dicis causa
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.kis ˈkau̯.saː/, [ˈd̪ɪkɪs̠ ˈkäu̯s̠äː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdi.t͡ʃis ˈkau̯.sa/, [ˈd̪iːt͡ʃis ˈkäːu̯sä]
Adverb[edit]
dicis causā (not comparable)
- (originally a juridical technical term) for the sake of judicial form, by way of acquittal; hence, in general, for form’s sake, for the sake of appearance
Synonyms[edit]
- (for form’s sake, for the sake of appearance): dicis ergō, dicis grātiā