fas.
dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder
Meaning & usage
dictates of religion, divine law (opp. iūs, human law), or an obligation thereunder
hoc contra ius fasque est
divine will or right, the will of God or heaven; a predetermined destiny
right, proper, allowable, lawful, fit, permitted, permissible, possible
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *fās, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂os (“utterance, saying”), a derivative of the root *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”), whence also for, fārī. However, Beekes thinks there is "no convincing etymology" for Latin fās and Ancient Greek ὁσία (hosía).
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