a fortioriadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːrʌɪ/,

/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːri/, U.S.

/ˈˌɑ ˌfɔrdiˈɔri/,

/ˈˌeɪ ˌfɔrdiˈɔraɪ/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1700s à fortiori, 1500s– a fortiori.

β. 1500s–1700s a fortiore, 1600s–1700s à fortiore.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin a fortiori.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin a fortiori (1502 in argumentum a fortiori argument from a stronger position, or earlier) < classical Latin ā from + post-classical Latin fortiori , variant of classical Latin fortiore , ablative of fortior stronger, comparative of fortis strong (see fort adj.). Compare Middle French a fortiore, à fortiori (1588 or earlier; French a fortiori).With β. forms compare post-classical Latin a fortiore (1582 in argumentum a fortiore, or earlier).

A. adv.

Used to express a hypothesis or conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for one previously accepted: with stronger reason, even more conclusively, even more so.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adverb] > with strong reasons > stronger

a fortiori1569

1565 T. Dorman Disproufe M. Nowelles Reproufe f. 14 ^v The beginning and entrie into heresies is to rebell against the heade. ergo a fortiori, to rebell against the chiefe heade of all other, by S. Cyprian must nedes be the beginning of schismes and heresies.]

1569 N. Haward in tr. Seneca Line of Liberalitie ii. xxx. f. 81 (margin) An argument a fortiori.

1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya i. 24 There is muche lesse heate at halfe houre past eight vnder the Equinoctiall, than is with vs at noone (a fortiori.)

1606 R. Parsons Answere 5th Pt. Rep. Cooke iii. 52 Yet cannot hee either tacitè or à fortiore..take vnto him, all the power..which the said President and fellowes haue.

1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 275 If the Parts of Scripture as they were delivered were sufficient for the Instruction of those to whom they were delivered, then the whole Scripture (à fortiori) which now we have, must needs be most sufficient for us.

1712 Ld. Shaftesbury Plastics in Second Characters (1914) 158 From hence argument a fortiori: How indecent is obscenity?

1746 J. Wesley Let. 17 June (1931) II. 258 Permit me to remind you..and to observe that the argument holds a fortiori; for who will ever be empowered of God again to work such miracles as these were?

1780 Monthly Rev. Feb. 143 He could not, therefore, make use of the foregoing argument à fortiori in favour of the king's sole legislative authority over conquered countries.

1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 207/2 One might, a fortiori, count on his being murdered.

1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. i. 146 The expression ‘substance of Mind’ can have no meaning..A fortiori, the substance of Mind cannot be known.

1921 T. L. Heath Hist. Greek Math. II. xiii. 85 Hence AB is greater than the side of a regular polygon of 812 sides, and a fortiori greater than the side of a regular polygon of 1,000 sides, inscribed in the circle AOB.

1961 New Scientist 16 Mar. 688/1 Anyone who, being a mathematician or a scientist, loses his sight after leaving school—or, a fortiori, in mid-career—cannot easily escape feelings of deep dismay.

1993 H. Gardner Creating Minds p. xiii If intelligence is pluralistic, so, a fortiori, is creativity.

B. adj.

Designating or based on a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for one previously accepted.

ΚΠ

1830 Standard 30 July It affords a strong a fortiori argument in favour of the other victims of military injustice.

1835 Courier 1 Apr. Teach him, by the a fortiori process of reasoning, that if corporate property be sacred from spoliation, private property should be still more secure.

1915 Mind Oct. 536 I..only..add a word on one particular question.., viz. the nature of a fortiori reasoning.

1966 Jrnl. Marketing 30 No. 4. 67/2 Commissioner Elman..argued that the ‘process of decision should consist of more than treating this case..as if illegality here were an a fortiori conclusion.’

2002 A. Samely Rabbinic Interpr. Script. in Mishnah vii. 174 The first analogical resource to be examined is the a fortiori inference.

2014 J. I. Griffiths Hebrews & Divine Speech (2016) iii. 53 The ‘dialectic’ of contrast and continuity is maintained and built upon through an a fortiori argument.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a fortiori
释义	a fortioriadv.adj. Brit. /ˌeɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːrʌɪ/, /ˌeɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːri/, U.S. /ˈˌɑ ˌfɔrdiˈɔri/, /ˈˌeɪ ˌfɔrdiˈɔraɪ/ Forms: α. 1500s–1700s à fortiori, 1500s– a fortiori. β. 1500s–1700s a fortiore, 1600s–1700s à fortiore. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin a fortiori. Etymology: < post-classical Latin a fortiori (1502 in argumentum a fortiori argument from a stronger position, or earlier) < classical Latin ā from + post-classical Latin fortiori , variant of classical Latin fortiore , ablative of fortior stronger, comparative of fortis strong (see fort adj.). Compare Middle French a fortiore, à fortiori (1588 or earlier; French a fortiori).With β. forms compare post-classical Latin a fortiore (1582 in argumentum a fortiore, or earlier). A. adv. Used to express a hypothesis or conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for one previously accepted: with stronger reason, even more conclusively, even more so. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > argument, source of conviction > [adverb] > with strong reasons > stronger a fortiori1569 1565 T. Dorman Disproufe M. Nowelles Reproufe f. 14 ^v The beginning and entrie into heresies is to rebell against the heade. ergo a fortiori, to rebell against the chiefe heade of all other, by S. Cyprian must nedes be the beginning of schismes and heresies.] 1569 N. Haward in tr. Seneca Line of Liberalitie ii. xxx. f. 81 (margin) An argument a fortiori. 1578 G. Best True Disc. Passage to Cathaya i. 24 There is muche lesse heate at halfe houre past eight vnder the Equinoctiall, than is with vs at noone (a fortiori.) 1606 R. Parsons Answere 5th Pt. Rep. Cooke iii. 52 Yet cannot hee either tacitè or à fortiore..take vnto him, all the power..which the said President and fellowes haue. 1658 T. Hall Pract. Comm. Third & Fourth Chapters Paul to Timothy 275 If the Parts of Scripture as they were delivered were sufficient for the Instruction of those to whom they were delivered, then the whole Scripture (à fortiori) which now we have, must needs be most sufficient for us. 1712 Ld. Shaftesbury Plastics in Second Characters (1914) 158 From hence argument a fortiori: How indecent is obscenity? 1746 J. Wesley Let. 17 June (1931) II. 258 Permit me to remind you..and to observe that the argument holds a fortiori; for who will ever be empowered of God again to work such miracles as these were? 1780 Monthly Rev. Feb. 143 He could not, therefore, make use of the foregoing argument à fortiori in favour of the king's sole legislative authority over conquered countries. 1827 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 207/2 One might, a fortiori, count on his being murdered. 1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. ii. i. 146 The expression ‘substance of Mind’ can have no meaning..A fortiori, the substance of Mind cannot be known. 1921 T. L. Heath Hist. Greek Math. II. xiii. 85 Hence AB is greater than the side of a regular polygon of 812 sides, and a fortiori greater than the side of a regular polygon of 1,000 sides, inscribed in the circle AOB. 1961 New Scientist 16 Mar. 688/1 Anyone who, being a mathematician or a scientist, loses his sight after leaving school—or, a fortiori, in mid-career—cannot easily escape feelings of deep dismay. 1993 H. Gardner Creating Minds p. xiii If intelligence is pluralistic, so, a fortiori, is creativity. B. adj. Designating or based on a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for one previously accepted. ΚΠ 1830 Standard 30 July It affords a strong a fortiori argument in favour of the other victims of military injustice. 1835 Courier 1 Apr. Teach him, by the a fortiori process of reasoning, that if corporate property be sacred from spoliation, private property should be still more secure. 1915 Mind Oct. 536 I..only..add a word on one particular question.., viz. the nature of a fortiori reasoning. 1966 Jrnl. Marketing 30 No. 4. 67/2 Commissioner Elman..argued that the ‘process of decision should consist of more than treating this case..as if illegality here were an a fortiori conclusion.’ 2002 A. Samely Rabbinic Interpr. Script. in Mishnah vii. 174 The first analogical resource to be examined is the a fortiori inference. 2014 J. I. Griffiths Hebrews & Divine Speech (2016) iii. 53 The ‘dialectic’ of contrast and continuity is maintained and built upon through an a fortiori argument. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1569
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