[Corin Stormhands]

Got a reference for that?

[CARepubGal]

Don't MAKE me get the +5 Holy Avenger out. :-)

[xzins]

the straight line definition is "text used to prove a doctrine."

however, it bears a negative connotation in most cases, so the idea is one of "out of context" to falsely/weakly prove a point.

I gathered it from a reading a variety of locations where the words "proof-text" were used. It doesn't appear in webster's at all.