Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. From the beginning.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. From the beginning.
Wiktionary
- adv. Refers to the time from when a legal document comes into force.
- adv. Refers to calculations from first principles, that is from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- adv. university Refers to a course taken with no prior qualifications.
- adv. Refers to the time from when a legal document comes into force.
- adv. Refers to calculations from first principles, that is from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- adv. university Refers to a course taken with no prior qualifications.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. at the beginning
Etymologies
- Latin ab initiō : ab, from + initiō, ablative of initium, beginning.
Examples
“Apostolicae sedi et antiquis ab initio nascentis ecclesiae et catholicis traditionibus tota mentis intentione, tota cordis alacritate, me conjungo.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI
“When she spoke of “adoptio” by God, or of “participatio dei,” for example, although a spiritual relationship continued to be understood, yet its basis and reality lay in a sacramental renewal of the physical nature: “Non ab initio dii facti sumus; sed primo quidem homines, tunc demum dii” (We were not made gods at first; at first we were men, thereafter we became gods at length).”
The Mission and Expansion of Christianity in the First Three Centuries
“* [1112] Eâ gratiâ fit ab initio fidei suæ homo quicunque Christianus, quâ gratiâ homo ille ab initio factus est Christus”
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jmjarmstrong JM notes there are some folk who look backwards ‘ab initio’ Aug 9, 2009