terminus ad quem

[ ter-mi-noos ahd kwem; English tur-muh-nuhs ad kwem ]

noun

, Latin.

1. the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.

terminus ad quem

/ ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs æd ˈkwɛm /

noun

1. the aim or terminal point

Word History and Origins

Origin of terminus ad quem¹

literally: the end to which

Example Sentences

Sensations are the stable rock, the terminus a quo and the terminus ad quem of thought.

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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.

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In creation there is no real and positive terminus a quo; in annihilation there is no real and positive terminus ad quem; these therefore are not changes in the proper sense of the term.

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The style and title of the terminus ad quem were usurped by the terminus à quo.

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There are two passages which give us the latter year as the terminus ad quem, viz. c.

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