ad astra

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