passim — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Related words

   et passimsic passim

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adversus Math. lib. viii.], though absurdly, that the origin of all religious worship was derived from the utility of inanimate objects, as the sun and moon, to the support and well-being of mankind. This is also the common reason assigned by historians, for the deification of eminent heroes and legislators [Diod. Sic. passim.].

   See also Hearings on H.R.8825 before the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 70th Cong., 1st Sess., passim (1928).

Adjective

1. That occurs at various places throughout a text.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • Rare

   Examples

   In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’.

Adverb

1. used to refer to cited works

   Synonyms

   throughout