ad verecundiam

Meanings

Noun

• Appeal to authority, argument from authority.

Adjective

• Of or relating to ad verecundiam.

Adverb

• In an ad verecundiam manner.

Related

Similar words

• appeal to authority
• credentialism
• groupthink
• ipse dixit

Origin

• Shortened from the Latin expression argumentum ad verecundiam. From argumentum (meaning "argument") + ad (meaning "to" or "at") + verecundiam, the accusative singular of verecundia (meaning "coyness", "modesty" or "shame").