ad astra
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to [the] stars”, as a metaphor for immortality and eternal glory.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈdas.tra/, [äˈd̪äs̠t̪rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈdas.tra/, [äˈd̪äst̪rä]
Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) to the stars, to heaven (cf. reach for the stars)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used in a large variety of poetic expressions and modern mottoes.
Further reading
[edit]- “astrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ad astra (phrase) on Wikipedia