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ad initium

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[ad i-nish-ee-uhm] / ˌæd ɪˈnɪʃ i əm /

adverb

  1. at the beginning. ab init.


Etymology

Origin of ad initium

From Latin

Example Sentences

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Aide-de-camp. ad fin., ad finem=At or to the end. ad h.l., ad hunc locum=At this place. ad inf., ad infinitum=To infinity. ad init., ad initium=At or to the beginning. ad int., ad interim=In the meantime. adj.

From Project Gutenberg

II., ad initium.—Stage-manager's note in left-hand margin, “Long.”

From Project Gutenberg

Iustificatione, V, 15: “Non sufficere, si quis ad initium anni vel mensis vel etiam diei generali quadam intentione referat omnia sua futura opera in Deum, sed necesse esse ut illud ipsum opus particulare referatur in Deum, quod postea faciendum est.”

From Project Gutenberg

Ad initium autem prædicti maris iuxta villam Capernaum habetur fortius castrum totius terræ promissionis, in quo dicitur nata fuisse sancta Anna mater virginis Mariæ.

From Project Gutenberg