ab intra

American  

[ahb in-trah, ab in-truh] / ɑb ˈɪn trɑ, æb ˈɪn trə /

adverb

Latin.

1. from inside; from within.

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Example Sentences

If we exclude space by an abstract assumption, the time remains as a spaceless point, and represents the concentered power of unity and active negation, i.e. retraction, determination, and limit, ab intra.

From Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Adv. internally &c. adj.; inwards, within, in, inly†; here in, there in, where in; ab intra, withinside†; in doors, within doors; at home, in the bosom of one's family.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Either of you has enough of the vis ab intra to make a good soldier.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 by Various

No! all revelation is and must be ab intra; the external ph�nomena can only awake, recall evidence, but never reveal.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

There is now a regular projection, ab intra ad extra, for which neither sprouts nor cuttings can any longer be the substitutes.

From Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor