ultima thule

2 definitions found

ultima thule - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\ ([u^]l"i[i^]*m[.a]), a. [L., fem. of ultimus
     last.]
     Most remote; furthest; final; last.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Ultima ratio [L.], the last reason or argument; the last
        resort.
  
     Ultima Thule. [L.] See Thule.
        [1913 Webster]

ultima thule - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ultima Thule
      n 1: the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to
           be the northernmost land in the inhabited world [syn:
           Thule, ultima Thule]