Talk:Quinquennial Visit Ad Limina
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ad limina Can someone give a strict latin diff of this term....ad limina (71.201.110.239 (talk) 18:46, 6 February 2008 (UTC))
- ad means "at", "to", or "for" in latin, and limina is the plural of limen, which means "threshold", so ad limina means "to the thresholds", and the entire phrase means "visit every five years to the thresholds". The thresholds in question are to the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul in Rome. I believe that's pretty well explained in the article. Gentgeen (talk) 19:36, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
