terminus ad quem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus ad quem
literally: the end to which
Example Sentences
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The terminus ad quem is less certain—-iron does not begin to be used for weapons in the Aegean till after Period III.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The main object of our trip down the River of Barks—the terminus ad quem of the expedition, so to speak—was a bear.
From The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature by Van Dyke, Henry
Cognition, whenever we take it concretely, means determinate 'ambulation,' through intermediaries, from a terminus a quo to, or towards, a terminus ad quem.
From Meaning of Truth by James, William
Secondly, we think that the adversaries acknowledge that the remission of sins is either a part, or the end, or, to speak in their manner, the terminus ad quem of repentance.
From Apology of the Augsburg Confession by Melanchthon, Philipp
The fact is that the movement, as a movement with a terminus ad quem, was fairly beaten by a power fit to be matched with Rome herself—John Bullism.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine
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