ars gratia artis
[ ahrs-grah-tee-ah ahr-tis; English ahrz-grey-shee-uh-ahr-tis, ahrs ]
Latin.
art for art's sake.
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How to use ars gratia artis in a sentence
Artis himself has finally told a commission member that the brothers are innocent.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat | Michael Daly | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArtis just happened to live beside the soybean field where the 11-year-old was found.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat | Michael Daly | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA fabulous, fabulous skull by a Japanese artis, Katsuhyo Aoki.
You Should Have Been There: Dispatches From Miami Art Basel | Anthony Haden-Guest | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDe secretis operibus artis et naturae, et de nullitate magiae, p. 533 (Brewer).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor“Yes; you can show us the treasure,” cried Artis, with a half-laugh.
The Dark House | Georg Manville Fenn
“Horrible idea for a man to wish to be embalmed,” said Artis, brutally.
The Dark House | Georg Manville FennI say so at once,” cried Artis, “that there may be no mistake.
The Dark House | Georg Manville FennLet me see, Mr Artis, I think the deceased did pay your debts?
The Dark House | Georg Manville Fenn
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