ipse dixit
noun
ip·se dix·it ˈip-sē-ˈdik-sət 
: an assertion made but not proved : dictum
Word History
Etymology
Latin, he himself said it
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
ipse dixit
noun
ip·se dix·it ˈip-sē-ˈdik-sət
: an assertion made but not proved
According to the city, it is “self-evident” that killing animals for food is “important”; the eradication of insects and pests is “obviously justified”; and the euthanasia of excess animals “makes sense.”… These ipse dixits do not explain why religion alone must bear the burden of these ordinances 
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, 508 U.S. 520 (1993)ipse dixits
noun
as in postulates
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- postulates
- premises
- axioms
- presumptions
- dogmata
- presuppositions
- assumptions
- gospels
- maxims
- doctrines
- dicta
- dogmas
- hypotheticals
- verities
- beliefs
- canons
- principles
- dictums
- givens
- dictates
- laws
- truisms
- standards
- tenets
- ifs
- rules
- declarations
- avouchments
- premisses
- precepts
- suppositions
- grounds
- theories
- deductions
- affirmations
- foundations
- inferences
- hypotheses
- theses
- bases
- assertions
- propositions
- conclusions