terminus ad quem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus ad quem
literally: the end to which
Example Sentences
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He fails in short to distinguish between taking the world's perfection as a necessary principle, and taking it only as a possible terminus ad quem.
From Pragmatism by James, William
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 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
There was a very severe earthquake in this district also in 1170, and the fact that Benjamin does not refer to it furnishes us with another terminus ad quem.
From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela
Progress does not shut out finality; it only makes each new finality a point of departure for a new adventure, not a terminus ad quem for a conclusive stop.
From Christianity and Progress by Fosdick, Harry Emerson
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