ad litteram

American  

[ahd lit-te-rahm, ad lit-uh-ram] / ɑd ˈlɪt tɛˌrɑm, æd ˈlɪt əˌræm /

adverb

Latin.

1. to the letter; exactly.

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Example Sentences

Moses enim ad litteram, sive in sensu litterati loquitur, non de Christo ejusque Evangelio, sed de lege data Judæis, ut patet eum intuenti.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

This rule depends on the following decision: “Quis nominandus sit ad litteram N. si patronus vel titularis jam nominatus sit in illa oratione, aut de eo celebrata sit missa?”

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 by