locus classicus
/ˌləʊkəs ˈklasɪkəs
/ /ˌlɒkəs ˈklasɪkəs /noun (plural loci classici /ˌləʊsʌɪ ˈklasɪsʌɪ/ /ˌlɒkiː ˈklasɪkiː/)
A passage considered to be the best known or most authoritative on a particular subject.While it may not be the locus classicus on the subject, our passage in many respects does seem to represent the final word on right worship....
- As Gerhard Von Rad states, Genesis 2: 7 is ‘a locus classicus of Old Testament anthropology.’
- Their pioneering work is still the locus classicus for these languages.
Origin
Latin, literally 'classical place'.
- party-crasher
- party-crashing
- party-down
- party faithful
- party feeling
- party foul
- party girl
- party-giver
- partygoer
- party-going
- party government
- party hack
- party-hardy
- party hat
- party-hearty
- partyism
- partyist
- party leadership
- partyless
- party-like
- party line
- party-liner
- party-lining
- party list
- party machine