amicus usque ad aras

foreign term ami·cus us·que ad aras \-ˌu̇s-kwe-ˌäd-ˈär-ˌäs\

Definition of AMICUS USQUE AD ARAS

: a friend as far as to the altars, i.e., except in what is contrary to one's religion; also : a friend to the last extremity

Latin

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