is true simply because a person of great authority said it.
Examples

Non probāre possumus solum per ipse dīxit.

We cannot prove things simply by "he himself said it."

Pronunciationˈɪp.sɛ ˈdiːk.sɪt

Part of speechphrase

Usage noteOriginally referred to the unquestioned authority of Aristotle.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.