- ad extra
[ad extra 词源字典]
- "With effect or result in the outside world (as opposed to one's own mind, self, etc.); in the world at large; externally, perceivably; especially ( Theology ) with reference to an action or characteristic of God which is communicable to the world beyond the Persons of the Trinity. Opposed to ad intra", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Morton (d. ?1647), colonist in America. From post-classical Latin ad extra towards the outside from classical Latin ad to, towards + extrā.[ad extra etymology, ad extra origin, 英语词源]