locus classicus

locus classicus noun: an authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.

Noun

locus classicus (plural loci classici)

An authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
- This famous passage of Scripture, this locus classicus, or prerogative text, pleaded for the verbatim et literatim inspiration of the Bible, is the following; and I will so exhibit its very words as that the reader, even if no Grecian, may understand the point in litigation.1847, Thomas De Quincey, “Protestantism”, in Theological Essays and Other Papers, volume 1
- The Lines written above Tintern Abbey have become, as it were, the locus classicus or consecrated formulary of the Wordsworthian faith.1881, Frederic W. H. Myers, Wordsworth
The locality from which a taxon was first described.

தெளியத்தெரிந்த பகுதி

plural	loci classici

From New Latin locus classicus (literally “classical place”).

What does locus classicus mean?: Locus classicus means an authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
What is locus classicus in Tamil?: Locus classicus in Tamil is தெளியத்தெரிந்த பகுதி. See Locus classicus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is locus classicus?: Locus classicus is a noun.
What is the plural of locus classicus?: The plural of locus classicus is loci classici.

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