ipsissima verba
Americanadverb
noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of ipsissima verba
First recorded in 1800–10; from Latin ipsissima, neuter plural of ipsissimus “the very same” (superlative of ipse “oneself, the very one”) + verba, plural of verbum “word”; cf. ipso facto ( def. ), verbal ( def. )
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We have the ipsissima verba, the exact words of Jesus.
From Time Magazine Archive
A citation of the ipsissima verba of Erasmus, or Luther, or Melanchthon, or Peter Canisius, or Louis XIV, or Robespierre, or Marat, interested my students far more than any quotation at second hand could do.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by Andrew Dickson White
Indeed, in respect of the ipsissima verba of Scripture, the evidence of Versions in other languages must be precarious in a high degree.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon
These are the ipsissima verba of one who, in every other relation of life, is exceptionally kind and genial.
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by J. E. (James Edmund) Vincent
This was the indiscreet action of Sir Francis Bond Head, the newly appointed lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, in communicating to the legislature of Upper Canada the ipsissima verba of his instructions from the Colonial Office.
From The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion by Alfred D. (Alfred Duclos) DeCelles
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