dixit

[dik-sit]

noun

an utterance.

Origin of dixit

1620–30; < Latin: he has said

ipse dixit

[ip-se dik-sit; English ip-see dik-sit]

noun

an assertion without proof.

Origin of ipse dixit

< Latin: he himself said it

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Historical Examples of dixit

Can they sing the music I taught them for the Dixit Dominus to-night?
The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories
Owen Wister
Dixit Iesus discipulis suis, Ego sum pastor bonus: et reliqua.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
lfric
Dixit Jesus discipulis suis, Ego sum pastor bonus: et reliqua.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
lfric
Nec dixit quid determinasset se ad unum nec ad alium predictorum.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III
Henry Charles Lea
Dixit enim quod audiverat quod in creatione illius Pape italici fuerunt septuaginta prelati.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III
Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for dixit

ipse dixit

noun

an arbitrary and unsupported assertion

Word Origin for ipse dixit

C16, literally: he himself said it

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Word Origin and History for dixit

ipse dixit

Latin, literally "he (the master) said it," translation of Greek autos epha, phrase used by disciples of Pythagoras when quoting their master.