Is there a latin phrase, used in English, to mean after something was created?
Is there a Latin phrase, used in English, to mean after something was created?
Of course, there's the phrase
creatio ex nihilo
Meaning something was created from nothing. But what about 'after creation'? So I could use it in place of the following in bold
After it was created, God was happy with the world.
Solution 1:
The closest I can think of is a posteriori:
[Merriam-Webster]
1 : inductive
2 : relating to or derived by reasoning from observed facts
— compare A PRIORI
The most relevant sense of the opposite a priori here is the following:
2 b : formed or conceived beforehand
If something is a priori, it is based on something before it occurs or is known. In contrast, if something is a posteriori, it is based on something after it occurs or is known.
In the example sentence:
God was happy with the world a posteriori.
Or, in other words:
God was happy with the world [after the fact / after it was created].