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/ˈpæsɪm/ · adverb
Throughout (used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited)..
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).
In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’.
Use passim when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Passim means Throughout (used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited)..
Common synonyms include throughout.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.].
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