English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• /ˈpæsɪm/

Adverb

1. throughout or frequently
2. here and there

Quotations

• 1751 — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

  The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adrersus 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.].

• 1978 — Supreme Court of the United States, F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation

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

Usage notes

• used especially with the name of a book or writer to indicate that something (as a word, phrase, or idea) is to be found at many places in the same book or writer's work
• for example, in the Private Eye magazine, articles that relate to long-running stories would refer to (see Eyes passim), e.g. those relating to a disgraced former councillor who leaves the country to avoid fines for gerrymandering

Translations

• Latin: passim

Latin

Adverb

1. everywhere
2. here and there

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