Post Hoc

  

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Post Hoc

Definition: Post Hoc

Post Hoc

Noun

1. The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Post Hoc

Synonym: post hoc ergo propter hoc (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Post Hoc

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Reasoning,

False reasoning, vicious reasoning, circular reasoning; petitio principii, ignoratio elenchi; post hoc ergo propter hoc; non sequitur, ignotum per ignotius.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Post Hoc

English words defined with "post hoc": post hoc ergo propter hoc. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Post Hoc

DomainTitle

Books

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Post Hoc

AuthorQuotation

After This

Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Expression: Post Hoc

Expression using "post hoc": post hoc ergo propter hoc. Additional references.

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Bible Trace: Post Hoc

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 11, Verse 11
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTauta eipen kai meta touto legei autoiV lazaroV o filoV hmwn kekoimhtai alla poreuomai ina exupnisw auton
Latin405VulgateHaec ait et post hoc dicit eis Lazarus amicus noster dormit sed vado ut a somno exsuscitem eum
Middle English1395WyclifHe seith these thingis, and aftir these thingis he seith to hem, Lazarus, oure freend, slepith, but Y go to reise hym fro sleep.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThis sayde he and after yt he sayde vnto the: oure frende Lazarus slepeth but I goo to wake him out of slepe.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
Victorian English1833WebsterThese things he said: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.
Basic English1964OgdenThese things said he: and after that he said to them, Lazarus our friend is at rest; but I go so that I may make him come out of his sleep.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Post Hoc

LanguageJohn Chapter 11, Verse 11
BulgarianА 'итания беше близо до Ерусалим, колкото петнадесет стадии;
CebuanoGisulti niya kining mga butanga, ug unya miingon siya kanila, "Ang atong higala nga si Lazaro natulog, apan moadto ako aron sa pagpukaw kaniya gikan sa paghikatulog."
Chinese耶 穌 說 了 這 話 、 隨 後 對 他 們 說 、 我 們 的 朋 友 拉 '' 路 睡 了 、 我 去 叫 ' 他 。
CroatianTo reèe, a onda im dometnu: "Lazar, prijatelj naš, spava, no idem probuditi ga."
DanishDette sagde han, og derefter siger han til dem: "Lazarus, vor Ven, er sovet ind; men jeg går hen for at vække ham af Søvne."
DutchDit sprak Hij; en daarna zeide Hij tot hen: Lazarus, onze vriend, slaapt; maar Ik ga heen, om hem uit den slaap op te wekken.
FinnishNäin hän puhui, ja sitten hän sanoi heille: "Ystävämme Lasarus nukkuu, mutta minä menen herättämään hänet unesta".
FrenchAprès ces paroles, il leur dit: Lazare, notre ami, dort; mais je vais le réveiller.
GermanSolches sagte er, und darnach spricht er zu ihnen: Lazarus, unser Freund, schläft; aber ich gehe hin, daß ich ihn auferwecke.
HungarianEzeket mondá; és ezután monda nékik: Lázár, a mi barátunk, elaludt; de elmegyek, hogy felköltsem õt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBegitulah kata Yesus. Kemudian Ia berkata lagi, "Sahabat kita Lazarus sudah tidur, tetapi Aku akan pergi membangunkan dia."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaInilah kata Yesus; dan lagi kata-Nya kepada mereka itu, "Sahabat kita Lazarus telah tertidur, tetapi Aku pergi akan membangunkan dia."
MaoriKa korerotia enei mea e ia: na, muri iho ka mea ia ki a ratou, Kei te moe to tatou hoa a Raharuhi; otiia ka haere ahau ki te whakaara i a ia i te moe.
NorwegianDette talte han; og derefter sier han til dem: Lasarus, vår venn, er sovnet inn; men jeg går for å vekke ham.
PortugueseE, tendo assim falado, acrescentou: Lázaro, o nosso amigo, dorme, mas vou despertá-lo do sono.   
RumanianDupq aceste vorbe, le -a zis: ,,Lazqr, prietenul nostru, doarme: dar Mq duc sq -l trezesc din somn.``
RussianуЛБЪБЧ ЬФП, ЗПЧПТЙФ ЙН ПФПН: мБЪБТШ, "ТХЗ ОБЫ, ХУОХМ; ОП с Й"Х ТБЪ'Х"ЙФШ ЕЗП.
ShuarNuyásha Jesus atak Tímiayi "Ii amikri Rásaru kanarai. Wi ishintiartatjai."
SpanishHabiendo dicho estas cosas después les dijo: --Nuestro amigo Lázaro duerme, pero voy para despertarlo.
SwahiliYesu alipomaliza kusema maneno hayo, akawaambia, "Rafiki yetu Lazaro amelala, lakini mimi nitakwenda kumwamsha."
SwedishSedan han hade talat detta, sade han ytterligare till dem: "Lasarus, vår vän, har somnat in; men jag går för att väcka upp honom ur sömnen."
UmaHewa toe-mi lolita Yesus, pai' oti toe na'uli' tena: "Bale-ta Lazarus, leta' -i. Hilou-a mpolike-i."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Post Hoc

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-h-o-o-p-s-t"

-1 letter: cohost, coopts, photos.

-2 letters: chops, cohos, coops, coopt, coots, hoops, hoots, photo, phots, pooch, poohs, scoop, scoot, shoot, sooth, stoop, tophs, topos.

-3 letters: chop, coho, coop, coos, coot, cops, cosh, cost, cots, hoop, hoot, hops, host, hots, oohs, oops, oots, opts, phot, poco, pooh, posh, post, pots, scop, scot, shoo, shop, shot, soot.

 Words containing the letters "c-h-o-o-p-s-t"
 

+2 letters: crapshoot, hopscotch, hotchpots, photonics, sociopath.

 

+3 letters: crapshoots, doctorship, dropcloths, ectomorphs, hypocotyls, octothorps, photocells, sociopaths, sociopathy, toothpicks.

 

+4 letters: apostrophic, arthroscope, arthroscopy, chiropodist, chloroplast, chromoplast, crapshooter, ctenophores, doctorships, geostrophic, homoplastic, hopscotched, hopscotches, mesotrophic, muttonchops, orthopedics, orthoscopic, osteopathic, phagocytose, photocopies, photomosaic, photostatic, phycologist, proctorship, prothoraces, psychomotor, sociopathic, sporophytic, stethoscope, thermoscope, tocopherols, topnotchers.

 

+5 letters: arthroscopes, arthroscopic, chemotropism, chiropodists, chloroplasts, chromoplasts, coauthorship, crapshooters, ctenophorans, holophrastic, hopscotching, hotchpotches, hyperostotic, hypocoristic, nonpsychotic, orthopaedics, phagocytosed, phagocytoses, phagocytosis, phonotactics, phosphoritic, photochemist, photocompose, photocopiers, photomosaics, photoreduces, photospheric, phycologists, phytochromes, polyhistoric, polystichous, posthypnotic, proctorships, psychologist, psychotropic, sociopathies, stereophonic, stethoscopes, stethoscopic, technophobes, theosophical, thermoscopes, trochophores, tropospheric, urethroscope.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Post Hoc


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 73 74      48 6F 63

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01110011 01110100 00100000 01001000 01101111 01100011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#111 &#115 &#116 &#32 &#72 &#111 &#99

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0073 0074      0048 006F 0063

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

508185862428169

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Expressions
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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