Refers to situations where a single example or observation indicates a general or universal truth. Thus, ab ovo means "from the beginning", and can also connote thoroughness.įrom Virgil's Aeneid. Means "from beginning to end", based on the Roman main meal typically beginning with an egg dish and ending with fruit. Used in law to describe a decision or action that is detrimental to those it affects and was made based on hatred or anger, rather than on reason.įrom the origin, beginning, source, or commencement-i.e., "originally".įrom Horace, Satire 1.3. The opposite of ab extra.īy a person who is angry. In other contexts, often refers to beginner or training courses.Īb initio mundi means "from the beginning of the world".įrom someone who dies with no legal will (cf. In science, refers to the first principles. A judicial declaration of the invalidity of a marriage ab initio is a nullity.
In law, refers to something being the case from the start or from the instant of the act, rather than from when the court declared it so. In literature, refers to a story told from the beginning rather than in medias res (from the middle). "At the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation. Thus, "from the beginning" or "from infancy". New Latin for "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience" or "from hardship".Īn argumentum ab inconvenienti is one based on the difficulties involved in pursuing a line of reasoning, and is thus a form of appeal to consequences it refers to a rule in law that an argument from inconvenience has great weight. Can mean "with deepest affection" or "sincerely". 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.
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