locus classicus (Meaning)
Wordnet
locus classicus (n)
an authoritative and often-quoted passage
Synonyms & Antonyms of locus classicus
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locus classicus Sentence Examples
- This passage represents the locus classicus for Aristotle's theory of ethics.
- The Bible is often invoked as the locus classicus for moral principles.
- The Gettysburg Address serves as the locus classicus for Lincoln's views on democracy.
- Shakespeare's Hamlet is a locus classicus for tragic literature.
- The Declaration of Independence stands as the locus classicus for American political thought.
- Plato's Republic is the locus classicus for philosophical inquiry into justice.
- The Constitution of the United States is the locus classicus for American constitutional law.
- The Magna Carta is considered the locus classicus for the concept of individual rights.
- Newton's Principia Mathematica holds the status of a locus classicus in the history of science.
- The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is the locus classicus for evolutionary theory.
FAQs About the word locus classicus
an authoritative and often-quoted passage
cross section, sample, archetype, classic,paradigm, prototype, specimen, example, representative, instance
No antonyms found.
This passage represents the locus classicus for Aristotle's theory of ethics.
The Bible is often invoked as the locus classicus for moral principles.
The Gettysburg Address serves as the locus classicus for Lincoln's views on democracy.
Shakespeare's Hamlet is a locus classicus for tragic literature.
