Word: prooftext
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: proof
text
Definition: A decontextualized quotation from a document (often, but not always, a book of the Bible) to establish a proposition rhetorically through an appeal to authority.
Morphemes:
Affix: proof
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: probare
Language: la
Decoded: probare
Meaning: to prove
Affix: text
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: textus
Language: la
Decoded: textus
Meaning: style or texture of a work