finis coronat opus

American  

[fee-nis-koh-roh-naht-oh-poos, fin-is kaw-roh-nat oh-puhs, koh-] / ˈfi nɪs koʊˈroʊ nɑtˈoʊ pʊs, ˈfɪn ɪs kɔˈroʊ næt ˈoʊ pəs, koʊ- /

Latin.

1. the end crowns the work.

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Example Sentences

And here, too, it will not be out of place to add a few words written after the inauguration, and finis coronat opus had been added to Henty’s descriptions of the great event.

From George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life by Fenn, George Manville

The third act will prove at least as good as the two others,—in fact, I believe, infinitely better, and that it might fairly be said, finis coronat opus.

From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Nohl, Ludwig

But finis coronat opus, especially on a mountain.

From A Dog with a Bad Name by Reed, Talbot Baines