dicis causa
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) 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