non plus ultran.

Brit.

/ˌnɒn plʌs ˈʌltrə/, U.S.

/ˌnɑn ˌpləs ˈəltrə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non plus ultra.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin non plus ultra ‘(let there) not (be) more (sailing) beyond’, alleged to have been inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules (Straits of Gibraltar) < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + plūs more (see plus prep., n., adv., and adj.) + ultra ultra prep. So used in French and Italian (from 17th cent.). Compare ne plus ultra n.

†1. = ne plus ultra n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > boundary which cannot be passed

non plus ultra1631

ne ultraa1657

ne plus ultrac1661

red line1975

1631 C. Aleyn Hist. Henry VII 128 Like the Three-Night Giant set a marke, And non plus ultra, not to be pass'd o're.

1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. N8 The two Pyramides which were carved and ingraven by the knife of all the judicious with a Non plus ultra.

2. The highest point or culmination (of). Cf. ne plus ultra n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > peak of perfection

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pointc1400

pinnaclec1450

firmament1526

tipe1548

vertical point1559

acmea1568

status1577

summity1588

sublimation1591

turret1593

topgallant1597

non ultra?1606

vertical1611

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verticle1658

summit1661

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tip-top1702

pink1720

sublime1748

eminencea1854

it1896

1608 T. Middleton Trick to catch Old-one iv. sig. F3^v Alwaies when we striue to bee most politique we proue most cocskcombs, Non plus vltra.]

1647 E. Douglas Mystery Gen. Redemption 13 Which word by way of terror sometime used, by them not having the Spirit, extend it to their Non plus ultra, now like the Decree of the Medes and Persians, though showed to be erroneous, nevertheless irrevocable.

1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 6 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. The Central Point, the non plus ultra of true Modern Poesie.

1776 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 136 No trace..of Roman servitude is to be met with in this district, except the ambiguous name of one mountain.., generally thought to have been the non plus ultra of the Roman arms on the Italian side.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. vi. 595 Seckendorf..witnesses with unfeigned admiration the non-plus-ultra of manœuvring.

1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 5 29 For ancient geometry, in the classical form it received from Euclid, there was such a maximum, a non plus ultra.

1995 Representation Winter 22 So Kossuth was not reburied in the mausoleum—the non plus ultra of neohistorical architecture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non plus ultra
释义	non plus ultran. Brit. /ˌnɒn plʌs ˈʌltrə/, U.S. /ˌnɑn ˌpləs ˈəltrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin non plus ultra. Etymology: < post-classical Latin non plus ultra ‘(let there) not (be) more (sailing) beyond’, alleged to have been inscribed on the Pillars of Hercules (Straits of Gibraltar) < classical Latin nōn not (see non- prefix) + plūs more (see plus prep., n., adv., and adj.) + ultra ultra prep. So used in French and Italian (from 17th cent.). Compare ne plus ultra n. †1. = ne plus ultra n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > boundary which cannot be passed non plus ultra1631 ne ultraa1657 ne plus ultrac1661 red line1975 1631 C. Aleyn Hist. Henry VII 128 Like the Three-Night Giant set a marke, And non plus ultra, not to be pass'd o're. 1651 J. Saint-Amard tr. F. Micanzio Life Father Paul sig. N8 The two Pyramides which were carved and ingraven by the knife of all the judicious with a Non plus ultra. 2. The highest point or culmination (of). Cf. ne plus ultra n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [noun] > peak of perfection perfection1340 pointc1400 pinnaclec1450 firmament1526 tipe1548 vertical point1559 acmea1568 status1577 summity1588 sublimation1591 turret1593 topgallant1597 non ultra?1606 vertical1611 non plus ultra1647 ne ultraa1657 verticle1658 summit1661 ne plus ultra1664 ne plus1665 nonplus1670 tip-top1702 pink1720 sublime1748 eminencea1854 it1896 1608 T. Middleton Trick to catch Old-one iv. sig. F3^v Alwaies when we striue to bee most politique we proue most cocskcombs, Non plus vltra.] 1647 E. Douglas Mystery Gen. Redemption 13 Which word by way of terror sometime used, by them not having the Spirit, extend it to their Non plus ultra, now like the Decree of the Medes and Persians, though showed to be erroneous, nevertheless irrevocable. 1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 6 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. The Central Point, the non plus ultra of true Modern Poesie. 1776 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 136 No trace..of Roman servitude is to be met with in this district, except the ambiguous name of one mountain.., generally thought to have been the non plus ultra of the Roman arms on the Italian side. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. vi. 595 Seckendorf..witnesses with unfeigned admiration the non-plus-ultra of manœuvring. 1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 5 29 For ancient geometry, in the classical form it received from Euclid, there was such a maximum, a non plus ultra. 1995 Representation Winter 22 So Kossuth was not reburied in the mausoleum—the non plus ultra of neohistorical architecture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1631
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