ipsissima verba

American  

[ip-sis-si-mah wer-bah, ip-sis-uh-muh vur-buh] / ɪpˈsɪs sɪˌmɑ ˈwɛr bɑ, ɪpˈsɪs ə mə ˈvɜr bə /

adverb

1. with the very words; verbatim.

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noun

1. the very words.

ipsissima verba British  

/ ɪpˈsɪsɪmə ˈvɜːbə /

plural noun

1. the very words; verbatim

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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”; ipso facto ( def. ), verbal ( def. )

Example Sentences

We have the ipsissima verba, the exact words of Jesus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Where a choice has had to be made, the alternative of a somewhat slavish adherence to Schopenhauer's ipsissima verba has accordingly been preferred to that of inaccuracy.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur

But we cannot regard all that the Johannine Christ says about himself as the ipsissima verba of Jesus.

From Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge by Rashdall, Hastings

I have since referred to, and here quote, the ipsissima verba.

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry

The preceding narrative is given in the ipsissima verba of the good old clergyman, under whose hand it was delivered to Doctor Hesselius.

From In a Glass Darkly, v. 1/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan