Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2018 May 5

= May 5 =

causa vivendi
What does causa vivendi mean? Here is the context: "[They] published so many articles disputing the validity [that it was] the causa vivendi of the association." SpinningSpark 08:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
 * A causa vivendi is a reason for existing, or more literally for living; a raison d'être. --Antiquary (talk) 08:54, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That was my guess, but I wanted to be sure before I paraphrased it. SpinningSpark 14:54, 5 May 2018 (UTC)