More literally, 'from the deepest chest'. 'from the depths of (my) chest', 'from the bottom of my heart' From external sources, rather than from the self or the mind ( ab intra). In theology, often indicates something, such as the universe, that was created outside of time.Ī legal term meaning 'from without'.

Thus, 'from time immemorial', 'since the beginning of time' or 'from an infinitely remote time in the past'. Literally, 'from the everlasting' or 'from eternity'. Inferences regarding something's use from its misuse are invalid. 'a consequence from an abuse to a use is not valid' Not to be confused with a reductio ad absurdum, which is usually a valid logical argument. appeal to ridicule) or that an assertion is false because of its absurdity. Said of an argument that seeks to prove a statement's validity by pointing out the absurdity of an opponent's position (cf. In everyday speech, it denotes something occurring or being known before the event. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known without empirical experience. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. Presupposed, the reverse of a posteriori. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known from empirical experience. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out.

empirical knowledge), the reverse of a priori. 'From possibility to actuality' or 'from being possible to being actual'īased on observation (i.e. Similar to the English expressions 'from tip to toe' or 'from top to toe'. Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary.įrom Psalm 72:8, ' Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae' ( KJV: 'He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth'). Loosely, 'even more so' or 'with even stronger reason'.

An argumentum a contrario is an 'argument from the contrary', an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite.Ī long time ago. Equally a pedibus usque ad caput.Įquivalent to 'on the contrary' or ' au contraire'. In law, can refer to the obsolete cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos maxim of property ownership.įrom top to bottom all the way through. Or 'from heaven all the way to the center of the earth'. This phrase is synonymous with the more common ad libitum ('at pleasure'). The contents of the list cannot be edited here, and are kept automatically in synch with the divided lists (A-E), (F-O) and (P-Z) through template inclusion. This list is a combination of the three divided pages, for users who have no trouble loading large pages and prefer a single page to scroll or search through. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome:Ī B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V This appendix lists direct English translations of Latin phrases. If so, the sections can be reviewed individually: Warning, this page may be too large for some browsers.

Pecunia est virtus latin