principium
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He traces back its origin to God himself—ab Jove principium.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
In this respect they are called the principium individuationis.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer
Justly therefore is sanctifying grace, as the principium dignificativum operum, called the “seed of God,”1272 because it contains a celestial reward even as an acorn contains the oak.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
The explanation of the cause of evil by a particular principle, per principium maleficum, is of the same nature.
From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by E.M. Huggard
The initium is pushed out of the way by that which follows; the principium serves as a basis for that which follows.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein
Fifty-five years later, Isaac Newton’s great work, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, further reinforced the coherence of the Copernican system, with laws of mechanics and gravity that reinforced the model.
From Forbes ● Sep. 18, 2014
At the crossroads, in front of the snow-brick principia, a tall, dark- robed figure stood, bound in icy chains.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
He stood in a theater-sized version of the camp’s headquarters—a principia with walls of ice and freezing mist hanging in the air.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
At the crossroads outside the principia, a figure in dark robes stood shackled to the ice.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Figures in Roman armor emerged from the barracks, the principia, the armory, and the canteen, but they weren’t human.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
