tabula rasa

/ˌtæbjʊlə ˈrɑːzə/

a blank slate; the mind before receiving impressions

tabula rasa in a sentence

“Locke believed we are born as tabula rasa.”

Latin: tabula tablet/board + rasa scraped/erased (from radere to scrape)

Related Words

verbatim

word for word; in exactly the same words

vice versa

the other way around; with the order reversed

inter alia

among other things

pro rata

proportional; strictly according to calculated share

ad hoc

created or done for a particular purpose as necessary

ad hominem

an argument directed against a person rather than their position