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Terminus ad quem

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.)
  2. 2
    final or latest limiting point wordnet
  3. 3
    an objective or goal

    "What I do regret is the non-intelligent and almost superstitious way in which baptism is still regarded by many of our people. They think of it too much as a mere terminus ad quem which should call forth their energies up till the time it is obtained, and then leaves them waiting to see what sort of substantial worldly good may afterwards come along."

Etymology

From Latin terminus (“limit”) + ad (“up to”) + quem (“which”), the accusative of quī (“what”). Literally meaning “the limit up until which”.

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