per se
Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factorsWithout determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
» Belief in God is not evil per se.
Der Glaube an Gott ist nicht das Böse an sich.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.
Near-synonyms: by definition, by nature, essentially, in essence, ipso facto, intrinsically; see also Thesaurus:intrinsically
Some people say that a hangover is caused by impurities in the drink, not by the alcohol per se.
(nonstandard, not comparable)In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.
It's not a museum per se, but they do have some interesting artefacts.
entsprechend seinem Namen, bezeichnungsgemäß, als solches
(not comparable)As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.
per se, an sich, als solches
сам по себе́sam po sebé
сам по собі́sam po sobí, по су́тіpo súti, як такийjak takyj
(not comparable)Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.
The law makes drunk driving illegal per se.
- with respect to its inherent nature
Examples
6 sentencesBelief in God is not evil per se.
deDer Glaube an Gott ist nicht das Böse an sich.
You must admit that you don't feel any time per se isolated from the movement.
ruСогласитесь, вы не воспринимаете ни один момент отдельно от движения.
deSie müssen zugeben, dass Sie keinen Moment für sich allein und isoliert von der Bewegung wahrnehmen.
Although there aren't any errors grammatically per se, it personally feels a bit unnatural to me.
It's not that I dislike horror movies per se. I just think many of them are poorly done.
"It must be so cool to have moved so much to so many different places." "It wasn't the dream, per se."
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin per sē (“by itself”), from per (“by, through”) and sē (“itself, himselBorrowed from Latin per sē (“by itself”), from per (“by, through”) and sē (“itself, himself, herself, themselves”).
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Synonyms
20 synonyms- with respect to its inherent nature:intrinsicallyin and of itself