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Latin a bene placito Translation from one well pleased Notes Or "at will", "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplcito) derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure). Or "from heaven all the way to the center of the earth". In law, can refer to the obsolete cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos maxim of property ownership ("for whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths"). From top to bottom; all the way through (colloquially "from head to toe"). Equally a pedibus usque ad caput. Equivalent to "on the contrary" or "au contraire". An argumentum a contrario is an "argument from the contrary", an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite. A long time ago. From Gaius Lucilius (Satires, 6, 284) Legal term from Cicero's De Finibus 4.53. Loosely, "even more so" or "with even stronger reason". Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary. From Psalm 72:8, "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" (KJV: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). National motto of Canada. Completely. Similar to the English expressions "from tip to toe" or "from top to toe". Equally a capite ad calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala. "From possibility to actuality" or "from being possible to being actual" Based on observation (i.e., empirical knowledge), the reverse of a priori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known from empirical experience. Presupposed, the reverse of a posteriori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known without empirical experience. In everyday speech, it denotes something occurring or being known before the event. Said of an argument that seeks to prove a statement's validity by pointing out the absurdity of an opponent's position (cf. appeal to ridicule) or that an assertion is false because of its absurdity. Not to be confused with a reductio ad absurdum, which is usually a valid logical argument. Rights abused are still rights (cf. abusus non tollit usum). Literally, "from the everlasting" or "from eternity". Thus, "from time immemorial", "since the beginning of time" or "from an infinitely remote time in the past". In theology, often indicates something, such as the universe, that was created outside of time.

a caelo usque ad centrum a capite ad calcem a contrario a Deucalione a falsis principiis proficisci a fortiori a mari usque ad mare

from the sky to the center from head to heel from the opposite from or since Deucalion to set forth from false principles from the stronger

from sea to sea

a pedibus usque ad from feet to head caput a posse ad esse from being able to being from the latter

a posteriori

a priori

from the former

ab absurdo

from the absurd

ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia ab aeterno

an inference from an abuse to a use is not valid from the eternal

ab antiquo ab epistulis ab extra ab hinc or abhinc ab imo pectore

from the ancient from the letters from beyond from here on from the deepest chest

From ancient times. Or, having to do with correspondence. A legal term meaning "from without". From external sources, rather than from the self or the mind (ab intra). Or "from the bottom of my heart", "with deepest affection", "sincerely".. Attributed to Julius Caesar. New Latin for "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience" or "from hardship". An argumentum ab inconvenienti is one based on the difficulties involved in pursuing a line of reasoning, and is thus a form of appeal to consequences; it refers to a rule in law that an argument from inconvenience has great weight. Thus, "from the beginning" or "from infancy". Incunabula is commonly used in English to refer to the earliest stage or origin of something, and especially to copies of books that predate the spread of the printing press around AD 1500. "At the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation. In literature, refers to a story told from the beginning rather than in medias res (from the middle). In law, refers to something being the case from the start or from the instant of the act, rather than from when the court declared it so. A judicial declaration of the invalidity of a marriage ab initio is a nullity. In science, refers to the first principles. In other contexts, often refers to beginner or training courses. Ab initio mundi means "from the beginning of the world". From someone who dies with no legal will (cf. ex testamento). From the inside. The opposite of ab extra. By a person who is angry. Used in law to describe a decision or action that is detrimental to those it affects and was made based on hatred or anger, rather than on reason. The form irato is masculine; however, this does not mean it applies only to men, rather 'person' is meant, as the phrase probably elides "homo," not "vir." From the origin, beginning, source, or commencementi.e., "originally". The source of the word aboriginal. From Horace, Satire 1.3. Means "from beginning to end", based on the Roman main meal typically beginning with an egg dish and ending with fruit (cf. the English phrase soup to nuts). Thus, ab ovo means "from the beginning", and can also connote thoroughness. From Virgil's Aeneid. Refers to situations where a single example or observation indicates a general or universal truth. Visible in the court of King Silas in the TV series Kings. Or "from the founding of Rome", which occurred in 753 BC according to Livy's count. Used as a reference point in ancient Rome for establishing dates, before being supplanted by other systems. Also anno urbis conditae (a.u.c.) (literally "in the year of the founded city"). Used of an argument. In law, refers to the principle that someone who is not present is unlikely to inherit. In the absence of the accused. Expresses the wish that no insult or wrong be conveyed by the

ab inconvenienti

from an inconvenient thing

ab incunabulis

from the cradle

ab initio

from the beginning

ab intestato ab intra

from an intestate from within

ab irato

from an angry man

ab origine ab ovo usque ad mala

from the source from the egg to the apples

ab uno disce omnes from one, learn all

ab urbe condita
(a.u.c.)

from the city having been founded

from utility an absent person will not be an heir [with] the defendant absente reo (abs. re.) being absent absit iniuria verbis let injury be absent ab utili absens haeres non erit

(or injuria)

from [these] words

absit invidia

let ill will be absent

absit omen absolutum dominium absolvo abundans cautela non nocet abusus non tollit usum abyssus abyssum invocat accipe hoc

let an omen be absent absolute dominion

speaker's words, i.e., "no offence". See also absit invidia. Although similar to the English expression "no offence", absit invidia is not a mere social gesture to avoid causing offense, but also a way to ward off the harm that some people superstitiously believe animosity can cause others. Also extended to absit invidia verbo, meaning "may ill will be absent from the word" (cf. absit iniuria verbis). Or "let this not be a bad omen". Expresses the wish that something seemingly ill-boding does not turn out to be an omen for future events, and calls on divine protection against evil. Total power or sovereignty. A legal term said by a judge acquitting a defendant following a trial. Te absolvo or absolvo te, translated, "I forgive you," said by Roman Catholic priests during the Sacrament of Confession, in Latin prior to the Second Vatican Council and in vernacular thereafter.

I acquit

abundant caution does Frequently phrased as "one can never be too careful". no harm misuse does not Just because something is misused doesn't mean it can't be used remove use correctly. deep calleth unto deep From Psalms 42:7; some translations have 'Sea calls to sea'. Take this

Motto of 848 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy. A legal maxim denoting that any accused person is entitled to make a no one ought to accuse plea of not guilty, and also that a witness is not obliged to give a accusare nemo se response or submit a document that will incriminate himself. A very himself except in the debet nisi coram Presence of God similar phrase is nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare "no one is bound to Deo accuse himself". See right to silence. Ovid's Tristia 1.2.97: si tamen acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt, / acta deos numquam mortal actions never a culpa facinus scitis abesse mea. "Yet if mortal actions never deceive the gods mortalia fallunt deceive the gods, / you know that crime was absent from my fault." A common ending to ancient Roman comedies, also claimed by Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars to have been Augustus' last words. The play has been acta est fabula Applied by Sibelius to the third movement of his String Quartet no. 2 performed; applaud! plaudite so that his audience would realize it was the last one, as a fourth would normally be expected. Deeds, not Words Motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. acta non verba Also used in the singular, Acta Sancti (Deeds of the Saint), preceding Deeds of the Saints acta sanctorum a specific Saint's name. A common title of works in hagiography. the act done by me actus me invito factus non est meus against my will is not my act actus The act does not make actus non facit [a person] guilty unless A legal term outlining the presumption of mens rea in a crime. reum nisi mens sit the mind should be rea guilty. The actual crime that is committed, rather than the intent or thought guilty act process leading up to the crime. Thus, the external elements of a actus reus crime, as contrasted with mens rea, the internal elements. In logic, to the point of being silly or nonsensical. See also reductio to the absurd ad absurdum ad absurdum. Not to be confused with ab absurdo (from the absurd).

ad abundantiam ad arbitrium ad astra ad astra per alas porci ad astra per aspera ad augusta per angusta ad captandum vulgus

to abundance at will, at pleasure to the stars to the stars on the wings of a pig to the stars through difficulty to rise to a high position overcoming hardships. in order to capture the crowd

In legal language, used when providing additional evidence to an already sufficient collection. Also used commonly, as an equivalent of "as if this wasn't enough". Name or motto (in full or part) of many organizations, publications, etc. A favorite saying of John Steinbeck. A professor told him that he would be an author when pigs flew. Every book he wrote is printed with this insignia. Motto of Kansas, and other organisations. The phrase is also translated as "A rough road leads to the stars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1.

ad eundem

to the same

ad fontes ad fundum ad hoc

to the sources to the bottom to this

ad hominem

to the man

ad honorem ad infinitum ad interim (ad int)

to the honour to infinity for the meantime

ad kalendas graecas at the Greek Calends

ad libitum (ad lib)

toward pleasure

ad litem

to the lawsuit

To appeal to the masses. Often used of politicians. An argumentum ad captandum is an argument designed to please the crowd. An ad eundem degree, from the Latin ad eundem gradum (to the same step" or "to the same degree), is a courtesy degree awarded by one university or college to an alumnus of another. It is not an honorary degree, but a recognition of the formal learning that earned the degree at another college. A motto of Renaissance humanism. Also used in the Protestant Reformation. Said during a generic toast, equivalent to "bottoms up!" In other contexts, generally means "back to the basics". Generally means "for this", in the sense of improvised on the spot or designed for only a specific, immediate purpose. Or "at the man". Typically used in argumentum ad hominem, a logical fallacy consisting of criticizing a person when the subject of debate is the person's ideas or argument, on the mistaken assumption that the soundness of an argument is dependent on the qualities of the proponent. Generally means "for the honour", not seeking any material reward. Going on forever. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof. As in the term "charg d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador. Attributed by Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars to Augustus. The Calends were specific days of the Roman calendar, not of the Greek, and so the "Greek Kalends" would never occur. Similar to "when pigs fly". Loosely, "according to what pleases" or "as you wish"; libitum comes from the past participle of libere, "to please". It typically indicates in music and theatrical scripts that the performer has the liberty to change or omit something. Ad lib is specifically often used when someone improvises or ignores limitations. A legal term referring to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party who is deemed incapable of representing himself. An individual who acts in this capacity is called a guardian ad litem.

ad lucem ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam (AMDG) ad meliora ad mortem ad multos annos

to the light

Motto of Oxford High School (Oxford), the University of Lisbon, Withington Girls' School and St. Bartholomew's School, Newbury, UK Motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Edward Elgar dedicated his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius "A.M.D.G."

to the greater glory of God Towards better things To death to many years!

motto of St. Patrick's College, Cavan, Ireland used in medical contexts as a synonym for death A wish for a long life. Similar to "Many happy returns!" Or "to the point of disgust". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum. An argumentum ad nauseam is a logical to seasickness ad nauseam fallacy involving basing one's argument on prolonged repetition, i.e., repeating something so much that people are "sick of it". to the eyes Meaning "obvious on sight" or "obvious to anyone that sees it". ad oculos Thus, "exactly as it is written". Similar to the phrase "to the letter", to the foot of the letter ad pedem litterae meaning "to the last detail". to the perpetual Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, and is used to wish for ad perpetuam memory someone to be remembered long after death. memoriam More loosely, "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last ad pondus omnium to the weight of all (ad pond om) things prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. Meaning "according to the harm" or "in proportion to the harm". The phrase is used in tort law as a measure of damages inflicted, implying ad quod damnum to whatever damage that a remedy, if one exists, ought to correspond specifically and only to the damage suffered (cf. damnum absque iniuria). to be proposed [before Loosely "subject to reference": provisionally approved, but still ad referendum (ad ref) the Senate] needing official approval. Not the same as a referendum. to the matter Thus, "to the point", without digression. ad rem for the term which has A legal term for a writ of entry ad terminum qui praeteriit [for the ad terminum qui passed term which has passed].[1] praeteriit to the waves Equivalent to "to hell". ad undas Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper for the use of the parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman ad usum Delphini Dauphin classics which Louis XIV had censored for his heir apparent, the Dauphin. Also rarely in usum Delphini (into the use of the Dauphin). ad usum proprium for one's own use
(ad us. propr.)

ad utrumque paratus ad valorem ad victoriam

prepared for either [alternative] according to value to victory

ad vitam aeternam to eternal life ad vitam aut for life or until fault culpam addendum thing to be added

The motto of Lund University, with the implied alternatives being the book (study) and the sword (defending the country in war). Used in commerce to refer to ad valorem taxes, taxes based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property. More commonly translated into "for victory" this is a battlecry of the Romans. Also "to life everlasting". A common Biblical phrase. Usually used of a term of office. An item to be added, especially a supplement to a book. The plural is addenda.

adaequatio intellectus et rei adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re adsum adversus solem ne loquitor aegri somnia aetat.

correspondence of the mind and reality conformity of our minds to the fact I am here don't speak against the sun a sick man's dreams "of age" / "aged" (in the sense of: "age: ...) of one's own age

One of the definitions of the truth. When the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also found as adaequatio rei et intellectus. A phrase used in Epistemology regarding the nature of understanding. Equivalent to "Present!" or "Here!" The opposite of absum "I am absent". Or don't argue what's obviously wrong. From Horace, Ars Poetica, 7. Loosely, "troubled dreams". Abbreviation of "aetatis"; further abbreviated (and more common): "aet." e.g.: "aetat" or "aet. 36" = "36 years old". Thus, "at the age of". Appeared on portraits, gravestones, etc. Sometimes extended to anno aetatis suae (AAS), "in the year of his age". Sometimes shortened to just aetatis or aetat (aet.).
The tomb reads Anno 1629 Aetatis Suae 46 because she died in 1629 at age 46.

aetatis suae

affidavit

age quod agis

agenda agere sequitur credere agere sequitur (esse) Agnus Dei

A legal term from Medieval Latin referring to a sworn statement. From fides, "faith". More often translated as "Do well whatever you do", this phrase is used as the motto of several Catholic schools. Literally translated, it Do what you are doing. means "Drive, because you are driven"; figuratively it means "keep going, because you are inspired or dedicated to do so". Originally comparable to a to-do list, an ordered list of things to be things to be done done. Now generalized to include any planned course of action. The singular, agendum (thing that must be done), is rarely used. he asserted action follows belief action follows being "We act according to what we believe (ourselves to be)".[2] Metaphysical and moral principle that indicates the connection among ontology, obligation and ethics.[2] Latin translation from John 1:36, where John the Baptist exclaims Ecce Agnus Dei! "Behold the Lamb of God!" upon seeing Jesus, referring both to a lamb's connotations of innocence and to a sacrificial lamb. Or in Greek, anerrhphth kbos; said by Julius Caesar upon crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, according to Suetonius. The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance.

Lamb of God

alea iacta est

the die has been cast

Light [is] to be alenda lux ubi orta nourished where liberty Or "let learning be cherished..." The motto of Davidson College. libertas [has] arisen. at another time, An assumed name or pseudonym. Similar to alter ego, but more alias otherwise specifically referring to a name, not to a "second self". A legal defense where a defendant attempts to show that he was elsewhere at the time a crime was committed. elsewhere alibi aliquid stat pro aliquo alis aquilae something stands for something else on an eagle's wings

His alibi is sound; he gave evidence that he was in another city on the night of the murder.

A foundational definition for semiotics. taken from the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 40. "But those who wait for

the Lord shall find their strength renewed, they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walk and not grow faint." nothing [is] heavy with Or "nothing is heavy to those who have wings". Motto of the alis grave nil Pontifcia Universidade Catlica do Rio de Janeiro. wings she flies with her own State motto of Oregon; adopted in 1987, it replaced "The Union", alis volat propriis wings which was the previous state motto adopted in 1957. Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term nourishing mother suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by alma mater the university. The term is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. Another self, a second persona or alias. Can be used to describe different facets or identities of a single character, or different another I alter ego characters who seem representations of the same personality. Often used of a fictional character's secret identity. Final sentence from Aesop ascribed fable (see also Aesop's Fables) "The Frogs Who Desired a King" as appears in the collection alterius non sit qui Let no man be another's commonly known as the "Anonymus Neveleti" (fable XXIb. De who can be his own suus esse potest ranis a Iove querentibus regem). Motto of Paracelsus. Usually attributed to Cicero. alterum non laedere to not wound another One of Justinian I's three basic legal precepts. alumnus or pupil graduate or former student of a school, college or university alumna An adviser, or a person who can obtain or grant access to the favour of powerful group, like a Roman Curia. In current U.S. legal usage, friend of the court amicus curiae an amicus curiae is a third party allowed to submit a legal opinion (in the form of an amicus brief) to the court. to lose the law of the An obsolete legal term signifying the forfeiture of the right of amittere legem land swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous. terrae Motto of Baylor School - Chattanooga, Tennesee; Wellesley College Amat victoria Primary School - Eastbourne, New Zealand; Victoria College- St. Victory favors care curam Helier Parish, Jersey, the Channel Islands. amor et melle et love is rich with both felle est honey and venom fecundissimus Nietzscheian alternative world view to memento mori [remember love of fate amor fati you must die]. Nietzsche believed amor fati to be more life affirming. amor omnibus idem love is the same for all from Virgil's Georgics III. love of one's country Patriotism. amor patriae written on bracelet worn by the Prioress in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales amor vincit omnia love conquers all See also: Love Conquers All Used before the anglicized version of a word or name. For example, "Terra Mariae, anglice, Maryland". Also used in such phrases as anno urbis conditae (see ab urbe in the year anno (an.) condita), Anno Domini, and anno regni. Short for Anno Domini Nostri Iesu Christi (in the Year of Our Lord Anno Domini (A.D.) in the Year of the Lord Jesus Christ), the predominantly used system for dating years across the world, used with the Gregorian calendar, and based on the anglice in English

perceived year of the birth of Jesus Christ. The years before Jesus' birth were once marked with a.C.n (Ante Christum Natum, Before Christ was Born), but now use the English abbreviation BC (Before Christ).
Augustus Caesar was born in the year 63 BC, and died AD 14.

anno regni Annuit cptis

annus horribilis

annus mirabilis

annus terribilis ante bellum ante cibum (a.c.) ante litteram

In the year of the reign Precedes "of" and the current ruler. Or "he approves our undertakings". Motto on the reverse of the Great He nods at things being Seal of the United States and on the back of the United States onebegun dollar bill. A recent pun on annus mirabilis, first used by Queen Elizabeth II to describe what a bad year 1992 had been for her, and subsequently occasionally used to refer to many other years perceived as horrible year "horrible". In Classical Latin, this phrase would actually mean "terrifying year". See also annus terribilis. Used particularly to refer to the years 16651666, during which Isaac Newton made revolutionary inventions and discoveries in calculus, motion, optics and gravitation. Annus Mirabilis is also the title of a poem by John Dryden written in the same year. It has since been wonderful year used to refer to other years, especially to 1905, when Albert Einstein made equally revolutionary discoveries concerning the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion and the special theory of relativity. (See Annus Mirabilis papers) Used to describe 1348, the year the Black Death began to afflict dreadful year Europe. As in "status quo ante bellum", "as it was before the war". before the war Commonly used in the Southern United States as antebellum to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War. before food Medical shorthand for "before meals". Said of an expression or term that describes something which existed before the phrase itself was introduced or became common. before the letter
Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since the field of "computer science" was not yet recognized in Turing's day.

ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday before death ante mortem ante prandium (a.p.) before lunch apparatus criticus aqua (aq.) aqua fortis aqua pura aqua regia aqua vitae aquila non capit muscas arare litus arbiter tools of a critic water strong water pure water royal water water of life an eagle doesn't catch flies to plough the seashore judge of tastes

From midnight to noon (cf. post meridiem). See post mortem (after death). Used on pharmaceutical prescriptions to denote "before a meal". Less common is post prandium, "after lunch". Textual notes. A list of other readings relating to a document, especially in a scholarly edition of a text. Refers to nitric acid. Or "clear water", "clean water". refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. "Spirit of Wine" in many English texts. Used to refer to various native distilled beverages, such as whisky (uisge beatha) in Scotland and Ireland, gin in Holland, brandy (eau de vie) in France, and akvavit in Scandinavia. A noble or important person doesn't deal with insignificant issues. From Gerhard Gerhards' (14661536) [better known as Erasmus] collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Wasted labour. One who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters

elegantiarum Arcana imperii Arcanum boni tenoris animae arcus senilis argentum album arguendo Invisible power The secret behind a good mood bow of an old person white silver for arguing

of social behavior and taste. Said of Petronius. Sometimes found in the singular, arbiter elegantiae (judge of taste). . Motto of the Starobrno Brewery in Brno. An opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people. Also "silver coin". Mentioned in the Domesday Book, signifies bullion, or silver uncoined. For the sake of argument. Said when something is done purely in order to discuss a matter or illustrate a point.
Let us assume, arguendo, that your claim is correct.

argumentum

ars [est] celare artem

ars gratia artis

ars longa, vita brevis arte et labore Artis Bohemiae Amicis asinus ad lyram asinus asinum fricat assecuratus non quaerit lucrum sed agit ne in damno sit Astra inclinant, sed non obligant auctoritas

Or "reasoning", "inference", "appeal", "proof". The plural is argumenta. Commonly used in the names of logical arguments and fallacies, preceding phrases such as a silentio (by silence), ad antiquitatem (to antiquity), ad baculum (to the stick), ad captandum (to capturing), ad consequentiam (to the consequence), ad crumenam (to the purse), ad feminam (to the woman), ad hominem (to the person), ad ignorantiam (to ignorance), ad judicium (to judgment), argument ad lazarum (to poverty), ad logicam (to logic), ad metum (to fear), ad misericordiam (to pity), ad nauseam (to nausea), ad novitatem (to novelty), ad personam (to the character), ad numerum (to the number), ad odium (to spite), ad populum (to the people), ad temperantiam (to moderation), ad verecundiam (to reverence), ex silentio (from silence), in terrorem (into terror), and e contrario (from/to the opposite). An aesthetic ideal that good art should appear natural rather than art [is] to conceal art contrived. Of medieval origin, but often incorrectly attributed to Ovid.[3] Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's "L'art pour l'art". Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This phrasing is a direct translation of 'art art for art's sake for the sake of art.' While very symmetrical for the MGM logo, the better Latin word order is 'Ars artis gratia.' The Latin translation by Seneca (De Brevitate Vitae, 1.1) of a phrase from Hippocrates, often used out of context. The "art" referred to in art is long, life is short the original aphorism was the craft of medicine, which took a lifetime to acquire. by art and by labour motto of Blackburn Rovers F.C. Award of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic for the Friends of Czech Arts promotion of the positive reputation of Czech culture abroad. From Erasmus's collection of Adages. An awkward or incompetent an ass to the lyre individual. Used to describe two people lavishing excessive praise on one the jackass rubs the jackass another. the assured does not seek profit but makes Refers to the insurance principle that the indemnity cannot be larger [it his profit] that he not than the loss. be in loss The stars incline us, Refers to the Free will over the astrological determinism. they do not bind us authority The level of prestige a person had in Roman society.

Motto of Queensland. Motto of Otago University Students' Association, a direct response to let us dare the university's motto of sapere aude "dare to be wise". Also Motto audeamus of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. State motto of Alabama, adopted in 1923. Translated into Latin from we dare to defend our a paraphrase of the stanza "Men who their duties know / But know audemus jura rights their rights, and knowing, dare maintain" from the poem "What nostra defendere Constitutes a State?" by 18th-century author William Jones. From Virgil, Aeneid X, 284 (where the first word is in the archaic form audentis). Allegedly the last words of Pliny the Elder before he left the docks at Pompeii to rescue people from the eruption of audentes fortuna fortune favors the bold Vesuvius in 79. Often quoted as audaces fortuna iuvat. Also the iuvat motto of the Portuguese Army Commandos, and the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) in the latter form. to dare is to do motto of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. audere est facere A legal principle of fairness. Also worded as audiatur et altera pars audi alteram hear the other side (let the other side be heard too). partem I hear the enemy Motto of 845 NACS Royal Navy audio hostem hear, see, be silent Motto of Security Information Service of the Czech Republic audi, vide, tace From Horace's Odes II, 10. Refers to the ethical goal of reaching a virtuous middle ground between two sinful extremes. The golden aurea mediocritas golden mean mean concept is common to many philosophers, chiefly Aristotle. From Virgil, Aeneid 3,57. Later quoted by Seneca as quod non accursed hunger for mortalia pectora coges, auri sacra fames "What don't you force auri sacra fames gold mortal hearts [to do], accursed hunger for gold!" A common ancient proverb, this version from Terence. Indicates that I hold a wolf by the auribus teneo one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go ears lupum could be deadly. A modern version is "To have a tiger by the tail." The Southern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Southern Hemisphere. It is less well-known than the Northern Lights, or southern dawn aurora australis aurorea borealis. The Aurora Australis is also the name of an Antarctic icebreaker ship. The Northern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Northern northern dawn aurora borealis Hemisphere. Motto of the fictional Fowl family in the Artemis Fowl series, written aurum potestas est gold is power by Eoin Colfer auspicium melioris hope/token of a better Motto of the Order of St Michael and St George and motto of Raffles age Institution, a secondary school in Singapore. aevi Indicates that the only valid possibility is to be emperor, or a either Caesar or similarly prominent position. More generally, "all or nothing". aut Caesar aut nihil nothing Adopted by Cesare Borgia as a personal motto. either by meeting or the Thus, either through reasoned discussion or through war. A former aut concilio aut ense sword motto of Chile, replaced by post tenebras lux. The motto of the Gunn Clan. aut pax aut bellum either peace or war I will either find a way aut viam inveniam Hannibal. or make one aut faciam either to conquer or to A general pledge of victoria aut mors "victory or death". Motto of aut vincere aut

audacter calumniare, semper aliquid haeret audax at fidelis

slander boldly, something always sticks bold but faithful

from Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623)

mori ave atque vale ave Europa nostra vera Patria

die Hail and farewell! Hail, Europe, our true Fatherland!

the Higgenbotham, and Higginbottom families of Cheshire England; participants in the War of the Roses. From Catullus, carmen 101, addressed to his deceased brother. Anthem of Imperium Europa. From Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars, Claudius 21. A salute and plea for mercy recorded on one occasion by naumachiariicaptives and criminals fated to die fighting during mock naval encounters. Later versions included a variant of "We who are about to die", and this translation is sometimes aided by changing the Latin to nos morituri te salutamus. Catholic prayer of intercession asking Mary, the mother of Jesus to pray for the petitioner.

Hail, Emperor! Those Ave Imperator, who are about to die morituri te salutant salute you!

Ave Maria

Hail, Mary

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Latin barba tenus sapientes Translation wise as far as the beard Notes Or wise only in appearance. From Erasmus's collection of Adages.

A common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae "hours", litaniae "litanies" and officium "office". beatae memoriae of blessed memory See in memoriam. A Beatitude from Matthew 5:3 in the Vulgate: beati pauperes spiritu, Blessed in spirit beati pauperes quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum "Blessed in spirit [are] the poor, [are] the poor. spiritu for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens". blessed [are] those Translated from Euripides. beati possidentes who possess beatus homo qui blessed is the man from Proverbs 3:13; set to music in a 1577 motet of the same name by invenit sapientiam who finds wisdom Orlando di Lasso. Originally from Ovid, Heroides 13.84,[4] where Laodamia is writing to her husband Protesilaus who is at the Trojan War. She begs him to stay out of let others wage war danger, but he was in fact the first Greek to die at Troy. Also used of the bella gerant alii Protesilaus amet! Protesilaus should love! Habsburg marriages of 1477 and 1496, written as bella gerant alii, tu felix Austria nube (let others wage war; you, fortunate Austria, marry). Said by King Matthias. bellum omnium war of all against all A phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to describe the state of nature. contra omnes bellum se ipsum war feeds itself alet I drink, therefore I A play on "cogito ergo sum", "I think therefore I am". bibo ergo sum am he gives twice, who A gift given without hesitation is as good as two gifts. bis dat qui cito dat gives promptly twice in a day Medical shorthand for "twice a day". bis in die (bid) In other words, "well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern contexts, often has connotations of "genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the plural in good faith bona fide (which would be bonis fidebus), but the nominative, and means simply "good faith". Opposite of mala fide. Beata Virgo Maria Blessed Virgin (BVM) Mary

bona notabilia

note-worthy goods

bona officia bona patria bona vacantia

good services goods of a country vacant goods

In law, if a person dying has goods, or good debts, in another diocese or jurisdiction within that province, besides his goods in the diocese where he dies, amounting to a certain minimum value, he is said to have bona notabilia; in which case, the probat of his will belongs to the archbishop of that province. A nation's offer to mediate in disputes between two other nations. A jury or assize of countrymen, or good neighbors. United Kingdom legal term for ownerless property that passes to The Crown. Tiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a warning against taxing the populace excessively. Motto of Westonbirt School. Or "general welfare". Refers to what benefits a society, as opposed to bonum commune hominis, which refers to what is good for an individual. Refers to an individual's happiness, which is not "common" in that it serves everyone, but in that individuals tend to be able to find happiness in similar things. Pseudo-Latin meaning "baffling puzzle" or "difficult point". John of Cornwall (ca. 1170) was once asked by a scribe what the word meant. It turns out that the original text said in diebus illis magnis plenae (in those days there were plenty of great things), which the scribe misread as indie busillis magnis plenae (in India there were plenty of large busillis).

it is a good boni pastoris est shepherd's [job] to tondere pecus non shear his flock, not deglubere to flay them Overcome evil with bono malum good superate bonum commune common good of the community communitatis bonum commune common good of a man hominis

busillis

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Latin cacoethes scribendi cadavera vero innumera Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt Caesar non supra grammaticos caetera desunt calix meus inebrians camera obscura Translation insatiable desire to write truly countless bodies Kill them. For the Lord knows those who are his. Those who hurry cross the sea change the sky [upon them], not their souls or state of mind Caesar has no authority over the grammarians the rest is missing my cup making me drunk dark chamber Notes Cacothes "bad habit", or medically, "malignant disease" is a borrowing of Greek kakthes.[6] The phrase is derived from a line in the Satires of Juvenal: Tenet insanabile multos scribendi cacoethes, or "the incurable desire (or itch) for writing affects many". See hypergraphia. Used by the Romans to describe the aftermath of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains. Supposed statement by Abbot Arnaud Amalric before the massacre of Bziers during the Albigensian Crusade, recorded 30 years later, according to Caesar of Heisterbach.
[5]

Hexameter by Horace (Epistulae I, 11 v.27). Seneca shortens it to Animum debes mutare, non caelum (You must change [your] disposition, not [your] sky) in his Letter to Lucilium XXVIII, 1

Caetera is Medieval Latin spelling for ctera.

An optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern

photography. The source of the word camera. canes pugnaces canis canem edit war dogs or fighting dogs dog eats dog Refers to a situation where nobody is safe from anybody, each man for himself. a term referring (at least) to some Christian doctrines of the incarnation of the Son of God when it asserts that humanity is capable of housing full divinity within its finite frame. Related to the Docetic heresy and sometimes a counterpoint to the Reformed 'extracalvinisticum.' So aggrandized as to be beyond practical (earthly) reach or understanding (from Virgil's Aeneid and the shorter form appears in John Locke's Two Treatises of Government) Originally an alchemical reference to the dead head or worthless residue left over from a reaction. Also used to refer to a freeloader or worthless element. It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located in West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton. Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical. An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase collige virgo rosas has a similar sense. An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset. The Roman senator Cato the Elder ended every speech after second Punic Wars with ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam, literally "For the rest, I am of the opinion that Carthage is to be destroyed." Before the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in the European Parliament, Daniel Hannan ended all his speeches in a similar way with Pactio Olisipiensis censenda est "The Lisbon Treaty must be put to a referendum". Refers to an incident that is the justification or case for war.

capax infiniti

holding the infinite

caput inter nubila (he plunges) [his] head in the clouds (condit) caput mortuum Caritas Christi dead head The love of Christ

Caritas in Veritate Charity in Truth carpe diem seize the day

carpe noctem carpe vinum

seize the night seize the wine

Carthago delenda Carthage must be destroyed est

event of war The cause is hidden, causa latet, vis est but the result is well Ovid: Metamorphoses IV, 287; motto of Alpha Sigma Phi. notissima known. cause of death causa mortis especially used by Doctors of Medicine, when they want to warn each other (e.g.: "cave nephrolithiases" in order to warn about side effects of beware! cave an uricosuric). Spoken aloud in some British public schools by pupils to warn each other of impending authority. Beware of the dog cave canem beware of work cave laborem beware of no wine cave nil vino The purchaser is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his let the buyer beware need. Phrases modeled on this one replace emptor with lector, caveat emptor subscriptor, venditor, utilitor: "reader", "signer", "seller", "user". let arms yield to the "Let military power yield to civilian power", Cicero, De Officiis I:77. cedant arma togae gown See also Toga casus belli

Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase velocius quam asparagi coquantur, using a different adverb and an alternative mood and spelling of coquere. In law, it is a return made by the sheriff, upon a capias, or other process I got the body to the like purpose; signifying, that he has taken the body of the party. cepi corpus See also habeas corpus. it is certain, Or "... if it can be rendered certain." Often used in law when something certum est quod whatever can be is not known, but can be ascertained (e.g. the purchase price on a sale certum reddi rendered certain which is to be determined by a third-party valuer) potest when the reason for A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has cessante ratione the law ceases, the ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore. By legis cessat ipsa lex law itself ceases Gratian. the rest are missing Also spelled "caetera desunt". cetera desunt all other things being That is, disregarding or eliminating extraneous factors in a situation. ceteris paribus equal charta a paper of pardon to The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence (see pardonationis se defend oneself manslaughter). defendendo charta a paper of pardon to The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed. Also called perdonatio pardonationis the outlaw utlagariae. utlagariae [Throw the] Christianos ad Christians to the leones lions! For Christ and Christo et The motto of Furman University. Learning Doctrinae Christus nos Christ has freed us title of volume I, book 5, chapter XI of Les Misrables by Victor Hugo. liberavit Christ the King A Christian title for Jesus. Christus Rex circa (c.) or (ca.) around In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date. circle made in testing circulus in Circular reasoning. Similar term to circulus vitiosus. [a premise] probando In logic, begging the question, a fallacy involving the presupposition of a proposition in one of the premises (see petitio principii). In science, a vicious circle circulus vitiosus positive feedback loop. In economics, a counterpart to the virtuous circle. faster, higher, Motto of the modern Olympics. citius altius fortius stronger A writ whereby the king of England could command the justice to admit clamea admittenda one's claim by an attorney, who being employed in the king's service, in itinere per cannot come in person. atturnatum A legal action for trespass to land; so called, because the writ demands the person summoned to answer wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit clausum fregit), i.e., why he entered the plaintiff's land. the keys of Saint A symbol of the Papacy. claves Sancti Petri Peter The means of discovering hidden or mysterious meanings in texts, golden key clavis aurea particularly applied in theology and alchemy. for being made a In law, a writ directed to the bishop, for the admitting a clerk to a clerico admittendo clerk benefice upon a ne admittas, tried, and found for the party who procures

more swiftly than celerius quam asparagus [stem]s asparagi cocuntur are cooked

the writ. clerico capto per statutum mercatorum clerico convicto commisso gaolae in defectu ordinarii deliberando clerico intra sacros ordines constituto non eligendo in officium Codex Iuris Book of Canon Law Canonici "No one suffers Cogitationis poena punishment for mere nemo patitur intent." I think, therefore I cogito ergo sum am. In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who is imprisoned upon the breach of statute merchant. In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk to his ordinary, that was formerly convicted of felony; by reason that his ordinary did not challenge him according to the privilege of clerks. In law, a writ directed to the bailiffs, etc., that have thrust a bailiwick or beadleship upon one in holy orders; charging them to release him. The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici). A Latin legal phrase. See, State v Taylor, 47 Or 455, 84 P 82.

A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher Ren Descartes to attempt to prove his own existence. Aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculationthe only permitted coitus interruptus interrupted congress form of birth control in some religions. congress in the way coitus more A medical euphemism for the doggy-style sexual position. of beasts ferarum Exhortation to enjoy fully the youth, similar to Carpe diem, from De rosis nascentibus (also titled Idyllium de rosis) attributed to Ausonius or Virgil. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may", 1909, by John William Waterhouse

collige virgo rosas pick, girl, the roses

combinatio nova

new combination

communibus annis in common years

communibus locis in common places view of the common (man) in control of the mind

It is frequently abbreviated comb. nov.. It is used in the life sciences literature when a new name is introduced, e.g. Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov.. One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation" A term frequently used among philosophical and other writers, implying some medium, or mean relation between several places; one place with another; on a medium. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"

communis opinio compos mentis concordia cum veritate

Describes someone of sound mind. Sometimes used ironically. Also a legal principle, non compos mentis (not in control of one's faculties), used to describe an insane person. Motto of the University of Waterloo. Motto of Montreal. It is also the Bank of Montreal coat of arms and motto. The quod here is ambiguous): it may be the relative pronoun or a conjunction.

in harmony with truth well-being through concordia salus harmony condemnant quod They condemn what they do not non intellegunt

understand or They condemn because they do not understand condicio sine qua non confer (cf.) Confoederatio Helvetica (C.H.) coniunctis viribus condition without which not confer[7][8] Helvetian Confederation with connected strength Custom is held as law. A required, indispensable condition. Commonly mistakenly rendered with conditio ("seasoning" or "preserving") in place of condicio ("arrangement" or "condition"). "compare". Used as an abbreviation in text to recommend a comparison with another thing (cf. citation signal). The official name of Switzerland, hence the use of "CH" for its ISO country code, ".ch" for its Internet domain, and "CHF" for the ISO threeletter abbreviation of its currency, the Swiss franc. Or "with united powers". Sometimes rendered conjunctis viribus. Motto of Queen Mary, University of London. Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;[9] established customs have the force of laws.[10] Also consuetudo est altera lex (custom is another law) and consuetudo vincit communem legem (custom overrules the common law); see also: Consuetudinary. The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John 19:30. Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldly values.

consuetudo pro lege servatur

consummatum est It is completed. contemptus mundi/saeculi contra bonos mores contra legem scorn for the world/times

against good morals Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice. against the law Especially in civil law jurisdictions, said of an understanding of a statute that directly contradicts its wording and thus is neither valid by interpretation nor by analogy. Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka; also used in the Pentateuch with reference to Abraham the Patriarch. A thing or idea that would embody a contradiction, for example, payment for a gift, or a circle with corners. The fallacy of proposing such a thing. Debate is fruitless when you don't agree on common rules, facts, presuppositions.

contra spem spero hope against hope contradictio in terminis contra principia negantem non est disputandum contradiction in terms there can be no debate with those who deny the foundations

First formulated by Hippocrates to suggest that the diseases are cured the opposite is cured contraria with contrary remedies. Antonym of similia similibus curantur (the contrariis curantur with the opposite diseases are recovered with similar remedies.) From Augustine's Confessions, referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart" with God. Commonly used in reference cor ad cor loquitur heart speaks to heart to a later quote by Cardinal John Henry Newman. A motto of Newman Clubs. (Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Heart or Death Death (to no longer matter, to no longer be respected as person of cor aut mors integrity.) my heart I offer to cor meum tibi you Lord promptly motto of Calvin College offero domine prompte et sincere and sincerely one heart A popular school motto. Often used as names for religious and other cor unum

coram Deo coram nobis, coram vobis coram populo coram publico Corpus Christi

in the Presence of God

organisations such as the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. A phrase from Christian theology which summarizes the idea of Christians living in the Presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of God.

corpus delicti Corpus Iuris Canonici Corpus Iuris Civilis corpus vile corrigenda

in our presence, in Two kinds of writs of error. your presence in the presence of the Thus, openly. people in view of the public The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Body of Christ Eucharist. It is also the name of a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, and a controversial play. The fact that a crime has been committed, a necessary factor in body of the offence convicting someone of having committed that crime; if there was no crime, there can not have been a criminal. The official compilation of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Body of Canon Law Codex Iuris Canonici). Body of Civil Law worthless body The body of Roman or civil law. A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment, as in the phrase 'Fiat experimentum in corpore vili.'

things to be corrected the corruption of the corruptio optimi best is the worst pessima When the republic is corruptissima re at its most corrupt publica plurimae the laws are most leges numerous corrupt to the corruptus in extreme extremis May he love tomorrow who has cras amet qui nunquam amavit; never loved before; And may he who has quique amavit, loved, love cras amet tomorrow as well Credo in Unum I Believe in One God Deum

Tacitus Motto of the fictional Springfield Mayor Office in The Simpsons TVShow It's the refrain from the 'Pervigilium Veneris', a poem which describes a three day holiday in the cult of Venus, located somewhere in Sicily, involving the whole town in religious festivities joined with a deep sense of nature and Venus as the "procreatrix", the life-giving force behind the natural world. The first words of the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed.

credo quia absurdum est

crescamus in Illo per omnia

A very common misquote of Tertullian's et mortuus est Dei Filius prorsus credibile quia ineptum est (and the Son of God is dead: in short, it is credible because it is unfitting), meaning that it is so absurd to say that God's son has died that it would have to be a matter of belief, rather I believe it because it than reason. The misquoted phrase, however, is commonly used to mock is absurd the dogmatic beliefs of the religious (see fideism). This phrase is commonly shortened to credo quia absurdum, and is also sometimes rendered credo quia impossibile est (I believe it because it is impossible) or, as Darwin used it in his autobiography, credo quia incredibile. May we grow in Him through all Motto of Cheverus High School. things

crescat scientia vita excolatur crescente luce crescit cum commercio civitas

crescit eundo

cruci dum spiro fido cucullus non facit monachum

cui bono

cui prodest cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos cuius regio, eius religio

let knowledge grow, Motto of the University of Chicago. let life be enriched Light ever increasing Motto of James Cook University. Civilization prospers Motto of Claremont McKenna College. with commerce State motto of New Mexico, adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood. Originally from it grows as it goes Lucretius' De rerum natura book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes. while I live, I trust in the cross, Whilst I Motto of the Sisters of Loreto (IBVM) and its associated schools. trust in the Cross I have life The hood does not William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Scene I, Act V 4850 make the monk "Who benefits?" An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to Good for whom? reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cui prodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America, a fictional supervillain group. The opposite is cui malo (Bad for whom?). Short for cui prodest scelus is fecit (for whom the crime advances, he for whom it has done it) in Seneca's Medea. Thus, the murderer is often the one who advances gains by the murder (cf. cui bono). Whose the land is, First coined by Accursius of Bologna in the 13th century. A Roman legal all the way to the sky principle of property law that is no longer observed in most situations and to the today. Less literally, "For whosoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the underworld is his. sky and down to the depths." The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects. A regional whose region, his prince's ability to choose his people's religion was established at the religion Peace of Augsburg in 1555.

cuiusvis hominis Anyone can err, but est errare, nullius only the fool persists Cicero, Philippica XII, 5. nisi insipientis in in his fault errore perseverare. Also "blame" or "guilt". In law, an act of neglect. In general, guilt, sin, fault culpa or a fault. See also mea culpa. with swords and cum gladiis et From the Bible. Occurs in Matthew 26:47 and Luke 22:52. clubs fustibus cum gladio et sale with sword and salt Motto of a well-paid soldier. See salary. with a grain of salt Not to be taken too seriously or as the literal truth. cum grano salis with this, therefore cum hoc ergo fallacy of assuming that correlation implies causation. on account of this propter hoc The standard formula for academic Latin honors in the United States. with praise cum laude Greater honors include magna cum laude and summa cum laude. with the dead in a cum mortuis in Movement from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky dead language lingua mortua cuncti adsint let all come who by meritaeque merit deserve the Motto of University College London. expectent praemia most reward palmae

cur Deus Homo cura personalis

Why the God-Man

care for the whole person take care of your cura te ipsum own self curriculum vitae course of life keeper of morals custos morum distinguished by its cygnis insignis swans cygnus inter anates swan among ducks

The question attributed to Anselm in his work of by this name, wherein he reflects on why the Christ of Christianity must be both fully Divine and fully Human. Often translated "why did God become Man?" Motto of Georgetown University School of Medicine and University of Scranton. An exhortation to physicians, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others. An overview of a person's life and qualifications, similar to a rsum. A censor. Motto of Western Australia.

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Notes also: Da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius; legal principle based on Roman law; Give me the fact(s), Da mihi factum, parties should present the facts of a case while the judge rules on the law. I'll give you the law dabo tibi ius Related to iura novit curia (the court knows the law). They condemn what damnant quod non they do not Used to describe ignorant people. intelligunt understand damnatio ad submission to beasts bestias damnation of A Roman custom in which disgraced Romans (particularly former damnatio memory Emperors) were pretended to have never existed. memoriae A loss that results from no one's wrongdoing. In Roman law, a man is not responsible for unintended, consequential injury to another resulting from damnum absque damage without a lawful act. This protection does not necessarily apply to unintended injury injuria damage by negligence or folly. God grants the dat deus Motto of Westminster School, a leading British independent school. increase incrementum "with due respect" or Used before disagreeing with someone. data venia "given the excuse" Mission given, Motto of Batalho de Operaes Policiais Especiais (BOPE), the elite datum perficiemus mission special forces unit of the military police of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). munus accomplished A de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness as well done who is expected not to be available to appear at trial and be crossde bene esse examined. Trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny de bonis asportatis carrying goods away (wrongful taking of chattels). of the date Used in the context of "As we agreed in the meeting d.d. 26th Mai 2006. de dato Said of something that is the actual state of affairs, in contrast to something's legal or official standing, which is described as de jure. De by deed de facto facto refers to the "way things really are" rather than what is "officially" presented as the fact. A clerk makes the declaration De fideli on when appointed, promising to with faithfulness de fideli do his or her tasks faithfully as a servant of the court. Latin Translation

regarding the future Usually used in the context of "at a future time" there is no disputing Less literally "there's no accounting for taste". Likely of Scholastic origin about tastes (see Wiktionary). again, a second time "Official", in contrast with de facto. Analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice". In other contexts, can mean "according to by law de jure law", "by right" or "legally". Also commonly written de iure, the classical form. from law to be de lege ferenda passed "from law passed" or de lege lata "by law in force" The law does not The court does not want to bother with small, trivial things. A case must de minimis non bother with the have importance for the court to hear it. See "de minimis not curat curat lex smallest things. praetor". Also "The chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles." Trivial The commander matters are no concern of a high official (cf. aquila non capit muscas, the de minimis non does not bother with eagle does not catch flies). Sometimes rex (the king) or lex (the law) is curat praetor the smallest things. used in place of praetor, and de minimis is a legal term referring to things unworthy of the law's attention. about the dead, Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all" (cf. de mortuis nil nisi de mortuis aut either well or bonum). bene aut nihil nothing From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est, "nothing must be said about the dead, about the dead except the good", attributed by Diogenes Lartius to de mortuis nil nisi nothing unless a Chilon. In legal contexts, this quotation is used with the opposite bonum good thing meaning, as defaming a deceased person is not a crime. In other contexts, it refers to taboos against criticizing the recently deceased. Thus, "their story is our story". Originally referred to the end of Rome's about us is the story de nobis fabula dominance. Now often used when comparing any current situation to a told narratur past story or historical event. "Anew" or "afresh". In law, a trial de novo is a retrial. In biology, de novo means newly synthesized, and a de novo mutation is a mutation that from the new neither parent possessed or transmitted. In economics, de novo refers to de novo newly founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been in operation for five years or less. about every A 15th-century Italian scholar wrote the De omni re scibili portion (about de omni re scibili knowable thing, and every knowable thing), and a wag added et quibusdam aliis (and even et quibusdam aliis even certain other certain other things). things be suspicious of Karl Marx's favorite motto and a title of one of Sren Kierkegaard's de omnibus everything, doubt works De Omnibus Dubitandum Est dubitandum everything Free From Having Commonly mistranslated as "To Liberate the Oppressed". The motto of de oppresso liber Been Oppressed the United States Army Special Forces. Out of the depths of misery or dejection. From the Latin translation of from the depths de profundis Psalm 130. In logic, de dicto statements (about the truth of a proposition) are about the matter distinguished from de re statements (about the properties of a thing de re itself). decus et tutamen An ornament and a Inscription on British one-pound coins. Originally on 17th-century coins, de futuro de gustibus non est disputandum de integro

safeguard By the Grace of God, Queen under God's Spirit she flourishes

Dei Gratia Regina Dei sub numine viget delectatio morosa deliriant isti Romani Deo ac veritati Deo Confidimus Deo domuique Deo et patriae Deo gratias Deo juvante Deo Optimo Maximo (DOM) Deo vindice

it refers to the inscribed edge as a protection against the clipping of precious metal. The phrase originally comes from Virgil's Aeneid. Also Dei Gratia Rex (By the Grace of God, King). Abbreviated as D G REG preceding Fidei Defensor (F D) on British pounds, and as D G Regina on Canadian coins. Motto of Princeton University.

Deo volente descensus in cuniculi cavum Deus Caritas Est

deus ex machina

Deus Lux Mea Est Deus meumque jus deus otiosus Deus spes nostra Deus vult dictatum erat (dict) dicto simpliciter

In Catholic theology, a pleasure taken in sinful thought or imagination, such as brooding on sexual images. It is distinct from actual sexual peevish delight desire, and involves voluntary and complacent erotic fantasizing, without any attempt to suppress such thoughts. They are mad, those A translation into Latin from Ren Goscinny's ils sont fous, ces romains!, Romans! frequently issued by Obelix in the Asterix comics. For God and for Motto of Colgate University. truth In God we trust Motto of Somerset College. for God and for Motto of Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. home for God and Country Motto of Regis High School (New York City). thanks [be] to God The semi-Hispanicized form Deogracias is a Philippine first name. with God's help The motto of Monaco and its monarch which appears on the royal arms. To the Best and Derived from the Pagan Iupiter Optimo Maximo (To the best and greatest Greatest God Jupiter). Printed on bottles of Bndictine liqueur. with God as Motto of the Confederate States of America. An alternate translation is protector "With an avenging God". This was often used in conjunction with a signature at the end of letters. It was used in order to signify that "God willing" this letter will get to God willing you safely, "God willing" the contents of this letter come true. The motto of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. See also: Insha'Allah. The descent into the Down the Rabbit Hole (see: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland#Famous cave of the rabbit lines and expressions. The first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI; for other meanings, see Deus God is Love Caritas Est (disambiguation) From the Greek (ap mchans thes). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot. Refers to the practice in a god from a Greek drama of lowering by crane (the mechan) an actor playing a god machine or goddess onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot. The device is most commonly associated with Euripides. God is my Light The motto of The Catholic University of America. The principal motto of Scottish Rite Freemasonry; see also Dieu et mon God and my right droit. God at leisure The motto of Sir Thomas de Boteler, founder of Boteler Grammar School God is our hope Warrington in 1526 The principal slogan of the Crusades.Motto of Bergen Catholic High God wills it! School, NJ Recent academic substitution for the spacious and inconvenient "As as previously stated previously stated, ...". Literally, has been stated; also translated as "dicta prius" (literally, said previously). [From] a maxim, I.e. "From a rule without exception." Short for a dicto simpliciter, the a

simply

often being dropped by confusion with the English indefinite article. A dicto simpliciter occurs when an acceptable exception is ignored or eliminated. For instance, the appropriateness of using opiates is dependent on the presence of extreme pain. To justify the recreational use of opiates by referring to a cancer patient or to justify arresting said cancer patient by comparing him to the recreational user would be a dicto simpliciter. Motto of the London Stock Exchange

dictum meum pactum diem perdidi

my word [is] my bond I have lost the day

From the Roman Emperor Titus. Passed down in Suetonius's biography of him in Lives of the Twelve Caesars Refers to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology. The name of a Day of Wrath famous 13th-century Medieval Latin hymn by Tommaso da Celano, used Dies Irae in the Mass for the dead. Days under common law (traditionally Sunday) in which no legal process Day without can be served and any judgment is void. This concept was first codified dies non juridicum judiciary by the English Parliament in the reign of Charles II. In Classical Latin, "I arrange". State motto of Maine. Based on a I direct dirigo comparison of the state of Maine to the star Polaris. it seemed otherwise In other words, the gods have different plans than mortals, and so events dis aliter visum to the gods do not always play out as people wish them to. Refers to the Manes, Roman spirits of the dead. Loosely "To the memory of". A conventional inscription preceding the name of the deceased on Sacred to the ghostdis manibus pagan grave markings, often shortened to dis manibus (D.M.), "for the gods sacrum (D.M.S.) ghost-gods". Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H. S. E.), "he lies here". Motto of Royal College Colombo. disce aut discede Learn or Depart Learn as if always disce quasi semper going to live; live as Attributed to St Edmund of Abingdon. victurus vive quasi if tomorrow going to cras moriturus die. That is, "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, I, 4, 62, where it was written "disiecti membra poetae" (limbs of a scattered poet). disiecta membra scattered limbs Also written as disjecta membra. State motto of Arizona, adopted in 1911. Probably derived from the God enriches ditat Deus Vulgate's translation of Genesis 14:23. A Roman maxim adopted by Julius Caesar, Louis XI and Machiavelli. divide and rule divide et impera Commonly rendered "divide and conquer". A popular eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The I have spoken implied meaning is: "I have said all that I had to say and thus the dixi argument is settled". Used to attribute a statement or opinion to its author, rather than the ["...", ...] said ["...", ...] dixit speaker. I give that you may Often said or written for sacrifices, when one "gives" and expects do ut des give something back from the gods. It is learned by Also translated "One learns by teaching." Attributed to Seneca the docendo discitur teaching Younger. I learn by teaching, docendo disco, scribendo cogito think by writing. "The ... concept is particular to a few civil law systems and cannot special intent dolus specialis sweepingly be equated with the notions of special or specific intent in

Domine dirige nos Dominus Illuminatio Mea Dominus fortitudo nostra Dominus vobiscum

Lord guide us

common law systems. Of course, the same might equally be said of the concept of specific intent, a notion used in the common law almost exclusively within the context of the defense of voluntary intoxication."Genocide scholar William Schabas[11] Motto of the City of London

the Lord is my light Motto of the University of Oxford. The Lord is our Strength Lord be with you Motto of the Southland College, Philippines

Phrase used during and at the end of Catholic sermons, and a general greeting form among and towards members of Catholic organizations, such as priests and nuns. See also pax vobiscum. Often set to music, either by itself or as part of the Agnus Dei prayer of dona nobis pacem give us peace the Mass. Also an ending in the video game Haunting Ground. giving in expectation A legal concept where a person in imminent mortal danger need not meet donatio mortis of death the requisite consideration to create or modify a will. causa draco dormiens a sleeping dragon is Motto of the fictional Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series; nunquam never to be tickled translated more loosely in the books as "never tickle a sleeping dragon". titillandus More literally, "the masks of the drama"; more figuratively, "cast of dramatis person the parts of the play characters". The characters represented in a dramatic work. duae tabulae rasae Two blank slates with nothing written Stan Laurel, inscription for the fanclub logo of The Sons of the Desert. in quibus nihil upon them scriptum est We lead Motto of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. ducimus Love of country Ducit amor Motto of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment. leads me patriae ducunt volentem The fates lead the willing and drag the Attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca. fata, nolentem unwilling trahunt leadership by This is the motto for the United States Marine Corps' Officer Candidates ductus exemplo example School located at Marine Corps Base Quantico; Quantico, Virginia. War may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, war is sweet to the dulce bellum though the more experienced know better. A phrase from Erasmus in the inexperienced inexpertis 16th century. It is sweet and From Horace, Odes III, 2, 13. Used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a dulce et decorum honorable to die for poem about World War I, Dulce et Decorum est. est pro patria mori the fatherland. a sweet and useful Horace wrote in his Ars Poetica that poetry must be dulce et utile dulce et utile thing (pleasant and profitable), both enjoyable and instructive. danger is sweet Horace, Odes III, 25, 16. Motto of the Scottish clan MacAulay. dulce periculum sweeter after Motto of the Scottish clan Fergusson.[12] dulcius ex asperis difficulties while Rome debates, Used when someone has been asked for urgent help, but responds with no dum Roma Saguntum is in immediate action. Similar to Hannibal ante portas, but referring to a less deliberat danger personal danger. Saguntum perit while I breathe, I State motto of South Carolina. From Cicero. dum spiro spero hope While we live, we dum vivimus motto of Presbyterian College. serve servimus

While we live, let us An encouragement to embrace life. Motto inscribed on the sword of the live! main character in the novel Glory Road. [the] law [is] harsh, dura lex sed lex but [it is the] law tough mother outer covering of the brain dura mater dum vita est, spes while there is life, there is hope est war leader dux bellorum dum vivimus, vivamus

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Notes Motto of the United States of America. Used on many U.S. coins and one (coming) out of inscribed on the Capitol. Also used as the motto of S.L. Benfica. Less e pluribus unum many commonly written as 'ex pluribus unum'. Mock Latin. Notably heard by Giles Goat Boy in John Barth's novel pluram out of ones Giles Goat-Boy and the title of an essay ("E Unibus Pluram: (not being Latin, this Television and U.S. Fiction") by David Foster Wallace concerning e unibus pluram has no proper U.S. meta-fiction and the interrelations with U.S. television, translation) published in A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. (Proper Latin for "many out of one" would have been ex uno plura.) From the Latin Vulgate Gospel according to St. John (XIX.v) (19.5, Douay-Rheims), where Pontius Pilate speaks these words as he presents Christ, crowned with thorns, to the crowd. It is also the title Behold the Man Ecce Homo of Nietzsche's autobiography and of the theme music by Howard Goodall for the ITV comedy Mr. Bean, in which the full sung lyric is Ecce homo qui est faba ("Behold the man who is a bean"). A phrase occasionally inscribed near the altar in Catholic churches; it behold the bread of makes reference to the Host; the Eucharist; the bread of Heaven; the ecce panis angelorum angels Body of Christ. See also: Panis Angelicus. first edition The first printed edition of a work. editio princeps O Deus Ego Amo Te O God I Love You attributed to Saint Francis Xavier not I short for "Even if all others... I will not." ego non Part of the absolution-formula spoken by a priest as part of the I absolve you ego te absolvo sacrament of Penance (cf. absolvo). I provoke you Used as a challenge, "I dare you". ego te provoco Alas, the fleeting eheu fugaces From Horace's Odes II, 14. years slip by labuntur anni Also 'worn-out'. Retired from office. Often used to denote a position held at the point of retirement, as an honor, such as professor veteran emeritus emeritus or provost emeritus. This does not necessarily mean that the honoree is no longer active. Or 'being one's own cause'. Traditionally, a being that owes its existing because of existence to no other being, hence God or a Supreme Being (cf. ens causa sui oneself Primum Mobile). by the sword she ense petit placidam seeks gentle peace State motto of Massachusetts, adopted in 1775. sub libertate quietem under liberty entities must not be Occam's Razor or law of parsimony; that is, that arguments which do entia non sunt multiplied beyond not introduce extraneous variables are to be preferred in logical multiplicanda Latin Translation

praeter necessitatem entitas ipsa involvit aptitudinem ad extorquendum certum assensum eo ipso eo nomine equo ne credite

necessity

argumentation.

reality involves a power to compel sure A phrase used in modern Western philosophy on the nature of truth. assent by that very (act) Technical term used in philosophy and the law. Similar to ipso facto. Example: "The fact that I am does not eo ipso mean that I think." From Latin eo ipso, ablative form of id ipsum, "that (thing) itself".

by that name do not trust the horse Virgil, Aeneid, II. 4849 (Latin) in relation to erga omnes everyone therefore Denotes a logical conclusion (cf. cogito ergo sum). ergo From St. Augustine of Hippo, Sermones (164, 14): Humanum fuit errare humanum est to err is human errare, diabolicum est per animositatem in errore manere. Or 'mistake'. Lists of errors in a previous edition of a work are often error erratum marked with the plural, errata ('errors'). Roman legal principle formulated by Pomponius in the Digest of the the will of a mistaken errantis voluntas Corpus Juris Civilis, stating that legal actions undertaken by man party is void nulla est under the influence of error are ineffective. scholarship and Motto of Duke University eruditio et religio religion George Berkeley's motto for his idealist philosophical position that to be is to be nothing exists independently of its perception by a mind except minds esse est percipi perceived themselves. Truly being something, rather than merely seeming to be something. Motto of many institutions. From chapter 26 of Cicero's De amicitia ('On Friendship'). Earlier than Cicero, the phrase had been used by to be, rather than to Sallust in his Bellum Catilinae (54.6), where he wrote that Cato esse esse quam videri seem quam videri bonus malebat ('he preferred to be good, rather than to seem so'). Earlier still, Aeschylus used a similar phrase in Seven Against Thebes, line 592, ou gar dokein aristos, all' enai thelei; 'he wishes not to seem the best, but to be the best'. Said of Venice by the Venetian historian Fra Paolo Sarpi shortly before his death. Also the state motto of Idaho, adopted in 1867, and may it be perpetual of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. It is also used as esto perpetua the open motto of Sigma Phi Society, a collegiate Greek Letter Fraternity. be what you are Motto of Wells Cathedral School. esto quod es A less common variant on et cetera used at the end of a list of and elsewhere et alibi (et al.) locations to denote unlisted places. Used similarly to et cetera ('and the rest'), to stand for a list of names. Alii is actually masculine, so it can be used for men, or groups of men and women; the feminine, et aliae (or et ali), is appropriate when the 'others' are all female. Et alia is neuter plural and thus properly and others et alii (et al.) used only for inanimate, genderless objects, but some use it as a gender-neutral alternative.[13] APA style uses et al. if the work cited was written by more than six authors; MLA style uses et al. for more than three authors. et cetera (etc.) or (&c.) And the rest In modern usage, used to mean 'and so on' or 'and more'. And light came to be From Genesis 1:3 "and there was light". Motto of Morehouse College et facta est lux

or was made And all that sort of et hoc genus omne thing and in Arcadia [am] I et in Arcadia ego And light will shine et lux in tenebris in darkness lucet And now, O ye kings, understand: et nunc reges intelligite erudimini receive instruction, qui judicatis terram you that judge the earth. and the following et sequentes (et seq.) (masc./fem. plural) et suppositio nil ponit and a supposition puts nothing in being in esse

in Atlanta, Georgia. Abbreviated to e.h.g.o. or ehgo In other words, 'I, too, am in Arcadia'. See memento mori. See also Lux in Tenebris; motto for the Pontificia Universidad Catlica del Per.

From the Book of Psalms, II.x. (Vulgate), 2.10 (Douay-Rheims).

Also et sequentia ('and the following things': neut.), abbreviations: et seqq., et seq.., or sqq. More typically translated as "Sayin' it don't make it so". Also 'Even you, Brutus?' or 'You too, Brutus?' Used to indicate a betrayal by someone close. From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, based on the traditional dying words of Julius Caesar. However, these were almost certainly not Caesar's true last words; Plutarch quotes Caesar as saying, in Greek, the language of Rome's elite at the time, ; (Ka s tknon?), in English 'You too, (my) child?', quoting from Menander. A legal term. A legal term.

et tu, Brute?

And you, Brutus?

and wife and husband Even if all others... I Peter to Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:33) will not In law, describes someone preparing for a remote possibility. In banking, a loan in which the collateral is more than the loan itself. from excessive Also the basis for the term "an abundance of caution" employed by ex abundanti cautela caution United States President Barack Obama to explain why his oath of office had to be re-administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts and again in reference to terrorist threats. For out of the From the Gospel according to St. Matthew, XII.xxxiv (Vulgate), 12.34 (Douay-Rheims) and the Gospel according to St. Luke, VI.xlv ex abundantia enim abundance of the heart the mouth (Vulgate), 6.45 (Douay-Rheims). Sometimes rendered without enim cordis os loquitur speaketh. ('for'). 'On equal footing', i.e., 'in a tie'. Used for those two (seldom more) from the equal participants of a competion, that showed exactly the same ex aequo performance. Always something new from Africa Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, VIII/42: unde etiam vulgare ex Africa semper (literally something Graeciae dictum semper aliquid novi Africam adferre.[14] aliquid novi of new) from the heart Thus, 'sincerely'. ex animo 'Beforehand', 'before the event'. Based on prior assumptions. A from before ex ante forecast. The motto of the fictional Starfleet Academy on Star Trek. Adapted From the Stars, from ex luna scientia, which in turn was modeled after ex scientia ex astris scientia Knowledge tridens. A phrase applied to the declarations or promulgations of the Pope from the chair ex cathedra when, in communion with the college of cardinals, preserved from the et uxor (et ux.) et vir Etiamsi omnes, ego non

possibility of error by the action of the Holy Spirit (see Papal infallibility), he solemnly declares or promulgates ("from the chair" that was the ancient symbol of the teacher and of the governor, in this case of the church) a dogmatic teaching on faith or morals as being contained in divine revelation, or at least being intimately connected to divine revelation. Used, by extension, of anyone who is perceived as speaking as though with supreme authority. ex Deo from God 'From harmful deceit'; dolus malus is the Latin legal term for 'fraud'. The full legal phrase is ex dolo malo non oritur actio ('an action does not arise from fraud'). When an action has its origin in fraud or deceit, it cannot be supported; thus, a court of law will not assist a man who bases his course of action on an immoral or illegal act. Idiomatically rendered 'on the face of it'. A legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation. A motto of St George's College, Harare. The motto of the Municipal Borough of Southgate, London. More literally 'from grace'. Refers to someone voluntarily performing an act purely out of kindness, as opposed to for personal gain or from being forced to do it. In law, an ex gratia payment is one made without recognizing any liability or legal obligation. Thus, 'by hypothesis'. Recent academic notation for 'from below in this writing' The medical pitfall in which response to a therapeutic regimen substitutes proper diagnosis. Precedes a person's name, with the meaning of 'from the library of...'; also a bookplate. The motto of the Apollo 13 moon mission, derived from ex scientia tridens, the motto of Jim Lovell's Alma Mater, the United States Naval Academy. From St. Augustine's "Sermon LXI" where he contradicts Seneca's dictum in Epistulae 87:22: bonum ex malo non fit (good does not come from evil). Also the alias of the Anberlin song, "Miserabile Visu" from their album New Surrender.

ex dolo malo

from fraud

ex facie ex fide fiducia ex glande quercus ex gratia

from the face from faith [comes] confidence from acorn to oak from kindness

from the hypothesis ex hypothesi ex infra (e.i.) cf. ex supra 'from below' from that which ex juvantibus helps from the law ex lege ex libris ex luna scientia from the books from the moon, knowledge

ex malo bonum ex mea sententia ex mero motu

good out of evil in my opinion out of mere impulse, or of one's own accord.

ex nihilo nihil fit

From Lucretius, and said earlier by Empedocles. Its original meaning is 'work is required to succeed', but its modern meaning is a more general 'everything has its origins in something' (cf. causality). It is commonly applied to the conservation laws in philosophy and modern nothing comes from science. Ex nihilo often used in conjunction with the term creation, as nothing in creatio ex nihilo, meaning 'creation out of nothing'. It is often used in philosophy or theology in connection with the proposition that God created the universe from nothing. It is also mentioned in the final adlib of the Monty Python song Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.

Said of something that has been built from scratch. The title of a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. By virtue of office or position; 'by right of office'. Often used when someone holds one position by virtue of holding another: for example, the President of France is an ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. A common misconception is that all ex officio members of a from the office ex officio committee or congress may not vote this may be the case, but it is not guaranteed by that title. In legal terms, ex officio refers to an administrative or judicial office taking action of its own accord, for example to invalidate a patent or prosecute copyright infringers. A theological phrase contrasted with ex opere operato, referring to the from the work of the notion that the validity or promised benefit of a sacrament depends on ex opere operantis one working the person administering it. A theological phrase meaning that the act of receiving a sacrament actually confers the promised benefit, such as a baptism actually and from the work literally cleansing one's sins. The Catholic Church affirms that the ex opere operato worked source of grace is God, not just the actions or disposition of the minister or the recipient of the sacrament. Originally refers to the sun rising in the east, but alludes to culture light from the east ex oriente lux coming from the Eastern world. Motto of several institutions. A legal term meaning 'by one party' or 'for one party'. Thus, on behalf from a part ex parte of one side or party only. From the measure of Hercules' foot you shall know his size; from a from Hercules' foot ex pede Herculem part, the whole. 'Afterward', 'after the event'. Based on knowledge of the past. from after ex post Measure of past performance. from a thing done Said of a law with retroactive effect. ex post facto afterward from one declaring Or 'with due competence'. Said of the person who perfectly knows his ex professo [an art or science] art or science. The United States Naval Academy motto. Refers to knowledge from knowledge, sea bringing men power over the sea comparable to that of the tridentex scientia tridens power. bearing Greek god Poseidon. from knowledge, The motto of the College of Graduate Studies at Middle Tennessee ex scientia vera truth State University. In general, the claim that the absence of something demonstrates the proof of a proposition. An argumentum ex silentio ('argument from silence') is an argument based on the assumption that someone's from silence ex silentio silence on a matter suggests ('proves' when a logical fallacy) that person's ignorance of the matter or their inability to counterargue validly. opposite of 'in situ ex situ Recent academic notation for 'from above in this writing'. ex supra (e.s.) cf. ex infra 'from above' from [this moment 'This instant', 'right away' or 'immediately'. Also written extempore. ex tempore of] time From a dishonorable A legal doctrine which states that a claimant will be unable to pursue Ex turpi causa non cause an action does a cause of action, if it arises in connection with his own illegal act. oritur actio not arise Particularly relevant in the law of contract, tort and trusts. from the shadow into Motto of Federico Santa Mara Technical University. ex umbra in solem the light from the force of the Thus, 'by definition'. ex vi termini ex novo Ex Oblivione

from new from oblivion

term ex vivo ex voto ex vulgus scientia excelsior exceptio firmat (or probat) regulam in casibus non exceptis excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta exeat exempli gratia (e.g.) out of or from life from the vow from crowd, knowledge higher The exception confirms the rule in cases which are not excepted an excuse that has not been sought [is] an obvious accusation may he/she leave for the sake of example Used in reference to the study or assay of living tissue in an artificial environment outside the living organism. Thus, in accordance with a promise. An ex voto is also an offering made in fulfillment of a vow. used to describe social computing, The Wisdom of Crowds 'Ever upward!' The state motto of New York. Also a catch phrase used by Marvel Comics head Stan Lee. A juridical principle which means that the statement of a rule's exception (e.g., "no parking on Sundays") implicitly confirms the rule (i.e., that parking is allowed Monday through Saturday). Often mistranslated as "the exception that proves the rule". More loosely, 'he who excuses himself, accuses himself'an unprovoked excuse is a sign of guilt. In French, qui s'excuse, s'accuse. A formal leave of absence. Usually shortened in English to 'for example' (see citation signal). Often confused with id est (i.e.).[15] Exempli gratia, 'for example', is commonly abbreviated 'e.g.'; in this usage it is sometimes followed by a comma, depending on style.[16] On a plaque at the former military staff building of the Swedish Armed Forces. Third-person plural present active indicative of the Latin verb exire; also extended to exeunt omnes, 'all leave'; singular: exit. This term has been used in dermatopathology to express that there is no substitute for experience in dealing with all the numerous variations that may occur with skin conditions.[17] The term has also been used in gastroenterology.[18] Or 'crucial experiment'. A decisive test of a scientific theory.

an army without a exercitus sine duce leader is a body corpus est sine spiritu without a spirit exeunt they leave

experientia docet

experience teaches experiment of the cross trust the expert

experimentum crucis experto crede

Literally 'believe one who has had experience'. An author's aside to the reader. 'Mentioning one thing may exclude another thing'. A principle of legal statutory interpretation: the explicit presence of a thing implies the expression of the intention to exclude others; e.g., a reference in the Poor Relief Act expressio unius est one is the exclusion 1601 to 'lands, houses, tithes and coal mines' was held to exclude exclusio alterius of the other mines other than coal mines. Sometimes expressed as expressum facit cessare tacitum (broadly, 'the expression of one thing excludes the implication of something else'). Refers to a possible result of Catholic ecclesiastical legal proceedings [placed] outside of when the culprit is removed from being part of a group like a extra domum the house monastery. This expression comes from the writings of Saint Cyprian of extra Ecclesiam nulla outside the Church Carthage, a bishop of the third century. It is often used to summarise [there is] no salvation the doctrine that the Catholic Church is absolutely necessary for salus salvation. It is issued by the Master of the Papal Liturgical Celebrations before a outside, all [of you] extra omnes session of the Papal conclave which will elect a new Pope. When

spoken, all those who are not Cardinals, or those otherwise mandated to be present at the Conclave, must leave the Sistine Chapel. he who administers extra territorium jus justice outside of his Refers to extraterritorial jurisdiction. Often cited in law of the sea dicenti impune non territory is disobeyed cases on the high seas. paretur with impunity

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Latin faber est suae quisque fortunae Translation every man is the artisan of his own fortune do brave deeds and fac fortia et patere endure make a similar thing fac simile facile princeps facio liberos ex liberis libris libraque facta, non verba easily the first Notes Appius Claudius Caecus. Motto of Fort Street High School in Petersham, Sydney , Australia. Motto of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, Australia. Origin of the word facsimile, and, through it, of fax. Said of the acknowledged leader in some field, especially in the arts and humanities.

"I make free adults out of Motto of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, children by means of New Mexico books and a balance." deeds, not words Frequently used as motto. A Roman legal principle indicating that a witness who willfully falsifies one matter is not credible on any matter. The underlying falsus in uno, falsus false in one, false in all motive for attorneys to impeach opposing witnesses in court: the in omnibus principle discredits the rest of their testimony if it is without corroboration. I have done what I could; from Henry Baerlein's introduction to his translation of The Diwan feci quod potui, let those who can do of Abul Ala by Abul Ala Al-Maarri (9731057);[19] also in Anton faciant meliora better. Chekhov's Three Sisters, act I. potentes "From differing peoples fecisti patriam Verse 63 from the poem De reditu suo by Rutilius Claudius diversis de gentibus you have made one Namatianus praising emperor Augustus.[20] native land" unam fortunate fault from "Exsultet" of the Catholic liturgy felix culpa happy is he who can felix qui potuit Virgil. "Rerum cognoscere causas" is the motto of the London rerum cognoscere discover the causes of School of Economics and the University of Sheffield. things causas An archaic legal term for one who commits suicide, referring to felon from himself early English common law punishments, such as land seizure, felo de se inflicted on those who killed themselves. fere libenter men generally believe People's beliefs are shaped largely by their desires. Julius Caesar, homines id quod what they want to The Gallic War 3.18 volunt credunt An oxymoronic motto of Augustus. It encourages proceeding hurry slowly quickly, but with calm and caution. Equivalent to 'More haste, less festina lente speed'. Motto of The Madeira School, McLean, Virginia. let justice be done, fiat iustitia et though the world shall Motto of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. pereat mundus perish let justice be done should fiat justitia ruat Attributed to Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus. the sky fall caelum

fiat lux fiat panis fiat voluntas Dei fiat voluntas tua

let light be made let there be bread May God's will be done Thy will be done

Less literally, "let light arise" or "let there be light" (cf. lux sit). From the Latin translation of Genesis, "dixitque Deus fiat lux et facta est lux" ("and God said, 'Let light be made', and light was made."); frequently used as motto for educational institutions. Motto of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The motto of Robert May's School The motto of Archbishop Richard Smith of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Horace Ars Poetica (338) , advice presumably discounted by the magical realists A title given to Henry VIII of England by Pope Leo X on October 17, 1521 before Henry became a heresiarch. Still used by the British monarchs, it appears on all British coins, usually abbreviated. Sometimes mistranslated to "Keep the faith", when used in contemporary English-language writings of all kinds to convey a light-hearted wish for the reader's well-being. The humor comes from the phrase's similarity in pronunciation to the words "Feed 'em shit". the personal faith which apprehends, contrasted with fides quae creditur the content of "the faith," contrasted with fides qua creditur the motto of Saint Anselm, found in his Proslogion A faithful friend. From the name of Aeneas's faithful companion in Virgil's Aeneid.

fictions meant to please ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima should approximate the truth veris Fidei Defensor (Fid Defender of the Faith Def) or (fd)

fidem scit

He knows the faith

fides qua creditur

the faith by which it is believed the faith which is fides quae creditur believed faith seeking fides quaerens understanding intellectum faithful Achates

fidus Achates filae nostrae sicvt angvli incisi similitvdine templi finis coronat opus finis vitae sed non amoris flagellum dei flectere si nequeo superos, Achaeronta movebo floreat etona floreat nostra schola floruit (fl.) fluctuat nec mergitur fons et origo fons sapientiae, verbum Dei

may our daughters be as polished as the corners' Motto of Francis Holland School of the temple the end crowns the work the end justifies the means. the end of life, but not of love referred to Attila the Hun, when he led his armies to invade the scourge of god Western Roman Empire. if I cannot move heaven I Virgil's Aeneid, book 7 will raise hell may Eton flourish may our school flourish one flourished Motto of Eton College Common school motto Indicates the period when a historical figure whose birth and death dates are unknown was most active.

she wavers and is not Motto of Paris. immersed the spring and source "The fountainhead and beginning". The source and origin. the fount of knowledge is The motto of Bishop Blanchet High School. the word of God.

Perhaps even these things forsan et haec olim will be good to remember meminisse iuvabit one day fortes fortuna Fortune favours the bold adiuvat strong in faith fortes in fide The brave may fall, but fortis cadere, cedere non potest cannot yield truth is strong fortis est veritas strong and free fortis et liber fortis in arduis fortiter et fideliter fortunae meae, multorum faber Fui quod es, eris quod sum fumus boni iuris fundamenta inconcussa strong in difficulties bravely and faithfully artisan of my fate and that of several others

From Virgil's Aeneid,Book I, line 203. The motto of the 3rd Marine Regiment Frequently used as motto. Motto of Fahnestock Family Arms. Motto on the coat of arms of Oxford, England. Motto of Alberta. Motto of Municipal Borough of Middleton from the Earl of Middleton. Frequently used as motto. Used by The King's School, Sydney. Motto of Gatineau.

An Epitaph, made to remind the reader of the inevitability of death, I once was what you are, saying "Once I was alive like you are, and you will be dead as I am you will be what i am now." As believed, it's was carved on a gravestone of some Roman military officer. presumption of sufficient legal basis unshakable foundation

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Latin gaudeamus hodie gaudeamus igitur Translation let us rejoice today therefore let us rejoice Notes First words of a famous academic anthem used, among other places, in The Student Prince. Motto of Bishop Allen Academy A principle of statutory interpretation: If a matter falls under a specific provision and a general provision, it shall be governed by the specific provision. The unique, distinctive aspects or atmosphere of a place, such as those celebrated in art, stories, folk tales, and festivals. Originally, the genius loci was literally the protective spirit of a place, a creature usually depicted as a snake. Motto of James Ruse Agricultural High School. Often translated "Glory to God on High". The title and beginning of an ancient Roman Catholic doxology, the Greater Doxology. See also ad maiorem Dei gloriam. Motto of Eltham College. The beginning of the Lesser Doxology. Motto of Manitoba Motto of private spaceflight company Blue Origin

gaudete in domino rejoice in the lord gaudium in veritate joy in truth universal things do not generalia specialibus detract from specific non derogant things genius loci gesta non verba Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria filiorum patres Gloria Patri gloriosus et liber gradatim ferociter spirit of place deeds, not words Glory to God in the Highest The glory of sons is their fathers (Proverbs17:6) Glory to the Father glorious and free by degrees, ferociously

gradibus ascendimus ascending by degrees Conquered Greece in turn Graecia capta ferum defeated its savage victorem cepit conqueror Grandescunt Aucta By hard work, all things increase and grow Labore truth through God's mercy gratiae veritas and nature naturae heavier things remain graviora manent Gravis Dulcis serious sweet immutable Immutabilis gutta cavat lapidem a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by [non vi sed saepe falling often] cadendo]

Motto of Grey College, Durham Horace Epistles 2.1 Motto of McGill University Motto of Uppsala University more severe things await, the worst is yet to come Title of a poem by James Elroy Flecker [21] main phrase is from Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto IV, 10, 5.[22]; expanded in the Middle Ages

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Latin Translation You should have the body Notes A legal term from the 14th century or earlier. Refers to a number of legal writs to bring a person before a court or judge, most commonly habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (you may have the body to bring up). Commonly used as the general term for a prisoner's legal right to challenge the legality of their detention. Used after a Roman Catholic Church papal election to announce publicly a successful ballot to elect a new pope.

habeas corpus

habemus papam Habent sua fata libelli

we have a pope

Books have their destiny [according to the capabilities of the reader] with this law hac lege one day, this will be haec olim pleasing to meminisse iuvabit remember Hannibal is at the Hannibal ad gates portas Hannibal before the Hannibal ante gates portas I speak not of haud ignota unknown things loquor hic abundant here lions abound leones hic et nunc hic jacet (HJ) here and now here lies

Commonly rendered in English as "One day, we'll look back on this and smile". From Virgil's Aeneid 1.203. Also, motto of the Jefferson Society. Roman parents would tell their misbehaving children this, invoking their fear of Hannibal. Refers to wasting time while the enemy is already here. Attributed to Cicero. Thus, "I say no things that are unknown". From Virgil's Aeneid, 2.91. Written on uncharted territories of old maps. The imperative motto for the desire for satisfaction. "I need it, Here and Now" Also rendered hic iacet. Written on gravestones or tombs, preceding the name of the deceased. Equivalent to hic sepultus (here is buried), and sometimes combined into hic jacet sepultus (HJS), "here lies buried". According to Titus Livius the phrase was pronounced by Marcus Furius Camillus, addressing the senators who intended to abandon the city, invaded by Gauls, circa 390 BC. It is used today to express the intent to keep one's position even if the circumstances appear adverse.

hic manebimus optime

here we'll stay excellently

here there are Written on uncharted territories of old maps. dragons here there are lions Written on uncharted territories of old maps. hic sunt leones from both sides hinc et inde From Terence, Andria, line 125. Originally literal, referring to the tears shed by Pamphilus at the funeral of Chrysis, it came to be used hinc illae lacrimae hence those tears proverbially in the works of later authors, such as Horace (Epistula XIX, 41). herefore strength hinc robur et Motto of the Central Bank of Sweden. and safety securitas history, the teacher historia vitae From Cicero, Tusculanas, 2, 16. Also "history is the mistress of life". of life magistra Motto of Bradford Grammar School, often purposefully mistranslated by do this hoc age pupils as "Just do it!". This is war hoc est bellum hoc est Christum To know Christ is Famous dictum by the Reformer Melanchthon in his Loci Communes of cognoscere, to know his benefits 1521 beneficia eius cognoscere The words of Jesus reiterated in Latin during the Roman Catholic hoc est enim This is my Body Eucharist: "Hoc est corpus" corpus meum Today it's me, hodie mihi, cras tomorrow it will be tibi you Treat the Man, not hominem non Motto of the Far Eastern University Institute of Nursing the Disease morbum cura Latin expression- Varro (116 BC 27 BC) In the opening line of the first book of De Re Rustica wrote "quod, ut dicitur, si est homo bulla, eo magis man is a bubble senex" (for if, as they say, man is a bubble, all the more so is an old man) homo bulla later reintroduced by Erasmus in his Adagia, a collection of sayings published in 1572. First attested in Plautus' Asinaria (lupus est homo homini). The sentence man [is a] wolf to homo homini was drawn on by Hobbes in Leviathan as a concise expression of his man lupus human nature view. homo One is innocent praesumitur See also presumption of innocence. until proven guilty bonus donec probetur malus From Terence, Heautontimoroumenos. Originally "strange" or "foreign" I am a human (alienum) was used in the sense of "irrelevant", as this line was a response homo sum being; nothing to the speaker being told to mind his own business, but it is now commonly humani a me nihil human is strange to used to advocate respecting different cultures and being humane in general. alienum puto me Puto (I consider) is not translated because it is meaningless outside of the line's context within the play. homo unius libri (I fear) a man of Attributed to Thomas Aquinas one book (timeo) honesty before honestes ante Motto of King George V school, Hong Kong, China glory honores esteem is the honor virtutis Motto of Arnold School, Blackpool, England reward of virtue praemium for the sake of Said of an honorary title, such as "Doctor of Science honoris causa". honoris causa hic sunt dracones

honor the hour flees hora fugit hora somni (h.s.) at the hour of sleep I do not count the horas non numero hours unless they nisi serenas are sunny horrible to say horribile dictu hortus in urbe hortus siccus hostis humani generis hypotheses non fingo

See tempus fugit. Medical shorthand for "at bedtime". A common inscription on sundials.

That is, "a horrible thing to relate". Cf. mirabile dictu. Motto of the Chicago Park District, a playful allusion to the city's motto, A garden in the city urbs in horto, q.v. A dry garden A collection of dry, preserved plants. enemy of the Cicero defined pirates in Roman law as being enemies of humanity in human race general. I do not fabricate From Newton, Principia. Less literally, "I do not assert that any hypotheses hypotheses are true".

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Latin ibidem (ibid.) idem (id.) Translation in the same place the same Notes Usually used in bibliographic citations to refer to the last source previously referenced. Used to refer to something that has already been cited. See also ibidem. "That is (to say)" in the sense of "that means" and "which means", or "in other words", or sometimes "in this case", depending on the context; may be followed by a comma, or not, depending on style (American English and British English respectively)[citation needed]. It is often misinterpreted as "in example." In this situation, e.g. should be used instead. There should be a period (.) after both letters, since it is an abbreviation of two words. [23] A phrase used in legal language to indicate the most probable outcome from an act, fact, event or cause. Not to be confused with an intelligence quotient. In the Roman calendar, the Ides of March refers to the 15th day of March. In modern times, the term is best known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC; the term has come to be used as a metaphor for impending doom. Direct quote from the Vulgate, John 19:19. The inscription was written in Latin, Greek and Aramaic at the top of the cross on which Jesus was crucified. (John 19:20) Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari; similar to si vis pacem, para bellum. An alchemical aphorism invented as an alternate meaning for the acronym INRI. A phrase describing scorched earth tactics. Also rendered as igne atque ferro, ferro ignique, and other variations. A phrase referring to the refining of character through difficult circumstances, it is also the motto of the Prometheus Society

id est (i.e.)

that is

id quod plerumque accidit idem quod (i.q.) Idus Martiae

that which generally happens the same as the Ides of March

Iesus Nazarenus Rex Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews Iudaeorum (INRI) igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum igne natura renovatur integra igni ferroque ignis aurum probat Therefore whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war through fire, nature is reborn whole with fire and iron fire tests gold

foolish fire Will-o'-the-wisp. (or ignorantia legis non excusat or A legal principle whereby ignorance of a law does not allow one to ignorantia iuris non ignorantia legis neminem excusat) escape liability; excusat ignorance of the law is no excuse The logical fallacy of irrelevant conclusion: making an argument that, while possibly valid, doesn't prove or support the proposition it ignorance of the issue claims to. An ignoratio elenchi that is an intentional attempt to ignoratio elenchi mislead or confuse the opposing party is known as a red herring. Elenchi is from the Greek elenchos. unknown by means of An explanation that is less clear than the thing to be explained. ignotum per ignotius the more unknown Synonymous with obscurum per obscurius. unknown ignotus (ign.) image of God From the religious concept that man was created in "God's image". imago Dei A principle, held by several religions, that believers should strive to imitation of a god imitatio dei resemble their god(s). 1. A group of people who owe utmost fealty to their leader(s), subordinating the interests of the larger group to the authority of the an order within an internal group's leader(s). imperium in imperio order 2. A "fifth column" organization operating against the organization within which they seemingly reside. 3. "State within a state" In Virgil's Aeneid, Jupiter ordered Aeneas to found a city (Rome) an empire without an from which would come an everlasting, neverending empire, the imperium sine fine end endless (sine fine) empire. An authorization to publish, granted by some censoring authority let it be printed imprimatur (originally a Catholic Bishop). Used in a number of situations, such as in a trial carried out in the in the absence in absentia absence of the accused. in act "In the very act/In reality". in actu at the point of death in articulo mortis in the chamber Figuratively, "in secret". See also camera obscura. in camera in the event "In this case". in casu (i.c.) Using the metaphor of a scorpion, this can be said of an account that proceeds gently, but turns vicious towards the end or more the poison is in the tail in cauda venenum generally waits till the end to reveal an intention or statement that is undesirable in the listener's ears. Eboracum was the Roman name for York and this phrase is used in In the county of some Georgian and Victorian books on the genealogy of prominent in com. Ebor. Yorkshire Yorkshire families. in God we hope Motto of Brown University. in Deo speramus Expresses the judicial principle that in case of doubt the decision in doubt, on behalf of must be in favor of the accused (in that anyone is innocent until there in dubio pro reo the [alleged] culprit is proof to the contrary). in double "In duplicate". in duplo "In (the form of) an image", "in effigy" as opposed to "in the flesh" in the likeness in effigie or "in person". in existence In actual existence; as opposed to in posse. in esse ignis fatuus

in extenso in extremis in fide scientiam in fidem in fieri in fine (i.f.) in flagrante delicto

"In full", "at full length", "completely", "unabridged". In extremity; in dire straits. Also "at the point of death" (cf. in in the furthest reaches articulo mortis). To our Faith Add Motto of Newington College. Knowledge into faith To the verification of faith. in becoming Thus, "pending". At the end. The footnote says "p. 157 in fine": "the end of in the end
page 157".

in the extended

in a blazing wrong, while the crime is blazing in blossom in flore in forum in foro We enter the circle at in girum imus nocte night and are et consumimur igni consumed by fire in harmonia progress in harmony progressio in hoc sensu or in in this sense sensu hoc (s.h.) in hoc signo vinces in hunc effectum in illo ordine (i.o.) in illo tempore in inceptum finis est in limine by this sign you will conquer for this purpose in that order in that time

Equivalent to the English idiom "caught red-handed": caught in the act of committing a crime. Sometimes carries the connotation of being caught in a "compromising position". Blooming. Legal term for "in court". A palindrome said to describe the behavior of moths. Also the title of a film by Guy Debord. Motto of Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia. Recent academic abbreviation for the spatious and inconvenient "in this sense". Words Constantine the Great claimed to have seen in a vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Motto of Sigma Chi fraternity, the Norwegian Army 2nd Battalion and the House of Di Santis. Describes a meeting called for a particular stated purpose only. Recent academic substitution for the spacious and inconvenient "..., respectively." "at that time", found often in Gospel lectures during Masses, used to mark an undetermined time in the past.

in loco

lit.: in the beginning is or: the beginning foreshadows the end the end Preliminary, in law referring to a motion that is made to the judge at the outset before or during trial, often about the admissibility of evidence believed prejudicial That is, "on site". in the place, on the The nearby labs were closed for the weekend, so the water spot samples were analyzed in loco.

A legal term meaning "assuming parental (i.e., custodial) in the place of a parent responsibility and authority". Primary and secondary teachers are typically bound by law to act in loco parentis. in luce Tua videmus in Thy light we see Motto of Valparaiso University. light lucem in your light we will Motto of Columbia University, Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School in lumine tuo see the light and Ohio Wesleyan University. videbimus lumen in manus tuas into your hands I According to Luke 23:46, the last words of Jesus on the cross. commendo spiritum entrust my spirit meum From Horace. Refers to the literary technique of beginning a into the middle of narrative in the middle of, or at a late point in, the story, after much in medias res things action has already taken place. Examples include the Iliad, the in loco parentis

in memoriam in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas in nocte consilium in nomine Domini in nuce in omnia paratus in omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro in partibus infidelium in pectore in personam in posse in propria persona in principio erat Verbum

in re

in regione caecorum rex est luscus

in rem

in rerum natura in retentis in saeculo in salvo in scientia opportunitas

Odyssey, Os Lusadas, Othello, and Paradise Lost. Compare ab initio. Equivalent to "in the memory of". Refers to remembering or into the memory honoring a deceased person. in necessary things "Charity" (caritas) is being used in the classical sense of unity, in doubtful "compassion" (cf. agape). Motto of the Cartellverband der things liberty, in all katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen. Often misattributed things charity to Augustine of Hippo.[citation needed] advise comes over I.e., "Tomorrow is a new day." Motto of Birkbeck College, night University of London. Motto of Trinity College, Perth, Australia; the name of a 1050 papal in the name of the Lord bull. in a nut I.e., "in potentiality." Comparable to "potential", "to be developed". Ready for anything. Motto of the United States Army's 18th Infantry Regiment Everywhere I have searched for peace and nowhere found it, Quote by Thomas Kempis except in a corner with a book That is, "in the land of the infidels", infidels here referring to nonin the parts of the Christians. After Islam conquered a large part of the Roman Empire, infidels the corresponding bishoprics didn't disappear, but remained as titular sees. in the heart A Cardinal named in secret by the pope. See also ab imo pectore. into a person Directed towards a particular person in potential In the state of being possible; as opposed to in esse. in one's own person "Personally", "in person". in the beginning was Beginning of the Gospel of John the Word (Logos) A legal term used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. The in the matter [of] term is commonly used in case citations of probate proceedings, for example, In re Smith's Estate; it is also used in juvenile courts, as, for instance, In re Gault. In the land of the blind, A quote of Desiderius Erasmus from Adagia (first published 1500, the one-eyed man is with numerous expanded editions through 1536), III, IV, 96. king. A legal term used to indicate a court's jurisdiction over a "thing" rather than a "legal person". As opposed to "ad personam jurisdiction". Example: in tenant landlord disputes, the summons and to the thing complaint may be nailed to the door of a rented property. This is because the litigant seeks jurisdiction over "the premises" rather than "the occupant". in the nature of things See also Lucretius' De rerum natura (On the Nature of Things). among things held Used to describe documents kept separately from the regular records back of a court for special reasons. in the times "In the secular world", that is, outside a monastery, or before death. in safety In Knowledge, there is Motto of Edge Hill University. Opportunity

in silico
(Dog Latin)

in silicon

in situ in somnis veritas in spe

in the place In dreams there is truth in hope

Coined in the late 1980s for scientific papers. Refers to an experiment or process performed virtually, as a computer simulation. The term is Dog Latin modeled after terms such as in vitro and in vivo. The Latin word for silicon is silicium, so the correct Latinization of "in silicon" would be in silicio, but this form has little usage. In the original place, appropriate position, or natural arrangement.

"future" (My mother-in-law in spe", i.e., "My future mother-in-law), or "in embryonic form", as in "Locke's theory of government resembles, in spe, Montesquieu's theory of the separation of powers." To seek the general in That is, to understand the most general rules through the most in specialibus detailed analysis. generalia quaerimus the specifics in the state of being Just as something is about to begin. in statu nascendi born in all "Totally", "entirely", "completely". in toto in triple "In triplicate". in triplo Then we will fight in in umbra, igitur, the shade pugnabimus in the womb in utero Prepared for either Motto of the McKenzie clan. in utrumque paratus (event) in a void "In a vacuum". In isolation from other things. in vacuo in varietate united in diversity The motto of the European Union and the Council of Europe concordia That is, wine loosens the tongue(Referring to alcohol's disinhibitory in wine [there is] truth in vino veritas effects). An experimental or process methodology performed in a "nonnatural" setting (e.g. in a laboratory using a glass test tube or Petri in glass dish), and thus outside of a living organism or cell. Alternative in vitro experimental or process methodologies include in vitro, in silico, ex vivo and in vivo. in life" or "in a living An experiment or process performed on a living specimen. in vivo thing An expression used by biologists to express the fact that laboratory in a living thing [there findings from testing an organism in vitro are not always reflected in vivo veritas is] truth when applied to an organism in vivo. A pun on in vino veritas. Westville Boys' High School and Westville Girls' High School's motto is taken directly from Virgil. These words, found in Aeneid, Book 1, are used by Juno, queen of heaven who hated the Trojans May I not shrink from led by Aeneas. When she saw the fleet of Aeneas on its way to Italy, incepto ne desistam my purpose! after the sack of Troy by the Greeks, she planned to scatter it by means of strong winds. In her determination to accomplish her task she cried out "Incepto Ne Desistam". of uncertain position A term used to classify a taxonomic group when its broader incertae sedis (seat) relationships are unknown or undefined. incredible to say A variant on mirabile dictu. incredibile dictu Index of Prohibited (or, Index Librorum A list of books considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church. Forbidden) Books Prohibitorum Motto of Austria-Hungary prior to its separation into independent indivisible and indivisibiliter ac

inseparable inseparabiliter Infinite is the number Infinitus est numerus stultorum. of fools.

states in 1918.

The motto of Venerable Vital-Justin Grandin, the bishop of the St. infirma mundi elegit God chooses the weak Albert Diocese, which is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of of the world Deus Edmonton infra dignitatem beneath one's dignity
(infra dig)

innocens non timidus

innocent but not afraid Motto on Rowe family coat of arms. Formerly used in formal correspondence to refer to the current month, sometimes abbreviated as instant; e.g.: "Thank you for your letter of the 17th inst." ult. mense = last month, prox. mense = next month.

instante mense (inst.) in the present month intaminatis fulget honoribus integer vitae scelerisque purus inter alia (i.a.) inter alios

inter arma enim silent leges

inter caetera inter spem et metum inter urinas et faeces nascimur inter vivos intra muros intra vires invictus maneo Iohannes est nomen eius ipsa scientia potestas est

ipse dixit

ipsissima verba

Untarnished, she shines From Horace's Odes (III.2.18). Motto of Wofford College. with honor unimpaired by life and From Horace. Used as a funeral hymn. clean of wickedness A term used in formal extract minutes to indicate that the minute among other things quoted has been taken from a fuller record of other matters, or when alluding to the parent group after quoting a particular example. among others Often used to compress lists of parties to legal documents. Said by Cicero in Pro Milone as a protest against unchecked political mobs that had virtually seized control of Rome in the 60s and 50s in a time of war, the BC. Famously quoted in the essay Civil Disobedience by Henry law falls silent David Thoreau as "The clatter of arms drowns out the voice of the law". This phrase has also been jokingly translated as "In a time of arms, the legs are silent." among others Title of a papal bull between hope and fear we are born between Attributed to St Augustine. urine and feces Said of property transfers between living persons, as opposed to between the living inheritance; often relevant to tax laws. Thus, "not public". Source of the word intramural. See also within the walls Intramuros, Manila. within the powers That is, "within the authority". I remain unvanquished Motto of the Armstrong Clan. John is his name / Juan Motto of the Seal of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico es su Nombre knowledge itself is Famous phrase written by Sir Francis Bacon in 1597. power Commonly said in Medieval debates referring to Aristotle. Used in general to emphasize that some assertion comes from some authority, i.e., as an argument from authority, and the term ipsehe himself said it dixitism has come to mean any unsupported rhetorical assertion that lacks a logical argument. Originally coined by Cicero in his De Natura Deorum (I, 10) to describe the behavior of the students of Pythagoras. the very words "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical

themselves ipsissima voce ipso facto ira deorum the very 'voice' itself by the fact itself wrath of the gods Wrath (anger) is but a brief madness thus indeed

Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in the New Testament (specifically, the four Gospels). To approximate the main thrust or message without using the exact words. Or "by that very fact". Like the vast majority of inhabitants of the ancient world, the ancient Romans practiced pagan rituals, believing it important to achieve a state of pax deorum (peace of the gods) instead of ira deorum (wrath of the gods): earthquakes, floods, famine, etc.

ira furor brevis est

ita vero

ite missa est iter legis

Go, it is the dismissal The path of the law to cut the throat of corpses

iugulare mortuos

iuncta iuvant

together they strive

iura novit curia iure matris iure uxoris iuris ignorantia est cum ius nostrum ignoramus ius accrescendi

the court knows the law in right of his mother in right of his wife it is ignorance of the law when we do not know our own rights right of accrual

A useful phrase, as the Romans had no word for "yes", preferring to respond to questions with the affirmative or negative of the question (e.g., "Are you hungry?" was answered by "I am hungry" or "I am not hungry", not "Yes" or "No). Loosely: "You have been dismissed". Concluding words addressed to the people in the Mass of the Roman Rite.[24] The path a law takes from its conception to its implementation. From Gerhard Gerhards' (14661536) [better known as Erasmus] collection of annotated Adagia (1508). It can mean attacking the work or personality of deceased person. Alternatively, it can be used to describe criticism of an individual already heavily criticised by others. also spelled juncta juvant; from the legal principle quae non valeant singula, iuncta iuvant ("What is without value on its own, helps when joined") A legal principle in civil law countries of the Roman-German tradition that says that lawyers need not to argue the law, as that is the office of the court. Sometimes miswritten as iura novat curia (the court renews the laws). Indicates a right exercised by a son on behalf of his mother. Indicates a right exercised by a husband on behalf of his wife.

ius ad bellum

law towards war

ius cogens

compelling law

ius in bello

law in war

Commonly referred to as "right of survivorship": a rule in property law that surviving joint tenants have rights in equal shares to a decedent's property. Refers to the laws that regulate the reasons for going to war. Typically, this would address issues of self-defense or preemptive strikes. Refers to a fundamental principle of international law considered to have acceptance among the international community of states as a whole. Typically, this would address issues not listed or defined by any authoritative body, but arise out of case law and changing social and political attitudes. Generally included are prohibitions on waging aggressive war, crimes against humanity, war crimes, piracy, genocide, slavery, and torture. Refers to the "laws" that regulate the conduct of combatants during a conflict. Typically, this would address issues of who or what is a valid target, how to treat prisoners, and what sorts of weapons can be

law of the first night justice - fundamental of kingdom justice for all to the young nothing is Motto of Canberra Girls' Grammar School. iuventuti nil arduum difficult I bear the fortunes of iuventutis veho Motto of Dollar Academy. youth fortunas ius primae noctis iustitia fundamentum regni iustitia omnibus

used. The word jus is also commonly spelled ius. The droit de seigneur. Motto of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic. The motto of Washington, D.C.

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Latin Labor omnia vincit Laborare pugnare parati sumus Translation Hard work conquers all Notes Popular as a motto; derived from a phrase in Virgil's Eclogue (X.69: omnia vincit Amor "Love conquers all"); a similar phrase also occurs in his Georgics I.145. Motto of the California Maritime Academy Motto of several schools Motto of the Carlsberg breweries Motto of the Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall, UK

To work, (or) to fight; we are ready By labour and Labore et honore honour Laboremus pro Let us work for the fatherland patria Work hard, Play Laboris gloria hard Ludi

A "proglossis", "tip of the tongue" or "apex of the tongue". Often used to mean "linguistic error" or "language mistake". It and its written-word variant, lapsus calami (slip of the pen) can sometimes refers to a typographical error slip of the tongue lapsus linguae as well. Ex.: "I'm sorry for mispronouncing your name. It wasn't intentional; it was a lapsus linguae". lapsus memoriae slip of memory Source of the term memory lapse. praiser of time One who is discontent with the present but instead prefers things of the past. Laudator past See "the Good old days". Temporis Acti Laudetur Jesus Praise (Be) Jesus Often used as a salutation, but also used after prayers or the reading of the Christ gospel. Christus This is written on the East side at the peak of the Washington Monument in praise be to God Washington, D.C. Also is the motto of the Viscount of Arbuthnott and laus Deo Sydney Grammar School. greetings reader Often abbreviated to L.S., used as opening words for a letter. lectori salutem Describes something genuine, true, real, tested, proven, not assumed, not according to the placebo. Used especially in a medical context. The 'art' referred to in the lege artis law of the art phrase is medicine. the law of the legem terrae land leges humanae laws of man are nascuntur, born, live and die vivunt, et moriuntur

laws without From Horace's Odes: the official motto of the University of Pennsylvania. morals [are] vain The Legion is our Motto of the French Foreign Legion fatherland I read, I legi, intellexi, understood, I condemnavi condemned. A legal term describing a "forced share", the portion of a deceased person's lawfully estate from which the immediate family cannot be disinherited. From the legitime French hritier legitime (rightful heir). law of the skill The rules that regulate a professional duty. lex artis the law of God is lex dei vitae Motto of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne the lamp of life lampas the law that The law as it ought to be. lex ferenda should be borne The rule whereby a spouse cannot by deed inter vivos or bequeath by the law here testament to his or her second spouse more than the amount of the smallest lex hac edictali proclaims portion given or bequeathed to any child. law in the event A law that only concerns one particular case. lex in casu the law that has The law as it is. lex lata been borne law of the place lex loci law that has not Unwritten law, or common law. lex non scripta been written the law of prayer lex orandi, lex is the law of faith credendi law of also known as Occam's Razor. lex parsimoniae succinctness A principle of government advocating a rule by law rather than by men. The phrase originated as a double entendre in the title of Samuel Rutherford's the law [is] king lex rex controversial book Lex, Rex (1644), which espoused a theory of limited government and constitutionalism. written law Statute law. Contrasted with lex non scripta. lex scripta the law of Retributive justice (cf. an eye for an eye). lex talionis retaliation Name of musical composition by popular Maltese electronic music artist Ray time is the law lex tempus Buttigieg Used in the movie Event Horizon (1997), where it is translated as "save yourself (from hell)". It is initially misheard as liberate me (free me), but is libera te tutemet Free yourself later corrected. Libera te is often mistakenly merged into liberate, which (from hell) (ex inferis) would necessitate a plural pronoun instead of the singular tutemet (which is an emphatic form of tu, you). Libertas Justitia Liberty Justice Motto of the Korea University. Truth Veritas freedom which Libertas Quae Thus, "liberty even when it comes late". Motto of Minas Gerais, Brazil. [is] however late Sera Tamen Liberty Security Libertas Motto of the Frontex. Securitas Justitia Justice scales Literally "balance". Its abbreviation, lb, is used as a unit of weight, the pound. libra (lb) in the place cited More fully written in loco citato. See also opere citato. loco citato (lc) leges sine moribus vanae legio patria nostra

locus classicus

a classic place place of (irremediable) loss place of less resistance A right to stand sorrow itself, pain for its own sake

locus deperditus

The most typical or classic case of something; quotation which most typifies its use. Used in philology to indicate that subsequent mistakes in the tradition of the text have made a passage so corrupted as to discourage any attempt of correction. The passage is marked by a crux desperationis (""). Somehow close in meaning to the modern English expression lost in translation.[citation
needed][dubious discuss]

locus minoris resistentiae locus standi

lorem ipsum

A medical term to describe a location on or in a body that offers little resistance to infection, damage, or injury. For example, a weakened place that tends to be reinjured. A right to appear before court. A mangled fragment from Cicero's De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (On the Limits of Good and Evil, 45 BC), used as typographer's filler to show fonts (a.k.a. greeking). An approximate literal translation of lorem ipsum might be "sorrow itself", as the term is from dolorum ipsum quia, meaning "sorrow because of itself", or less literally, "pain for its own sake". May be found in Matthew Ch. 5 V. 16. Popular as a school motto. Motto of the University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Motto of the Dutch province of Zeeland to denote its battle against the sea, and the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame. From late 4th-century grammarian Honoratus Maurus, who sought to mock implausible word origins such as those proposed by Priscian. A pun based on [it is] a grove by the word lucus (dark grove) having a similar appearance to the verb lucere (to lucus a non not being light shine), arguing that the former word is derived from the latter word because lucendo of a lack of light in wooded groves. Often used as an example of absurd etymology. the wolf in the With the meaning "speak of the wolf, and he will come". Occurs in Terence's lupus in fabula story play Adelphoe. lupus non mordet a wolf does not bite a wolf lupum light and law Motto of the Franklin & Marshall College lux et lex A translation of the Hebrew Urim and Thummim. Motto of several light and truth lux et veritas institutions. light from Motto of the 67th Network Warfare Wing. lux ex tenebris darkness light the life of Motto of the University of New Mexico lux hominum vita man light in the Lord Motto of the Ateneo de Manila University lux in Domino light, liberty Motto of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lux libertas Light of the lux mentis lux mind, light of the Motto of Sonoma State University orbis world A more literal Latinization of the phrase "let there be light", the most common translation of fiat lux ("let light arise", literally "let light be made"), which in let there be light turn is the Latin Vulgate Bible phrase chosen for the Genesis line " lux sit ; ,-( "And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light). Motto of the University of Washington. Your Light Motto of St. Julian's School, Carcavelos, Portugal[25] lux tua nos ducat Guides Us

Let your light shine We follow the lucem sequimur light I struggle and luctor et emergo emerge luceat lux vestra

lux, veritas, virtus

light, truth, courage

Motto of Northeastern University

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Latin Macte animo! Generose puer sic itur ad astra magister dixit Magna Carta magna cum laude magna est vis consuetudinis Magna Europa est Patria Nostra magno cum gaudio magnum opus maiora premunt mala fide mala tempora currunt male captus bene detentus malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Translation Notes

Young, cheer up! This Motto of Academia da Fora Area(Air Force Academy) of the is the way to the skies. Brazilian Air Force the teacher has said it Great Charter with great praise great is the power of habit Great Europe is Our Fatherland with great joy great work greater things are pressing in bad faith bad times are upon us wrongly captured, properly detained I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery Canonical medieval reference to Aristotle, precluding further discussion Set of documents from 1215 between Pope Innocent III, King John of England, and English barons. Common Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude

Political motto of pan-Europeanists (cf. Ave Europa nostra vera Patria) Said of someone's masterpiece Used to indicate that it is the moment to address more important, urgent, issues. Said of an act done with knowledge of its illegality, or with intention to defraud or mislead someone. Opposite of bona fide. Also used ironically, e.g.: New teachers know all tricks used by pupils to copy from classmates? Oh, mala tempora currunt!. An illegal arrest will not prejudice the subsequent detention/trial.

malum discordiae

apple of discord

malum in se malum prohibitum malum quo communius eo peius manibus date lilia plenis

wrong in itself wrong due to being prohibited the more common an evil is, the worse it is give lilies with full hands

Alludes to the apple of Eris in the Judgement of Paris, the mythological cause of the Trojan War. It is also a pun based on the near-homonymous word malum (evil). The word for "apple" has a long vowel in Latin and the word for "evil" a short a vowel, but they are normally written the same. A legal term meaning that something is inherently wrong (cf. malum prohibitum). A legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law.

with a military hand manu militari manu propria (m.p.) with one's own hand

A phrase from Virgil's Aeneid, VI.883, mourning the death of Marcellus, Augustus' nephew. Quoted by Dante as he leaves Virgil in Purgatory, XXX.21, echoed by Walt Whitman in Leaves of Grass III, 6. Using armed forces in order to achieve a goal With the implication of "signed by one's hand". Its abbreviated form is

manus celer Dei

the swift hand of God

manus manum lavat mare clausum mare liberum mare nostrum Mater Dei mater facit mater familias Mater semper certa est materia medica

one hand washes the other closed sea free sea our sea Mother of God Mother Does It the mother of the family The mother is always certain

sometimes used at the end of typewritten or printed documents or official notices, directly following the name of the person(s) who "signed" the document exactly in those cases where there isn't an actual handwritten signature. Originally used as the name of a ship in the Marathon game series, its usage has spread. In the PlayStation game, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, the phrase was written in blood on the walls of a vampire's feeding room. It is assumed that one of the dying victims wrote it with his fingers. After the game's main character surveys the bloody room, associative logic dictates that the phrase was to deify both the vampire's wrath on shackled, powerless humans and the boundless slaughter of his victims. famous quote from The Pumpkinification of Claudius, ascribed to Seneca the Younger.[26] It implies that one situation helps the other. In law, a sea under the jurisdiction of one nation and closed to all others. In law, a sea open to international shipping navigation. A nickname given to the Mediterranean Sea during the height of the Roman Empire, as it encompassed the entire coastal basin. A name given to describe Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, who is also called the "Son of God." Used as a joke to say Mother Fuck It, though it really means "mother does it" The female head of a family. See pater familias.

me vexat pede

mea culpa mea navis aricumbens anguillis abundat

a Roman-law principle which has the power of praesumptio iuris et de iure, meaning that no counter-evidence can be made against this principle (literally: Presumed there is no counter evidence and by the law). Its meaning is that the mother of the child is always known. The branch of medical science concerned with the study of drugs used medical matter in the treatment of disease. Also, the drugs themselves. Less literally, "my foot itches". Refers to a trivial situation or person that is being a bother, possibly in the sense of wishing to kick that it annoys me at the foot thing away or, such as the commonly-used expressions, a "pebble in one's shoe" or "nipping at one's heels". Used in Christian prayers and confession to denote the inherently my fault flawed nature of mankind; can also be extended to mea maxima culpa (my greatest fault). My hovercraft is full of A relatively common recent Latinization inspired by the Dirty eels Hungarian Phrasebook sketch by Monty Python. A well-known sequence, falsely attributed to Notker during the Middle Ages. It was translated by Cranmer and became a part of the burial service in the funeral rites of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. Used erroneously as Mediolanum Capta Est by the black metal band Mayhem as an album title. Mediolanum was an ancient city in present-day Milan, Italy. Carrying the connotation of "always better". The motto of the University of Rochester. A relatively common recent Latinization from the joke phrasebook

media vita in morte In the midst of our lives we die sumus Mediolanum captum est meliora Melita, domi Milan has been captured better things Honey, I'm home!

adsum memento mori remember that [you will] die remember to live

Latin for All Occasions. Grammatically correct, but the phrase would be anachronistic in ancient Rome. remember your mortality

memento vivere meminerunt omnia lovers remember all amantes mindful of what has memores acti been done, aware of prudentes futuri what will be the mind moves the mens agitat molem mass mens et manus mens rea mens sana in corpore sano metri causa mind and hand guilty mind a sound mind in a sound body for the sake of the meter

Thus, both remembering the past and foreseeing the future. From the North Hertfordshire District Council coat of arms. From Virgil. Motto of Rossall School, the University of Oregon, the University of Warwick and the Eindhoven University of Technology. Motto of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and also of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Also "culprit mind". A term used in discussing the mindset of an accused criminal. Or "a sensible mind in a healthy body". Excusing flaws in poetry "for the sake of the meter" Or "Boastful Soldier". Miles Gloriosus is the title of a play of Plautus. A stock character in comedy, the braggart soldier. (It is said that at Salamanca, there is a wall, on which graduates inscribe their names, where Francisco Franco had a plaque installed reading "Franciscus Francus Miles Gloriosus".)

Miles Gloriosus

Glorious Soldier

he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty wonderful to tell wonderful to see He approves of the miscerique probat mingling of the populos et foedera peoples and their jungi bonds of union misera est servitus miserable is that state of slavery in which the ubi jus est aut law is unknown or incognitum aut uncertain vagum terrible by the sight miserabile visu minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus mirabile dictu mirabile visu miserere nobis have mercy upon us

A Roman phrase used to describe a wonderful event/happening. Latin Aeneid of Virgil, Book IV, line 112, "he" referring to the great Roman god, who approved of the settlement of Romans in Africa. Old Motto of Trinidad and Tobago, and used in the novel A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul. Quoted by Samuel Johnson in his paper for James Boswell on Vicious intromission. A terrible happening or event. A phrase within the Gloria in Excelsis Deo and the Agnus Dei, to be used at certain points in Christian religious ceremonies. A phrase used by Jesus. A warrant of commitment to prison, or an instruction for a jailer to hold someone in prison.

missit me Dominus the Lord has sent me mittimus we send

mobilis in mobili modus morons

(Dog Latin)

"moving in a moving thing" or, poetically, The motto of the Nautilus from the Jules Verne novel Twenty "changing through the Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. changing medium" Dog Latin based on wordplay with modus ponens and modus tollens, referring to the common logical fallacy that if P then Q and not P,

then one can conclude not Q (cf. denying the antecedent and contraposition). modus operandi
(M.O.)

method of operating method of placing method of removing method of living mountaineers [are] always free Badge of the Rock of Gibraltar like beasts death before defeat we who are about to die don't want to

Usually used to describe a criminal's methods. Loosely "method of affirming", a logical rule of inference stating that from propositions if P then Q and P, then one can conclude Q. Loosely "method of denying", a logical rule of inference stating that from propositions if P then Q and not Q, then one can conclude not P. An accommodation between disagreeing parties to allow life to go on. A practical compromise. State motto of West Virginia, adopted in 1872.

modus ponens modus tollens modus vivendi montaini semper liberi Montis Insignia Calpe more ferarum morior invictus morituri nolumus mori

used to describe any sexual act in the manner of beasts

From Terry Pratchett's The Last Hero

morituri te salutant

mors certa, hora incerta mors omnibus mors tua vita mea mors vincit omnia morte magis metuenda senectus mortui vivos docent mortuum flagellas

mos maiorum motu proprio mulgere hircum Mulier est hominis confusio. multa paucis multis e gentibus vires

Used once in Suetonius' De Vita Caesarum 5, (Divus Claudius), chapter 21[27], by the condemned prisoners manning galleys about to those who are about to take part in a mock naval battle on Lake Fucinus in AD 52. Popular die salute you misconception ascribes it as a gladiator's salute. See also: Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant and Naumachia. death is certain, its hour is uncertain death to all Signifies anger and depression. From medieval Latin, it indicates that battle for survival, where your your death, my life defeat is necessary for my victory, survival. death conquers all" or An axiom often found on headstones. "death always wins old age should rather from Juvenal in his 'Satires' be feared than death The dead teach the Used to justify dissections of human cadavers in order to understand living the cause of death. From Gerhard Gerhards' (14661536) [better known as Erasmus] you are flogging a dead collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Criticising one who will not be affected in any way by the criticism. an unwritten code of laws and conduct, of the Romans. It the custom of our institutionalized cultural traditions, societal mores, and general ancestors policies, as distinct from specific laws. Or "by his own accord." Identifies a class of papal documents, on his own initiative administrative papal bulls. From Gerhard Gerhards' (1466-1536) [better known as Erasmus] to milk a male goat collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Attempting the impossible. "Part of a comic definition of woman" from the Altercatio Hadriani Woman is man's ruin. Augusti et Secundi.[28] Famously quoted by Chauntecleer in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Say much in few words from many peoples, Motto of Saskatchewan. strength

a multitude of the wise multitudo From the Vulgate, Wisdom of Solomon 6:24. Motto of the University sapientium sanitas is the health of the of Victoria. world orbis Conciseness. The motto of Rutland, a county in central England. much in little multum in parvo
Latin phrases are often multum in parvo, conveying much in few words.

the world grows old the world wants to be From James Branch Cabell. mundus vult decipi deceived this one defends and munit haec et Motto of Nova Scotia. the other one conquers altera vincit after changing what Thus, "with the appropriate changes". mutatis mutandis needed to be changed mundus senescit

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Latin nasciturus pro iam nato habetur, quotiens de commodis eius agitur natura abhorret a vacuo natura nihil frustra facit natura non contristatur natura non facit saltum ita nec lex Translation Notes The unborn is deemed to have been born to the Refers to a situation where an unborn child is deemed to be extent that his own entitled to certain inheritance rights. inheritance is concerned Pseudo-explanation for why a liquid will climb up a tube to fill a nature abhors a vacuum vacuum, often given before the discovery of atmospheric pressure. nature does nothing in Cf. Leucippus: "Everything that happens does so for a reason and vain of necessity." nature is not saddened That is, the natural world is not sentimental or compassionate.

nature does not make a Shortened form of "sicut natura nil facit per saltum ita nec lex" leap, thus neither does (just as nature does nothing by a leap, so neither does the law), the law referring to both nature and the legal system moving gradually. A famous aphorism of Carl Linnaeus stating that all organisms natura non facit nature makes no leaps bear relationships on all sides, their forms changing gradually from saltus one species to the next. From Philosophia Botanica (1751). Sir Isaac Newton's famous quote, defining foundation of all Nature is exceedingly modern sciences. Can be found in his Unpublished Scientific Natura valde simplex simple and harmonious Papers of Isaac Newton: A selection from the Portsmouth est et sibi consona with itself. Collection in the University Library, Cambridge, 1978 edition. What is natural is not Based on Servius' commentary on Virgil's Georgics (3:96): "turpis naturalia non sunt dirty. non est quia per naturam venit." turpia You may drive out naturam expellas Nature with a pitchfork, You must take the basic nature of something into account. furca, tamen usque yet she still will hurry - Horace, Epistles, Book I, epistle iv, line 24. recurret. back. navigare necesse est to sail is necessary; to Attributed by Plutarch to Gnaeus Pompeius, who, during a severe storm, commanded sailors to bring food from Africa to Rome. vivere non est necesse live is not necessary Also nec plus ultra or non plus ultra. A descriptive phrase meaning the best or most extreme example of something. The Pillars of Hercules, for example, were literally the nec plus ultra of nothing more beyond ne plus ultra the ancient Mediterranean world. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's heraldic emblem reversed this idea, using a depiction of this phrase inscribed on the Pillarsas plus ultra, without the

nec dextrorsum, nec sinistrorsum nec spe, nec metu nec tamen consumebatur nec temere nec timide neca eos omnes, deus suos agnoscet nemine contradicente
(nem. con.)

nemo dat quod non habet nemo est supra legis Nemo igitur vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit nemo iudex in causa sua nemo malus felix

nemo me impune lacessit nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit nemo nisi per amicitiam cognoscitur nemo saltat sobrius

nemo tenetur seipsum accusare

negation. This represented Spain's expansion into the New World.The Boston Musical Instrument Company engraved ne plus ultra on its instruments from 1869 to 1928 to signify that none were better. Neither to the right nor Do not get distracted. Motto for Bishop Cotton Boys' School and to the left the Bishop Cotton Girls' School, both located in Bangalore, India. without hope, without fear and yet it was not Refers to the Burning Bush of Exodus 3:2. Motto of many consumed Presbyterian churches throughout the world, including Australia. neither reckless nor The motto of the Dutch 11th Air Manoeuvre Brigade timid kill them all, God will alternate rendition of Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt know his own. eius. by Arnaud Amalric. with no one speaking Less literally, "without dissent". Used especially in committees, against where a matter may be passed nem. con., or unanimously. no one gives what he Thus, "none can pass better title than they have". does not have nobody is above the law No great man ever existed who did not From Cicero's De Natura Deorum, Book 2, 167 enjoy some portion of divine inspiration no man shall be a judge Legal principle that no individual can preside over a hearing in in his own cause which he holds a specific interest or bias. Also translated to "no peace for the wicked." Refers to the inherent peace visits not the guilty mind psychological issues that plague bad/guilty people. Motto of the Order of the Thistle, and consequently of Scotland, found stamped on the milled edge of certain British pound sterling no one provokes me coins. It is also the motto of the Montressors in the Edgar Allan with impunity Poe short story "The Cask of Amontillado". Motto of the San Beda College Beta Sigma Fraternity. No mortal is wise at all The wisest may make mistakes. times No one learns except by Used to imply that one must like a subject in order to study it. friendship The short and more common form of "Nemo enim fere saltat Nobody dances sober sobrius, nisi forte insanit", "Nobody dances sober, unless he is completely insane." A maxim banning mandatory self-incrimination. Nearsynonymous with accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo. Similar phrases include: nemo tenetur armare adversarium contra se (no one is bound to arm an opponent against himself), meaning that a defendant is not obligated to in any way assist the prosecutor to his no one is bound to own detriment; nemo tenetur edere instrumenta contra se (no one accuse himself is bound to produce documents against himself, meaning that a defendant is not obligated to provide materials to be used against himself (this is true in Roman law and has survived in modern criminal law, but no longer applies in modern civil law); and nemo tenere prodere seipsum (no one is bound to betray himself), meaning that a defendant is not obligated to testify against himself.

Endless money forms the sinews of war nothing to do with the nihil ad rem point nothing achieved nihil boni sine labore without hard work nervos belli, pecuniam infinitam nihil dicit he says nothing

In war, it is essential to be able to purchase supplies and to pay troops (as Napoleon put it, "An army marches on its stomach"). That is, in law, irrelevant and/or inconsequential. Motto of Palmerston North Boys' High School

nihil novi

nihil obstat Nihil sine Deo Nihil Ultra nil admirari nil desperandum Nil igitur est mors ad nos nil mortalibus ardui est

nil nisi bonum

nil nisi malis terrori nil per os, rarely non per os (n.p.o.) nil satis nisi optimum nil sine labore

nil sine numine

nil volentibus arduum

nisi Dominus frustra

In law, a declination by a defendant to answer charges or put in a plea. Or just "nothing new". The phrase exists in two versions: as nihil novi sub sole (nothing new under the sun), from the Vulgate, and nothing of the new as nihil novi nisi commune consensu (nothing new unless by the common consensus), a 1505 law of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth and one of the cornerstones of its Golden Liberty. A notation, usually on a title page, indicating that a Roman nothing prevents Catholic censor has reviewed the book and found nothing objectionable to faith or morals in its content. See also imprimatur. The motto of the Kingdom of Romania, while ruled by the Nothing without God Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty (18781947). Nothing Beyond The motto of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. Motto of the Fitzgibbon family. See John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of be surprised at nothing Clare nothing must be That is, "never despair". despaired at Death, therefore, is Written in Lucretius' De Rerum Natura (Concerning the nature of nothing to us. things) nothing is impossible From Horace's Odes. Motto of Rathkeale College, New Zealand. for humankind Short for nil nisi bonum de mortuis dicere. That is, "Don't speak (about the dead say) ill of anyone who has died". Also "Nil magnum nisi bonum" nothing unless (it is) (nothing is great unless good), motto of St Catherine's School, good Toorak, Pennant Hills High School and Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School. no terror, except to the The motto of The King's School, Macclesfield. bad nothing through the Medical shorthand indicating that oral foods and fluids should be mouth withheld from the patient. nothing [is] enough Motto of Everton F.C., residents of Goodison Park, Liverpool. unless [it is] the best Motto of Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Girls Grammar nothing without labour School, Greenwich Public School, and Victoria School Or "nothing without providence". State motto of Colorado, nothing without the adopted in 1861. Probably derived from Virgil's Aeneid Book II, divine will line 777, "non haec sine numine divum eveniunt" (these things do not come to pass without the will of Heaven). See also numen. Nothing [is] arduous for Nothing is impossible for the willing the willing That is, "everything is in vain without God". Summarized from Psalm 127, "nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum in vanum if not the Lord, [it is] in laboraverunt qui aedificant eam nisi Dominus custodierit civitatem vain frustra vigilavit qui custodit" (unless the Lord builds the house, they work on a useless thing who build it; unless the Lord guards

nisi prius

nitimur in vetitum

nolens volens

noli me tangere

noli turbare circulos meos "nolite te bastardes carborundorum"

(Dog Latin)

nolle prosequi

nolo contendere nomen dubium nomen est omen nomen nescio (N.N.) nomen nudum non bis in idem non causa pro causa non compos mentis

non constat

non ducor, duco

the community, he keeps watch in vain who guards it). The motto of Edinburgh. In England, a direction that a case be brought up to Westminster for trial before a single judge and jury. In the United States, a court unless previously where civil actions are tried by a single judge sitting with a jury, as distinguished from an appellate court. From Ovid's Amores, III.4:17. It means that when we are denied of We strive for the something, we will eagerly pursue the denied thing. Used by forbidden Friedrich Nietzsche in his Ecce Homo to indicate that his philosophy pursues what is forbidden to other philosophers. That is, "whether unwillingly or willingly". Sometimes rendered volens nolens, aut nolens aut volens or nolentis volentis. Similar to unwilling, willing willy-nilly, though that word is derived from Old English will-he nil-he ([whether] he will or [whether] he will not). Commonly translated "touch me not". According to the Gospel of do not touch me John, this was said by Jesus to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection. That is, "Don't upset my calculations!" Said by Archimedes to a Do not disturb my Roman soldier who, despite having been given orders not to, killed circles! Archimedes at the conquest of Syracuse, Sicily. The soldier was executed for his act. From The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood the "Don't let the bastards protagonist (Offred) finds the phrase inscribed on the inside of her grind you down wardrobe. One of many variants of Illegitimi non carborundum. A legal motion by a prosecutor or other plaintiff to drop legal to be unwilling to charges, usually in exchange for a diversion program or out-ofprosecute court settlement. That is, "no contest". A plea that can be entered on behalf of a defendant in a court that states that the accused doesn't admit guilt, I do not wish to contend but will accept punishment for a crime. Nolo contendere pleas cannot be used as evidence in another trial. doubtful name A scientific name of unknown or doubtful application. the name is a sign Thus, "true to its name". I do not know the name Thus, the name or person in question is unknown. A purported scientific name that does not fulfill the proper formal naked name criteria and therefore cannot be used unless it is subsequently proposed correctly. not twice in the same A legal principle forbidding double jeopardy. thing not the cause for the Also known as the "questionable cause" or "false cause". Refers to cause any logical fallacy where a cause is incorrectly identified. See compos mentis. Also rendered non compos sui (not in control not in control of the of himself). Samuel Johnson, author of the first English dictionary, mind theorized that the word nincompoop may derive from this phrase. Used to explain scientific phenomena and religious advocations, for example in medieval history, for rulers to issue a 'Non Constat' decree, banning the worship of a holy figure. In legal context, it is not certain occasionally a backing for nulling information that was presented by an attorney. Without any tangible proof, Non constat information is difficult to argue for. I am not led; I lead Motto of So Paulo city, Brazil. See also pro Brasilia fiant eximia.

you should not make More simply, "don't do wrong to do right". The direct opposite of evil in order that good the phrase "the ends justify the means". may be made from it non impediti ratione unencumbered by the motto of radio show Car Talk thought process cogitationis non in legendo sed in the laws depend not on being read, but on being intelligendo legis understood consistunt Also "it is not clear" or "it is not evident". A sometimes it is not proven controversial decision handed down by a judge when they feel that non liquet the law is not complete. Motto of the University of Western Australia's Engineering faculty non loqui sed facere not talk but action student society. not for myself alone Motto of Anderson Junior College, Singapore. non mihi solum The title of a Christian hymn and theme-song of the Charismatic Episcopal Church, C.E.C. - Protestant denomination, not related to the high Episcopal Church of the ordinary Anglican Communion 'Not to us (oh) Lord' Non nobis Domine of Christianity. The main theme of the hymn is: 'Non nobis Domine, tuo da glorium.' This is translated as: 'Not to us, (oh) Lord... unto thy name (be) glory.' Appears in Cicero's De Officiis Book 1:22 in the form non nobis solum nati sumus (we are not born for ourselves alone). Motto of not for ourselves alone non nobis solum Lower Canada College, Montreal and University College, Durham University. A judgment notwithstanding verdict, a legal motion asking the not standing in the way non obstante court to reverse the jury's verdict on the grounds that the jury could of a verdict veredicto not have reached such a verdict reasonably. it doesn't smell See pecunia non olet. non olet "Not all of me will die", a phrase expressing the belief that a part I shall not all die non omnis moriar of the speaker will survive beyond death. nothing further beyond the ultimate non plus ultra not possible non possumus to not go forward is to non progredi est go backward regredi A judgment in favor of a defendant when the plaintiff failed to he does not proceed non prosequitur take the necessary steps in an action within the time allowed. non scholae, sed vitae We learn not for school, from Seneca. Also, motto of the Istanbul Bilgi University. but for life. discimus Used in the sense "what matters is not who says it but what he not who but what says" a warning against ad hominem arguments. Also, motto of non quis sed quid Southwestern University. In general, a comment which is absurd due to not making sense in its context (rather than due to being inherently nonsensical or it does not follow non sequitur internally inconsistent), often used in humor. As a logical fallacy, a conclusion that does not follow from a premise. Possibly derived from a Vulgate mistranslation of the Book of Jeremiah. Commonly used in literature as Satan's statement of I will not serve non serviam disobedience to God, though in the original context the quote is attributed to Israel, not Satan. Not for self. A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sibi non facias malum ut inde fiat bonum

non sibi, sed patriae non sibi, sed suis non sic dormit, sed vigilat

Not for self, but for Country. Not for one's self but for one's own.

Engraved on the doors of the United States Naval Academy chapel. Also the motto of the USS Halyburton (FFG-40) A slogan used by many schools and universities. Including Tulane University.

Sleeps not but is awake Martin Luther on mortality of the soul. A slogan used by the Ku Klux Klan. Or "I am not the kind of person I once was". Expresses a change in the speaker.

Not for self, but for non silba, sed anthar; others; God will Deo vindice vindicate. non sum qualis eram I am not such as I was non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum non timebo mala non vestra sed vos non vi, sed verbo

Do not hold as gold all Also, "All that glitters is not gold." Parabolae. Also used by that shines as gold. Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. I will fear no evil Not yours but you Not through violence, but through the word alone This is the phrase printed on the Colt, in Supernatural. Motto of St Chad's College, Durham. Martin Luther on Catholic church reform. (see Protestant Reformation)

From Cicero, based on the Greek (gnothi seauton), inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. A non-traditional know thyself nosce te ipsum Latin rendering, temet nosce (thine own self know), is translated in The Matrix as "know thyself". Literally "Our ours" Approximately "Our hearts beat as one." noster nostri As translated in Amazing Grace (2006 film), "we cheat." From we cheat nosus decipio verb decipere: to ensnare, trap, beguile, deceive, cheat. mark well That is, "please note" or "note it well". nota bene (n.b.) From Virgil. Motto on the Great Seal of the United States. Similar novus ordo seclorum new order of the ages to Novus Ordo Mundi (New World Order). Not a day without a line Pliny the Elder attributes this maxim to Apelles, an ancient Greek nulla dies sine linea drawn. artist. Refers to the legal principle that one cannot be punished for doing no penalty without a something that is not prohibited by law, and is related to Nullum nulla poena sine lege law crimen, nulla poena sine praevia lege poenali. nulla tenaci invia est For the tenacious, no Motto of the Dutch car builder Spyker. road is impassable. via That is, "nothing". It has been theorized that this expression is the no thing born origin of Italian nulla, French rien, and Spanish and Portuguese nullam rem natam nada, all with the same meaning. Motto of the Coldstream Guards and Nine Squadron Royal second to none nulli secundus Australian Corps of Transport and the Pretoria Regiment. On the word of no man Motto of the Royal Society. nullius in verba Legal principle meaning that one cannot be penalised for doing nullum crimen, nulla no crime, no punishment without a something that is not prohibited by law. It also means that penal poena sine praevia previous penal law law cannot be enacted retroactively. lege poenali nullum magnum There has been no great ingenium sine wisdom without an mixtura dementiae element of madness fuit No Funeral Without a Motto of the Guild of Funerary Violinists. nullus funus sine

fidula numen lumen

Fiddle God our light

The motto of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The motto of Elon University. A method to limit the number of students who may study at a closed number numerus clausus university. now or never Motto of the Korps Commandotroepen, Dutch elite special forces. nunc aut nunquam now you send beginning of the Song of Simeon, from the Gospel of Luke. nunc dimittis Carpe-Diem-type phrase from the Odes of Horace, Nunc est now is the time to drink bibendum, nunc pede libero pulsanda tellus (Now is the time to nunc est bibendum drink, now the time to dance footloose upon the earth). Something that has retroactive effect, is effective from an earlier now for then nunc pro tunc date. now I know what love nunc scio quid sit From Virgil, Eclogues VIII. is amor nunquam minus solus never less alone than when alone. quam cum solus frequently used as motto nunquam non paratus never unprepared

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Latin o homines ad servitutem paratos o tempora, o mores obiit (ob.) obit anus, abit onus Translation men fit to be slaves! Oh, the times! Oh, the morals! one died The old woman dies, the burden is lifted Notes attributed (in Tacitus, Annales, III, 65) to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, in disgust at the servile attitude of Roman senators; said of those who should be leaders but instead slavishly follow the lead of others also translated "What times! What customs!"; from Cicero, Catilina I, 1, 2 "He/she died", inscription on gravestones; ob. also sometimes stands for obiter (in passing or incidentally) Arthur Schopenhauer

obiter dictum

obliti privatorum, publica curate obscuris vera involvens obscurum per obscurius obtorto collo oculus dexter (O.D.) oculus sinister (O.S.) oderint dum metuant

in law, an observation by a judge on some point of law not directly relevant to the case before him, and thus neither requiring a thing said in passing his decision nor serving as a precedent, but nevertheless of persuasive authority. In general, any comment, remark or observation made in passing Roman political saying which reminds that common good should Forget private affairs, be given priority over private matters for any person having a take care of public ones responsibility in the State the truth being enveloped by obscure from Virgil things the obscure by means An explanation that is less clear than what it tries to explain; of the more obscure synonymous with ignotum per ignotius with a twisted neck unwillingly right eye Ophthalmologist shorthand left eye let them hate, so long favorite saying of Caligula, attributed originally to Lucius Accius, as they fear Roman tragic poet (170 BC); Motto of the Russian Noble Family

odi et amo odi profanum vulgus et arceo odium theologicum oleum camino omne ignotum pro magnifico Omnes homines sunt asini vel homines et asini sunt asini omnes vulnerant, postuma necat or omnes feriunt, ultima necat omnia cum deo

I hate and I love I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away theological hatred (pour) oil on the fire every unknown thing [is taken] for great All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys all [the hours] wound, last one kills all with God

Krasnitsky opening of Catullus 85; the entire poem reads, "odi et amo quare id faciam fortasse requiris / nescio sed fieri sentio et excrucior" (I hate and I love. Why do I do this, you perhaps ask. / I do not know, but I feel it happening and am tormented) from Horace name for the special hatred generated in theological disputes from Erasmus' (14661536) collection of annotated Adagia or "everything unknown appears magnificent" a sophismata proposed and solved by Albert of Saxony (philosopher)

usual in clocks, reminding the reader of death

motto for Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia or "everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin"; a omnia dicta fortiora si everything said [is] more common phrase with the same meaning is quidquid Latine stronger if said in Latin dicta Latina dictum sit altum videtur (whatever said in Latin, seems profound) motto for The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, Let it all hang out! omnia extares! USA[29] omnia mutantur, nihil everything changes, Ovid (43 BC 17 AD), Metamorphoses, book XV, line 165 nothing perishes interit all things to all men 1 Corinthians 9:22 omnia omnibus if all (the words of Ovid si omnia ficta poets) is fiction love conquers all Virgil (70 BC 19 BC), Eclogue X, line 69 omnia vincit amor every living thing is foundational concept of modern biology, opposing the theory of omne vivum ex ovo from an egg spontaneous generation everything [is] pure to from The New Testament omnia munda mundis the pure [men] omnia praesumuntur all things are presumed to be lawfully done, legitime facta donec in other words, "innocent until proven guilty" until it is shown [to be] probetur in in the reverse contrarium motto of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, usually accompanied by a the same to all omnibus idem sun, which shines for (almost) everyone Let there be slaughter omnibus locis fit Julius Caesar's The Gallic War, 7.67 everywhere caedes every translator is a every translation is a corruption of the original; the reader should omnis traductor traitor take heed of unavoidable imperfections traditor everyone a tiger motto of the 102nd Intelligence Wing omnis vir tigris gathering of all miscellaneous collection or assortment; often used facetiously omnium gatherum burden of proof onus probandi burden of procedure burden of a party to adduce evidence that a case is an exception to onus procedendi

the rule all works collected works of an author opera omnia posthumous works works published after the author's death opera posthuma act of doing something scholastic phrase, used to explain that there is no possible act if operari sequitur esse follows the act of being there is not being: being is absolutely necessary for any other act in the work that was used in academic works when referring again to the last source opere citato (op. cit.) cited mentioned or used in action and truth doing what you believe is morally right through everyday actions opere et viritate See opere citato opere laudato (op. laud.) leading the way with to speak with actions instead of words operibus anteire deeds a snake in the grass any hidden danger or unknown risk ophidia in herba English work fine embroidery, especially used to describe church vestments opus anglicanum The Work of God Catholic organisation Opus Dei Completely this principle of the Benedictine monasteries reads: pray and work "Ora et labora (et put), Deus adest sine mora." "Pray and work ora et labora (and reads), God is (or: God helps) without delay." pray for us "Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis pecatoribus" ora pro nobis direct speech oratio directa expressions from Latin grammar indirect speech oratio obliqua from Satires of Juvenal (Book IV/10), referring to Alexander the the world does not Great; James Bond's adopted family motto in the novel On Her suffice or the world is Majesty's Secret Service; it made a brief appearance in the film orbis non sufficit not enough adaptation of the same name and was later used as the title of the nineteenth James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough. one world seen in The Legend of Zorro orbis unum out of chaos, comes one of the oldest mottos of Craft Freemasonry.[30] ordo ab chao order Let us pray, one for the Popular salutation for Roman Catholic clergy at the beginning or other; let us pray for oremus pro invicem ending of a letter or note. Usually abbreviated OPI. each other orta recens quam pura newly risen, how Motto of New South Wales. brightly you shine nites

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Latin pace pace tua pacta sunt servanda palma non sine pulvere palmam qui meruit ferat panem et Translation in peace with your peace agreements must be kept no reward without effort let whoever wins the palm bear it bread and circuses Notes "With all due respect to", "with due deference to", "by leave of", or "no offense to". Used to politely acknowledge someone with whom the speaker or writer disagrees. Thus, "with your permission". Also "contracts must be honoured". Indicates the binding power of treaties. Also "dare to try"; motto of numerous schools. Achievement should be rewarded motto of the University of Southern California. From Juvenal, Satire X, line 81. Originally described all that was needed

for emperors to placate the Roman mob. Today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters. From "Si vis pacem para bellum" if you want peace prepare for war since prepare for war if a country is ready for war its enemies will not attack. Can be used to para bellum denote support or approval for a war or conflict. A public policy requiring courts to protect the best interests of any child parent of the nation parens patriae involved in a lawsuit. See also Pater Patriae. with equal step Thus, "moving together", "simultaneously", etc. Pari passu the small under the Implies that the weak are under the protection of the strong, rather than parva sub ingenti huge that they are inferior. Motto of Prince Edward Island. When you are steeped in little parvis imbutus Motto of Barnard Castle School, sometimes translated as "Once you have tentabis grandia things, you shall accomplished small things, you may attempt great ones safely". safely attempt great tutus things. Less literally, "throughout" or "frequently". Said of a word, fact or notion here and there, that occurs several times in a cited text. Also used in proofreading, where it passim everywhere refers to a change that is to be repeated everywhere needed. Or "master of the house". The eldest male in a family, who held patria potestas ("paternal power"). In Roman law, a father had enormous power father of the family over his children, wife, and slaves, though these rights dwindled over time. pater familias Derived from the phrase pater familias, an Old Latin expression preserving the archaic -as ending for the genitive case. Pater Father Almighty A more direct translation would be "omnipotent father". Omnipotens Also rendered with the gender-neutral parens patriae ("parent of the father of the nation Pater Patriae nation"). father, I have sinned The traditional beginning of a Roman Catholic confession. pater peccavi Similar to "quality over quantity"; though there may be few of something, pauca sed bona few, but good at least they are of good quality. Said to be one of Carl Gauss's favorite quotations. Used in The King and I pauca sed matura few, but ripe by Rodgers and Hammerstein. eternal peace A common epitaph. pax aeterna A euphemism for the United States of America and its sphere of influence. Pax Americana American Peace Adapted from Pax Romana. British Peace A euphemism for the British Empire. Adapted from Pax Romana. Pax Britannica Used as a wish before the Holy Communion in the Catholic Mass, also the Peace of Christ Pax Christi name of the peace movement Pax Christi. peace of God Used in the Peace and Truce of God movement in 10th-century France. pax Dei Like the vast majority of inhabitants of the ancient world, the Romans practiced pagan rituals, believing it important to achieve a state of Pax Peace of the gods Pax Deorum Deorum (The Peace of the gods) instead of Ira Deorum (The Wrath of the gods). lord or master; used as a form of address when speaking to clergy or peace, lord Pax Domine educated professionals. Motto of St. Francis of Assisi and, consequently, of his monastery in peace and the good pax et bonum Assisi; translated in Italian as pace e bene. peace and justice Motto of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. pax et justitia peace and light Motto of Tufts University and various schools. Also written as "Pax et pax et lux circenses

Pax Europaea Pax Hispanica pax in terra pax maternum, ergo pax familiarum Pax Mongolica Pax Romana Pax Sinica pax tecum

European peace Spanish Peace peace on earth peace of mothers, therefore peace of families Mongolian Peace Roman Peace Chinese Peace peace be with you

Lvx". A euphemism for Europe after World War II. A euphemism for the Spanish Empire. Specifically can mean the twentythree years of supreme Spanish dominance in Europe (approximately 15981621). Adapted from Pax Romana. Used to exemplify the desired state of peace on earth. If the mother is peaceful, then the family is peaceful. The opposite of the Southern American saying, "If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." A period of peace and prosperity in Asia during the Mongol Empire. A period of relative prosperity and lack of conflict in the early Roman Empire. A period of peace in East Asia during times of strong Chinese hegemony. (singular).

Legend states that when the evangelist went to the lagoon where Venice would later be founded, an Pax tibi, Marce, Peace to you, Mark, angel came and said so.[31] The first part is evangelista meus. my Evangelist. Here depicted as the note in the book shown opened by Hic requiescet will rest your body. the lion of St Mark's Basilica, Venice; registered corpus tuum. trademark of the Assicurazioni Generali, Trieste.[32] A common farewell. The "you" is plural ("you all"), so the phrase must be peace [be] with you used when speaking to more than one person; pax tecum is the form used when speaking to only one person. Telegraph message and pun from Charles Napier, British general, upon completely subjugating the Indian province of Sindh in 1842. This is, I have sinned peccavi arguably, the most terse military despatch ever sent. The story is apocryphal. According to Suetonius' De vita Caesarum, when Emperor Vespasian was challenged by his son Titus for taxing the public lavatories, the emperor pecunia non olet money doesn't smell held up a coin before his son and asked whether it smelled or simply said non olet ("it doesn't smell"). From this, the phrase was expanded to pecunia non olet, or rarely aes non olet ("copper doesn't smell"). if you know how to use money, money pecunia, si uti scis, ancilla est; si is your slave; if you Written on an old Latin tablet in downtown Verona (Italy). don't, money is your nescis, domina master punishment comes pede poena That is, retribution comes slowly but surely. From Horace, Odes, 3, 2, 32. limping claudo the work hangs pendent opera From the Aeneid of Virgil, Book IV. interrupted interrupta By, through, by See specific phrases below. per means of through difficulties Joining sentence of the conspirators in the drama Hernani by Victor Hugo per angusta ad to greatness (1830). The motto of numerous educational establishments. augusta Thus, "yearly"occurring every year. per annum (pa.) per year through adversity Motto of the British RAF Regiment. per ardua through hard work, Motto of University of Birmingham, Methodist Ladies' College, Perth. per ardua ad alta great heights are Also the motto of Clan Hannay. pax vobiscum

achieved per ardua ad astra Motto of the air force of several nations (including the Royal Air Force of through adversity to the United Kingdom) and of several schools. The phrase is used by Latin the stars Poet Virgil in the Aeneid; also used in H. Rider Haggard's novel The People of the Mist. From Seneca the Younger. Motto of NASA and the South African Air Force. A common variant, ad astra per aspera ("to the stars through through hardships to hardships"), is the state motto of Kansas. Ad Astra ("To the Stars") is the the stars title of a magazine published by the National Space Society. De Profundis Ad Astra ("From the depths to the stars.") is the motto of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. "Per head", i.e., "per person", a ratio by the number of persons. The by heads singular is per caput. through the small That is, "by letter". box through the contrary Or "on the contrary" (cf. a contrario). through the cross we Motto of St John Fisher Catholic High School, Dewsbury. shall conquer through the senate Legal term meaning "by the court", as in a per curiam decision. through the Thus, "by definition". definition Thus, "per day". A specific amount of money an organization allows an by day individual to spend per day, typically for travel expenses. Fearless through Faith. Motto of the Royal Marines and (with small difference) of Clan Donald By Sea and by Land and the Compagnies Franches de la Marine. by month Thus, "per month", or "monthly". through the mouth Medical shorthand for "by mouth". Used of a certain place can be traversed or reached by foot, or to indicate by feet that one is travelling by foot as opposed to by a vehicle. Also rendered per procurationem. Used to indicate that a person is signing a document on behalf of another person. Correctly placed before the name through the agency of the person signing, but often placed before the name of the person on whose behalf the document is signed, sometimes through incorrect translation of the alternative abbreviation per pro. as "for and on behalf of". In a UK legal context: "by reason of which" (as opposed to per se which by reason of which requires no reasoning). In American jurisprudence often refers to a spouse's claim for loss of consortium. through the rectum Medical shorthand. See also per os. Also "by itself" or "in itself". Without referring to anything else, through itself intrinsically, taken without qualifications, etc. A common example is negligence per se. See also malum in se. Used in wills to indicate that each "branch" of the testator's family should through the roots inherit equally. Contrasted with per capita. through unity, Motto of Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets. strength through truth, Motto of Washington University in St. Louis. strength born to soar Motto of St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School and St Margaret's Anglican

per aspera ad astra

per capita per capsulam per contra per crucem vincemus per curiam per definitionem per diem (pd.) Per fidem intrepidus per mare per terram per mensem (pm.) per os (p.o.) per pedes

per procura (p.p.) or (per pro)

per quod per rectum (pr) per se per stirpes per unitatem vis per veritatem vis per volar

sunata[sic] periculum in mora perge sequar danger in delay advance, I follow

Girls' School The phrase is not from Latin but from Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XII, 95, the Italian phrase "per volar s nata".

from Virgil's Aeneid IV 114; in Vergil's context: "proceed with your plan, I will do my part." thing in perpetual A musical term. Also used to refer to hypothetical perpetual motion perpetuum motion machines. mobile An unwelcome, unwanted or undesirable person. In diplomatic contexts, a person rejected by the host government. The reverse, persona grata persona non person not pleasing ("pleasing person"), is less common, and refers to a diplomat acceptable to grata the government of the country to which he is sent. request of the Begging the question, a logical fallacy in which a proposition to be proved petitio principii beginning is implicitly or explicitly assumed in one of the premises. pious longings Or "dutiful desires". pia desideria Or "dutiful deceit". Expression from Ovid. Used to describe deception pious fraud pia fraus which serves Church purposes. Or "tender mother". Translated into Latin from Arabic. The delicate pious mother pia mater innermost of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Thus, "he painted this" or "she painted this". Formerly used on works of one painted pinxit art, next to the artist's name. Latin proverb, attributed by Erasmus to Greek origin ( piscem natare teach fish to swim docem ); corollary Chinese idiom () it pleases expression of assent. placet The first-person plural pronoun when used by an important personage to pluralis plural of majesty refer to himself or herself; also known as the "royal we". majestatis Frequently found on Roman funerary inscriptions to denote that the age of plus minusve more or less (p.m.v.) a decedent is approximate. The national motto of Spain and a number of other institutions. Motto of further beyond plus ultra the Colombian National Armada. pollice compresso goodwill decided by Life was spared with a thumb tucked inside a closed fist, simulating a favor iudicabatur compressed thumb sheathed weapon. Conversely, a thumb up meant to unsheath your sword. Used by Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. The type with a turned thumb of gesture used is uncertain. Also the name of a famous painting depicting pollice verso gladiators by Jean-Lon Grme. Polonia Restituta Rebirth of Poland Any obstacle that stupid people find hard to cross. Originally used of bridge of asses pons asinorum Euclid's Fifth Proposition in geometry. Or "Supreme Pontiff". Originally an office in the Roman Republic, later a title held by Roman Emperors, and later a traditional epithet of the pope. The pontifices were the most important priestly college of the religion in Pontifex Greatest High Priest ancient Rome; their name is usually thought to derive from pons facere Maximus ("to make a bridge"), which in turn is usually linked to their religious authority over the bridges of Rome, especially the Pons Sublicius. Thus, to be able to be made into part of a retinue or force. In common law, to have the right to a sheriff's right to compel people to assist law enforcement in unusual posse comitatus an armed retinue situations. after it or by means Causality between two phenomena is not established (cf. post hoc, ergo post aut propter of it propter hoc). Medical shorthand for "after meals" (cf. ante cibum). post cibum (p.c.) after food

After sex After sexual post coitum omne intercourse every animal triste est animal is sad, except the cock sive gallus et (rooster) and the mulier woman post coitum post hoc ergo propter hoc post festum post meridiem
(p.m.)

After sexual intercourse.

Or: triste est omne animal post coitum, praeter mulierem gallumque. Attributed to Galen of Pergamum.[33]

A logical fallacy where one assumes that one thing happening after another after this, therefore thing means that the first thing caused the second. The title of a West Wing because of this episode. after the feast Too late, or after the fact. after midday The period from noon to midnight (cf. ante meridiem). Usually rendered postmortem. Not to be confused with post meridiem. The phrase is used in legal terminology in the context of intellectual property rights, especially copyright, which commonly lasts until a certain number of years after the author's death. Motto of the University of Zulia, Venezuela. Refers to the time after any meal. Usually rendered postprandial. A postscript. Used to mark additions to a letter, after the signature. Can be extended to post post scriptum (p.p.s.), etc. Motto of the Protestant Reformation inscribed on the Reformation Wall in Geneva from Vulgata, Job 17:12. Former motto of Chile; motto of Robert College of Istanbul.

post mortem (pm) after death Post mortem auctoris (p.m.a.) post nubila phoebus post prandial post scriptum
(p.s.)

after the author's death after the clouds, the sun after the time before midday after what has been written

post tenebras lux, after darkness, [I or post tenebras hope for] light spero lucem we grow in the postera crescam esteem of future Motto of the University of Melbourne. laude generations forewarned is praemonitus forearmed praemunitus Lead in order to praesis ut prosis serve, not in order to Motto of Lancaster Royal Grammar School. ne ut imperes rule. after the law Legal terminology, international law. praeter legem Prague, Head of the Praga Caput Motto of Praha from Middle Ages. Kingdom Regni Praga Caput Rei Prague, Head of the Motto of Praha from 1991. Republic publicae Prague, Mother of Praga mater Motto of Praha from 1927. Cities urbium Prague, the mistress Praga totius of the whole of Former motto of Praha. Bohemiae Bohemia domina Motto of Burnley Football Club; from Ovid's Metamorphoses, 4.739 The prize and the (Latin/English): "The Tale of Perseus and Andromeda": resoluta catenis pretiumque et cause of our labour incedit virgo, pretiumque et causa laboris. ("freed of her chains the virgin causa laboris approaches, cause and reward of the enterprise.") Used to designate evidence in a trial which is suggestive, but not at first sight prima facie conclusive, of something (e.g., a person's guilt).

prima luce

at dawn I am a primate; primas sum: nothing about primatum nil a primates is outside me alienum puto of my bailiwick primum mobile first moving thing

Literally "at first light". A sentence by the American anthropologist Earnest Hooton and the slogan of primatologists and lovers of the primates. Or "first thing able to be moved". See primum movens. Or "first moving one". A common theological term, such as in the cosmological argument, based on the assumption that God was the first entity to "move" or "cause" anything. Aristotle was one of the first philosophers to discuss the "uncaused cause", a hypothetical originator and violatorof causality. A medical precept. Often falsely attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, though its true source is probably a paraphrase from Hippocrates' Epidemics, where he wrote, "Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things: to help, or at least to do no harm." A title of the Roman Emperors (cf. princeps). Fundamental principles require no proof; they are assumed a priori. A legal principle that older laws take precedent over newer ones. Another name for this principle is lex posterior. The motto of the Royal Queensland Regiment, and many other regiments.

primum movens

prime mover

primum non nocere primus inter pares principia probant non probantur prior tempore potior iure Pro aris et focis

first, to not harm

first among equals principles prove; they are not proved earlier in time, stronger in law For God and country

Often abbreviated pro bono. Work undertaken voluntarily at no expense, pro bono publico for the public good such as public services. Often used of a lawyer's work that is not charged for. let exceptional pro Brasilia fiant things be made for Motto of So Paulo state, Brazil. eximia Brazil For God and One of the mottoes of Lyceum of the Philippines University and many Pro Deo et Patria Country other institutions. for (ones own) serving the interests of a given perspective or for the benefit of a given pro domo home or house group. Motto of Baylor University, a private Christian Baptist university in Waco, pro Ecclesia, pro For Church, For Texas Texas. Texana Motto of the originally Irish Muldoon family and of several schools, such for faith and as the Diocesan College (Bishops) in in Cape Town, South Africa, and All pro fide et patria fatherland Hallows High School in the Bronx, New York. Or "as a matter of form". Prescribing a set form or procedure, or performed for form pro forma in a set manner. for glory and pro gloria et Motto of Prussia fatherland patria Request of a state court to allow an out-of-state lawyer to represent a for this occasion pro hac vice client. It is part of the Rite of Consecration of the wine in Western Christianity for many pro multis tradition, as part of the Mass. Pro Patria Medal: for operational service (minimum 55 days) in defence of the Republic South Africa or in the prevention or suppression of terrorism; for country pro patria issued for the Border War (counter-insurgency operations in South West Africa 196689) and for campaigns in Angola (197576 and 198788).

Motto of The Royal Canadian Regiment and Royal South Australia Regiment. pro patria vigilans pro per watchful for the country for self Motto of the United States Army Signal Corps.

to defend oneself in court without counsel; abbreviation of propria persona. See also: pro se. for the rate i.e., proportionately. pro rata Medical shorthand for "as the occasion arises" or "as needed". Also "concerning a matter having come into being". Used to describe a meeting pro re nata (PRN, for a thing that has of a special Presbytery or Assembly called to discuss something new, and prn) been born which was previously unforeseen (literally: "concerning a matter having been born"). pro rege et lege for king and the law Found on the Leeds coat of arms. to defend oneself in court without counsel. Some jurisdictions prefer, "pro for oneself pro se per". pro studio et for study and work labore Denotes something that has only been partially fulfilled. A philosophical for so much term indicating the acceptance of a theory or idea without fully accepting pro tanto the explanation. Equivalent to English phrase "for the time being". Denotes a temporary for the time pro tempore current situation. A Medieval Latin term for breaking in a new pen. probatio pennae testing of the pen I am open for honest Traditionally inscribed above a city gate or above the front entrance of a probis pateo people dwelling or place of learning. To Accomplish prodesse quam Rather Than To Be Motto of Miami University. conspici Conspicuous "by one's own propria manu (p.m.) hand". to destroy the propter vitam That is, to squander life's purpose just in order to stay alive, and live a vivendi perdere reasons for living meaningless life. From Juvenal, Satyricon VIII, verses 8384. for the sake of life causas launch forward into Motto of Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as of the band 30 provehito in the deep Seconds to Mars.. altum The runner-up. proxime accessit he came next in the following Formerly used in formal correspondence to refer to the next month. Used proximo mense (prox.) month with ult. ("last month") and inst. ("this month"). pulchrum est Beauty is for the From Friedrich Nietzsche's 1895 book The Antichrist, translated by H. L. paucorum few Mencken as "Few men are noble". hominum pulvis et umbra we are dust and From Horace, Carmina book IV, 7, 16. shadow sumus Thus, the essential or most notable point. The salient point. punctum saliens leaping point

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Latin qua definitione Translation by virtue of Notes Thus: "by definition"; variant of per definitionem; sometimes used in

definition qua patet orbis quae non prosunt singula multa iuvant as far as the world extends what alone is not useful helps when accumulated

German-speaking countries. Occasionally misrendered as "qua definitionem". Motto of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps Ovid, Remedia amoris Mottos of Northwestern University and St. Francis Xavier University. Also motto of the University of Alberta as "quaecumque vera". Taken from Phillipians 4:8 of the Bible Motto of St. Joseph's College, Edmonton at the University of Alberta. Or "you might ask..." Used to suggest doubt or to ask one to consider whether something is correct. Often introduces rhetorical or tangential questions. Also quaerite primo regnum dei. Motto of Newfoundland and Labrador. Motto of Shelford Girls' Grammar, St Columb's College, and Philharmonic Academy of Bologna. Or "What a craftsman dies in me!" Attributed to Nero in Suetonius' De vita Caesarum.

quaecumque sunt vera whatsoever is true quaecumque vera doce Teach me whatsoever is true me quaere quaerite primum regnum Dei qualis artifex pereo to seek seek ye first the kingdom of God

As what kind of artist do I perish? how well, not how quam bene non Motto of Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada much. quantum it is how well you quam bene vivas referre (or refert), non live that matters, Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium CI (101) not how long quam diu I.e., "[while on] good behavior." So for example the Act of Settlement as long as he shall 1701 stipulated that judges' commissions are valid quamdiu se bene quamdiu (se) bene have behaved well gesserint (during good behaviour). It was from this phrase that Frank gesserit (legal Latin) Herbert extracted the name for the Bene Gesserit sisterhood in the Dune novels. as much as pleases Medical shorthand for "as much as you wish". quantum libet (q.l.) as much as is Medical shorthand for "as much as needed" or "as much as will quantum sufficit (qs) enough suffice". Medical shorthand. Also quaque die (qd), "every day", quaque mane every hour quaque hora (qh) (qm), "every morning", and quaque nocte (qn), "every night". An action of trespass; thus called, by reason the writ demands the wherefore he broke person summoned to answer to wherefore he broke the close (quare quare clausum fregit the close clausum fregit), i.e. why he committed such a trespass. four times a day Medical shorthand. quater in die (qid) Whom the gods quem deus vult would destroy, they perdere, dementat first make insane prius Other translations of diligunt include "prize especially" or "esteem". he whom the gods From Plautus, Bacchides, IV, 7, 18. In this comic play, a sarcastic quem di diligunt love dies young servant says this to his aging master. The rest of the sentence reads: adulescens moritur dum valet sentit sapit ("while he is healthy, perceptive and wise"). From the Summoner's section of Chaucer's General Prologue to The I ask what law? questio quid iuris Canterbury Tales, line 648. From St. Augustine of Hippo's commentary on Psalm 74, 1: Qui enim he who sings well qui bene cantat bis cantat laudem, non solum laudat, sed etiam hilariter laudat ("He who praises twice orat sings praises, not only praises, but praises joyfully").

qui bono quid abundat non obstat qui pro quo qui tacet consentire videtur

who with good what is abundant doesn't hinder literally qui instead of quo (medieval Latin) he who is silent is taken to agree

Common nonsensical Dog Latin misrendering of the Latin phrase cui bono ("who benefits?"). It is no problem to have too much of something. Unused in English, but common in other modern languages (for instance Italian, Polish and French). Used as a noun, indicates a misunderstanding. Thus, silence gives consent. Sometimes accompanied by the proviso "ubi loqui debuit ac potuit", that is, "when he ought to have spoken and was able to". Generally known as 'qui tam,' it is the technical legal term for the unique mechanism in the federal False Claims Act that allows persons and entities with evidence of fraud against federal programs or contracts to sue the wrongdoer on behalf of the Government. Attributed to Seneca.

he who brings an qui tam pro domino action for the king rege quam pro se ipso as well as for in hac parte sequitur himself he who wants qui totum vult totum everything loses perdit everything qui transtulit sustinet

quia suam uxorem etiam suspiciore vacare vellet

quid agis quid est veritas quid novi ex Africa quid nunc Quid infantes sumus

quid pro quo

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur Quieta non movere

Or "he who brought us across still supports us", meaning God. State he who transplanted motto of Connecticut. Originally written as sustinet qui transtulit in still sustains 1639. Attributed to Julius Caesar by Plutarch, Caesar 10. Translated loosely as "because even the wife of Caesar may not be suspected". At the feast of Bona Dea, a sacred festival for females only, which was being held at the Domus Publica, the home of the Pontifex Maximus, because he should Caesar, and hosted by his second wife, Pompeia, the notorious wish even his wife politician Clodius arrived in disguise. Caught by the outraged to be free from noblewomen, Clodius fled before they could kill him on the spot for suspicion sacrilege. In the ensuing trial, allegations arose that Pompeia and Clodius were having an affair, and while Caesar asserted that this was not the case and no substantial evidence arose suggesting otherwise, he nevertheless divorced, with this quotation as explanation. What's going on? What's happening? What's going on? What's the news? What's up? In the Vulgate translation of John 18:38, Pilate's question to Jesus What is truth? (Greek: ;). A possible answer is an anagram of the phrase: est vir qui adest, "it is the man who is here." What of the new Less literally, "What's new from Africa?" Derived from an Aristotle out of Africa? quotation. Commonly shortened to quidnunc. As a noun, a quidnunc is a What now? busybody or a gossip. Patrick Campbell worked for The Irish Times under the pseudonym "Quidnunc". What are we, a Commonly used by Nocera Clan. synonym - "to throw down ones bunch of babies? gauntlet." Commonly used in English, it is also translated as "this for that" or "a thing for a thing". Signifies a favor exchanged for a favor. The what for what traditional Latin expression for this meaning was do ut des ("I give, so that you may give"). Or "anything said in Latin sounds profound". A recent ironic Latin whatever has been phrase to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and said in Latin seems quotations only to make themselves sound more important or deep "educated". Similar to the less common omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina. don't move settled

things Commonly associated with Plato who in the Republic poses this question; and from Juvenal's On Women, referring to the practice of Who will guard the having eunuchs guard women and beginning with the word sed guards themselves? ("but"). Usually translated less literally, as "Who watches the watchmen?" This translation is a common epigraph, such as of the Tower Commission and Alan Moore's Watchmen comic book series. Who will read this? who will separate Motto of the Order of St. Patrick. Motto of Northern Ireland. us? Usually translated "Who is like unto God?" Questions who would Who [is] as God? have the audacity to compare himself to a Supreme Being. Something more Apocryphally credited to Borges, House on Nob Hill (unauthorized beyond plenty Morgenstern translation, c. 1962) where the prover A pun on ''quod erat demonstrandum''. errs where the fates bear Motto of Bermuda. us to From Cicero's first speech In Catilinam to the Roman Senate For how much regarding the conspiracy of Catiline: Quo usque tandem abutere, longer? Catilina, patientia nostra? ("For how much longer, Catiline, will you abuse our patience?"). According to Vulgate translation of John 13:36, Saint Peter asked Where are you Jesus Domine, quo vadis ("Lord, where are you going?"). The King going? James Version has the translation "Lord, whither goest thou?" The abbreviation is often written at the bottom of a mathematical what was to be proof. Sometimes translated loosely into English as "The Five Ws", demonstrated W.W.W.W.W., which stands for "Which Was What We Wanted". Or "which was to be constructed". Used in translations of Euclid's which was to be Elements when there was nothing to prove, but there was something done being constructed, for example a triangle with the same size as a given line. which is what is necessary is lawful what is asserted without reason may If no grounds have been given for an assertion, then there are no be denied without grounds needed to reject it. reason If an important person does something, it does not necessarily mean what is permitted to that everyone can do it (cf. double standard). Iovi (also commonly Jupiter is not rendered Jovi) is the dative form of Iuppiter ("Jupiter" or "Jove"), the permitted to an ox chief god of the Romans. Thought to have originated with Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe. Generally interpreted to mean that that which motivates or what nourishes me drives a person can consume him or her from within. This phrase has destroys me become a popular slogan or motto for pro-ana websites, anorexics and bulimics. what nature does Refers to the Spanish University of Salamanca, meaning that not give, Salamanca education cannot substitute the lack of brains. does not provide

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

quis leget haec? quis separabit? quis ut Deus quo amplius eo amplius quo errat demonstrator quo fata ferunt

quousque tandem?

quo vadis? quod erat demonstrandum

(Q.E.D.)

quod erat faciendum

(Q.E.F)

quod est (q.e.) quod est necessarium est licitum quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur

quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

quod me nutrit me destruit quod natura non dat Salmantica non praestat

What I have written Pilate to the chief priests (John 19:22). I have written. Used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the which see current document or book. For more than one term or phrase, the quod vide (q.v.) plural is quae vide (qq.v.). Whatever He tells More colloquially: "Do whatever He [Jesus] tells you to do." Quodcumque dixerit you, that you shall Instructions of Mary to the servants at the Wedding at Cana. (John vobis, facite do. 2:5). how are you? quomodo vales The number of members whose presence is required under the rules to of whom quorum make any given meeting constitutional. Those whom true quos amor verus love has held, it Seneca. tenuit tenebit will go on holding As many heads, so "There are as many opinions as there are heads." Terence Quot capita tot sensus many opinions how many people, quot homines tot Or "there are as many opinions as there are people". so many opinions sententiae Quod scripsi, scripsi.

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Latin Translation radix malorum est the root of evils is desire cupiditas rara avis (Rarissima avis) rari nantes in gurgite vasto ratio decidendi rare bird (very rare bird) Rare survivors in the immense sea reasoning for the decision reasoning of law because of the person involved by account of the ground Notes Or "greed is the root of all evil". Theme of the Pardoner's Tale from The Canterbury Tales. An extraordinary or unusual thing. From Juvenal's Satires: rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno ("a rare bird in the lands, and very like a black swan"). Virgil, Aeneid, I, 118

The legal, moral, political, and social principles used by a court to compose a judgment's rationale. A law's foundation or basis. ratio legis Also "Jurisdiction Ratione Personae" the personal reach of the courts ratione personae jurisdiction.[34] Or "according to the soil". Assigning property rights to a thing based on ratione soli its presence on a landowner's property. More literally, "by the thing". From the ablative of res ("thing" or "circumstance"). It is a common misconception that the "Re:" in correspondence is an abbreviation for regarding or reply; this is not the case for traditional letters. However, when used in an e-mail subject, [in] the matter of re there is evidence that it functions as an abbreviation of regarding rather than the Latin word for thing. The use of Latin re, in the sense of "about, concerning", is English usage. The doctrine that treaty obligations hold only as long as the fundamental with matters standing conditions and expectations that existed at the time of their creation rebus sic stantibus thus hold. Also "just and faithful" and "accurately and faithfully". Motto of Ruyton Upright and Faithful recte et fideliter Girls' School leading back to the A common debate technique, and a method of proof in mathematics and reductio ad absurd philosophy, that proves the thesis by showing that its opposite is absurd absurdum

reductio ad infinitum

leading back to the infinite

regnat populus Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae rem acu tetigisti

the people rule

or logically untenable. In general usage outside mathematics and philosophy, a reductio ad absurdum is a tactic in which the logic of an argument is challenged by reducing the concept to its most absurd extreme. Translated from Aristotle's " " (hi eis atopon apagogi, "reduction to the impossible"). An argument that creates an infinite series of causes that does not seem to have a beginning. As a fallacy, it rests upon Aristotle's notion that all things must have a cause, but that all series of causes must have a sufficient cause, that is, an unmoved mover. An argument which does not seem to have such a beginning becomes difficult to imagine. State motto of Arkansas, adopted in 1907. Originally rendered in 1864 in the plural, regnant populi ("the peoples rule"), but subsequently changed to the singular.

Kingdom of Mary, the Former motto of Hungary. Patron of Hungary

You have touched the i.e., "You have hit the nail on the head" point with a needle Usually said as a jocular remark to defend the speaker's (or writer's) repeating does good choice to repeat some important piece of information to ensure repetita juvant reception by the audience. repetitio est mater repetition is the mother of study studiorum Or "may he rest in peace". A benediction for the dead. Often inscribed requiescat in pace let him rest in peace on tombstones or other grave markers. "RIP" is commonly mistranslated (R.I.P.) as "Rest In Peace", though the two mean essentially the same thing. rerum cognoscere to learn the causes of Motto of the University of Sheffield, the University of Guelph, and things London School of Economics. causas A phrase used in law representing the belief that certain statements are made naturally, spontaneously and without deliberation during the course of an event, they leave little room for things done res gestae misunderstanding/misinterpretation upon hearing by someone else ( i.e. by the witness who will later repeat the statement to the court) and thus the courts believe that such statements carry a high degree of credibility. A phrase from the common law of torts meaning that negligence can be inferred from the fact that such an accident happened, without proof of the thing speaks for exactly how. A clause sometimes (informally) added on to the end of res ipsa loquitur itself this phrase is sed quid in infernos dicit ("but what the hell does it say?"), which serves as a reminder that one must still interpret the significance of events that "speak for themselves". A matter which has been decided by a court. Often refers to the legal judged thing concept that once a matter has been finally decided by the courts, it res judicata cannot be litigated again (cf. non bis in idem and double jeopardy). From rs ("things, facts") the plural of rs ("a thing, a fact") + nn actions speak louder ("not") + verba ("words") the plural of verbum ("a word"). Literally res, non verba than words meaning "things, not words" or "facts instead of words" but referring to that "actions be used instead of words". Goods without an owner. Used for things or beings which belong to nobody's property nobody and are up for grabs, e.g., uninhabited and uncolonized lands, res nullius wandering wild animals, etc. (cf. terra nullius, "no man's land"). look behind, look respice adspice i.e., "examine the past, the present and future". Motto of CCNY. here, look ahead prospice

i.e., "have regard for the end" or "consider the end". Generally a memento mori, a warning to remember one's death. Motto of Homerton College, Cambridge Regarded as a legal maxim in agency law, referring to the legal liability of the principal with respect to an employee. Whereas a hired let the superior independent contract acting tortiously may not cause the principal to be respondeat respond legally liable, a hired employee acting tortiously will cause the principal superior (the employer) to be legally liable, even if the employer did nothing wrong. restoration to original Principle behind the awarding of damages in common law negligence restitutio in condition claims integrum rex regum fidelum king even of faithful Latin motto that appears on the crest of the Trinity Broadcasting kings Network of Paul and Jan Crouch. et The rigidity of corpses when chemical reactions cause the limbs to stiffen about 34 hours after death. Other signs of death include drop in stiffness of death rigor mortis body temperature (algor mortis, "cold of death") and discoloration (livor mortis, "bluish color of death"). Can you help An ironic or rueful commentary, appended following a fanciful or risum teneatis, laughing, friends? unbelievable tale. amici? Unconquerable Rome Inspirational motto inscribed on the Statue of Rome. Roma invicta An intentionally garbled Latin phrase from Monty Python's Life of Brian. Its intended meaning is "Romans, go home!", but is actually closer to "'People called Romanes they go the house'", according to a centurion in the movie. When Brian is caught vandalizing the palace walls with this phrase, rather than punish him, the centurion corrects his Romanes eunt Romanes go the house Latin grammar, explaining that Romanus is a second declension noun domus and has its plural in -i rather than -es; that ire or eo ("to go") must be in the imperative mood to denote a command; and that domus takes the accusative case without a preposition as the object. The final result of this lesson is the correct Latin phrase Romani ite domum. rosa rubicundior, redder than the rose, lilio candidior, whiter than the lilies, From the Carmina Burana's song "Si puer cum puellula". omnibus fairer than all things, I formosior, semper do ever glory in thee in te glorior A countryside in the Generally used to refer to a haven of peace and quiet within an urban rus in urbe city setting, often a garden, but can refer to interior decoration. respice finem look back at the end

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Notes a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is leap in explaining omitted. a stronghold (or refuge) a Roman Silver Age maxim, also the school motto of salus in arduis in difficulties Wellingborough School. From Cicero's De Legibus, book III, part III, sub. VIII. Quoted by salus populi suprema the welfare of the people John Locke in his Second Treatise, On Civil Government, to is to be the highest law describe the proper organization of government. Also the state lex esto motto of Missouri. Refers to two expressions that can be interchanged without with truth intact salva veritate changing the truth value of the statements in which they occur. Latin saltus in demonstrando Translation

Salvator Mundi salvo errore et omissione (s.e.e.o.) salvo honoris titulo

(SHT)

Savior of the World save for error and omission save for title of honor Holy Chair holy innocence with holiness and with wisdom Holy of Holies

Christian epithet, usually referring to Jesus. The title of paintings by Albrecht Drer and Leonardo da Vinci. Appears on statements of "account currents".

Sancta Sedes sancta simplicitas sancte et sapienter sanctum sanctorum

sapere aude

dare to be wise

sapienti sat

enough for the wise

sapientia et doctrina wisdom and learning sapientia et eloquentia sapientia et veritas sapientia et virtus sapientia, pax, fraternitas wisdom and eloquence

More literally, "sacred seat". Refers to the Papacy or the Holy See. Or "sacred simplicity". Also sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions. referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location. From Horace's Epistularum liber primus, Epistle II, line 40. Popularized by its use in Kant's What is Enlightenment? to define the Enlightenment. Frequently used in mottos; also the name of an Australian Heavy Metal band. From Plautus. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to dictum sapienti sat est ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough"). Motto of Fordham University, New York. One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippines.[35] Motto of the Minerva Society Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand. Motto of University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Motto of Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla, Cholula, Mxico. Motto of the United States Coast Guard Academy.

wisdom and truth wisdom and virtue Wisdom, Peace, Fraternity The sea yields to scientiae cedit mare knowledge knowledge through [hard] work, or: by means of knowledge and hard scientia ac labore work, or: through knowledge and [hard] work knowledge, more lasting scientia, aere than bronze perennius religion and knowledge scientia cum united religione scientia et sapientia knowledge and wisdom knowledge is the scientia imperii decus adornment and protection et tutamen of the Empire

Motto of several institutions

unknown origin, probably adapted from Horace's ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius). Motto of St Vincent's College, Potts Point motto of Illinois Wesleyan University Motto of Imperial College London

Stated originally by Sir Francis Bacon in Meditationes Sacrae scientia ipsa potentia knowledge itself is power (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as scientia est potentia est or "knowledge is power." conquering darkness by motto of several institutions scientia vincere

science I know knowledge which is scire quod sciendum worth having scribimus indocti Each desperate blockhead doctique poemata dares to write passim by the shield of God's scuto amoris divini love forever and ever seculo seculorum sedet, aeternumque seat, be seated forever sedebit But the same Spirit sed ipse spiritus intercedes incessantly for postulat pro nobis, us, with inexpressible gemitibus groans inenarrabilibus tenebras scio sede vacante sedes apostolica sedes incertae semel in anno licet insanire semper ad meliora semper ardens with the seat being vacant apostolic chair seat (i.e. location) uncertain once in a year one is allowed to go crazy always towards better things always burning

motto of now defunct publisher Small, Maynard & Company as translated by Philip Francis. From Horace, Epistularum liber secundus (1, 117)[36] and quoted in Fielding's Tom Jones; lit: "Learned or not, we shall write poems without distinction" The motto of Skidmore College

a Virgi's verse, means when you stop trying, then you loose

Romans 8:26 The "seat" is the Holy See, and the vacancy refers to the interregnum between two popes. Synonymous with Sancta Sedes. Used in biological classification to indicate that there is no agreement as to which higher order grouping a taxon should be placed into. Abbreviated sed. incert. Concept expressed by various authors, such as Seneca, Saint Augustine and Horace. It became proverbial during the Middle ages. Motto of several institutions. Motto of Carl Jacobsen and name of a line of beers by Danish brewery Carlsberg. personal motto of Elizabeth I, appears above her royal coat of arms. Used as motto of Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Channel Islands, which was founded by Elizabeth I, and of Ipswich School, to whom Elizabeth granted a royal charter. Motto of the K.A.V. Lovania Leuven. Motto of several institutions. One of the most well known institutions that uses this as a motto is the United States Marine Corps. Motto of Underberg. Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998[37] Motto of 846 NACS Royal Navy. Motto of Warsaw. Motto of the city of Victoria, British Columbia. Motto of several institutions. One of the most well known institutions that uses this as a motto is the United States Coast Guard.

semper eadem semper excelsius semper fidelis semper fortis semper idem semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat semper instans semper invicta semper liber semper paratus semper primus

always the same always higher always faithful always brave always the same We're always in the manure; only the depth varies. always threatening always invincible always free always prepared always first

semper reformanda

always in need of being reformed

semper ubi sub ubi semper vigilans semper vigilo

always where under where always vigilant always vigilant

Senatus Populusque The Senate and the People of Rome Romanus (SPQR) sensu lato
sensu

A phrase deriving from the Nadere Reformatie movement in the seventeenth century Dutch Reformed Church and widely but informally used in Reformed and Presbyterian churches today. It refers to the conviction of certain Reformed Protestant theologians that the church must continually re-examine itself in order to maintain its purity of doctrine and practice. The term first appeared in print in Jodocus van Lodenstein, Beschouwinge van Zion (Contemplation of Zion), Amsterdam, 1674.[38] A common English-New Latin translation joke. The phrase is nonsensical in Latin, but the English translation is a pun on "always wear underwear". Motto of several institutions. Also the motto of the city of San Diego, California. The motto of Scottish Police Forces, Scotland. The official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was carried on battle standards by the Roman legions. In addition to being an ancient Roman motto, it remains the motto of the modern city of Rome. Less literally, "in the wide sense".

with the broad, or general, meaning

sensu stricto cf. stricto "with the tight meaning" Less literally, "in the strict sense". in the fuller meaning In biblical exegesis, the deeper meaning intended by God, not intended by the human author. In an effort to understand why things may be happening contrary to expectations, or even in alignment with them, this idiom suggests that keeping track of where money is going may show the basis for the observed behavior. Similar in spirit to the phrase cui bono (who gains?) or cui prodest (who advances?), but outside those phrases' historically legal context. I will keep the faith. The answer of St. Michael the Archangel to the non serviam, "I will not serve" of Satan, when the angels were tested by God on whether they will serve an inferior being, a man, Jesus, as their Lord.

sensus plenior

sequere pecuniam

follow the money

servabo fidem serviam

Keeper of the faith I will serve

servus servorum Dei

sesquipedalia verba Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes si omnes... ego non

servant of the servants of A title for the pope. God From Horace's Ars Poetica, "proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia words a foot and a half verba" ("he throws down his high-flown language and his footlong and-a-half-long words"). A self-referential jab at long words and needlessly elaborate language in general. If you can read this, you have too much education. if all ones... not I

From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor si peccasse negamus if we refuse to make a Faustus, where the phrase is translated "if we say that we have no fallimur et nulla est mistake, we are deceived, sin, we deceive ourselves, and there's no truth in us". (cf. 1 John and there's no truth in us in nobis veritas 1:8 in the New Testament) Said to have been based on the tribute to architect Christopher si quaeris if you seek a delightful Wren in St Paul's Cathedral, London, which reads si peninsulam peninsula, look around monumentum requiris circumspice ("if you seek a memorial, look amoenam

around"). State motto of Michigan, adopted in 1835. circumspice si quid novisti rectius if you can better these istis, candidus principles, tell me; if not, Horace, Epistles I:6, 6768 imperti; si nil, his join me in following them utere mecum. This quote is often attributed to the Latin philosopher Boethius of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. It translates literally as, "If If you had kept your you had been silent, you would have remained a philosopher." si tacuisses, silence, you would have The phrase illustrates a common use of the subjunctive verb philosophus stayed a philosopher mood. Among other functions it expresses actions contrary to mansisses fact. Sir Humphrey Appleby translated it to the PM as: "If you'd kept your mouth shut we might have thought you were clever". A common beginning for ancient Roman letters. Also extended to si vales bene est ego valeo ("if you are well, that is good; I am if you are well, I am well si vales valeo (SVV) well"), abbreviated to SVBEEV. The practice fell out of fashion and into obscurity with the decline in Latin literacy. If you want to be loved, This quote is often attributed to the Roman philosopher Seneca. si vis amari ama love From Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari. Origin of if you want peace, the name parabellum for some ammunition and firearms, such as si vis pacem, para prepare for war the Luger Parabellum. (Similar to igitur qui desiderat pacem, bellum praeparet bellum) Or "just so". States that the preceding quoted material appears exactly that way in the source, despite any errors of spelling, thus grammar, usage, or fact that may be present. Used only for sic previous quoted text; ita or similar must be used to mean "thus" when referring to something about to be stated. thus and not More simply, "yes and no". sic et non sic gorgiamus allos we gladly feast on those Mock-Latin motto of The Addams Family. who would subdue us subjectatos nunc so it begins sic infit thus you shall go to the From Virgil, Aeneid book IX, line 641. Possibly the source of the sic itur ad astra stars ad astra phrases. Motto of several institutions. Thus here and there Used when referencing books; see passim. sic passim sic semper erat, et sic Thus has it always been, and thus shall it ever be semper erit Attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's assassination, and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these sic semper tyrannis thus always to tyrants events is disputed. Shorter version from original sic semper evello mortem tyrannis ("thus always death will come to tyrants"). State motto of Virginia, adopted in 1776. A reminder that all things are fleeting. During Papal Coronations, a monk reminds the pope of his mortality by saying this phrase, thus passes the glory of preceded by pater sancte ("holy father") while holding before his sic transit gloria the world eyes a burning paper illustrating the passing nature of earthly mundi glories. This is similar to the tradition of a slave in Roman triumphs whispering memento mori. use [what is] yours so as Or "use your property in such a way that you do not damage sic utere tuo ut not to harm [what is] of others'". A legal maxim related to property ownership laws, often alienum non laedas others shortened to simply sic utere ("use it thus").

sic vita est sidere mens eadem mutato

thus is life

Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.

Though the constellations change, the mind is Latin motto of the University of Sydney. universal signetur (sig) or (S/) let it be labeled Medical shorthand Sign of the Faith Motto of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. signum fidei Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden". Also silentium est aureum silence is golden Latinized as silentium est aurum ("silence is gold"). "like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form similar things take care of similia similibus ("curantor") is indicative, while the second form ("curentor") is similar things" curantur subjunctive. The indicative form is found in Paracelsus (16th century), while the subjunctive form is said by Samuel let similar things take similia similibus Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy, and is known as the law of care of similar things curentur similars. similar substances will Used as a general rule in chemistry; "like dissolves like" refers to similia similibus dissolve similar the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non solvuntur substances polar solutes respectively.[39] simplicity is the sign of expresses a sentiment akin to Keep It Simple, Stupid simplex sigillum veri truth Used in bibliographies to indicate that the date of publication of a without a year sine anno (s.a.) document is unknown. Originally from old common law texts, where it indicates that a final, dispositive order has been made in the case. In modern legal without a day sine die context, it means there is nothing left for the court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set. without anger and Thus, impartially. From Tacitus, Annals 1.1. sine ira et studio fondness Used in bibliographies to indicate that the place of publication of without a place sine loco (s.l.) a document is unknown. "without fear" Motto of Jameson Irish Whiskey sine metu Used in bibliographies to indicate that the publisher of a "without a name" sine nomine (s.n.) document is unknown. Without penalty, there is Refers to the ineffectiveness of a law without the means of sine poena nulla lex no law enforcement Frequently abbreviated to s.p. in genealogical works. Also d.s.p. Without offspring sine prole decessit sine prole died without offspring sine timore aut Without Fear or Favor St.George's School, Vancouver, Canada motto favore Used to denote something that is an essential part of the whole. without which not sine qua non See also condicio sine qua non. without remedies Inscription on the stained-glass in the conference hall of sine remediis pharmaceutical mill in Kaunas medicina debilis est medicine is powerless sine scientia ars nihil without knowledge, skill Motto of The International Diving Society is nothing est Phrase, used to cease the activities of the Sejm upon the liberum I cease the activity sisto activitatem veto principle may it be worthy of the Motto of Rhodesia sit nomine digna name let honour stainless be Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane, Australia). sit sine labe decus

sit tibi terra levis sit venia verbo sol iustitiae illustra nos sol lucet omnibus sol omnia regit sola fide

may the earth be light to you may there be forgiveness for the word Sun of Justice, shine upon us the sun shines on everyone the sun rules over everything by faith alone

Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as S.T.T.L., the same way as today's R.I.P. Similar to the English idiom "pardon my French". Motto of Utrecht University Petronius, Satyricon Lybri 100 Inscription near the entrance to Frombork Museum The material principle of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant claim that the Bible teaches that men are saved by faith even without works. A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant claim that salvation is an unearned gift (cf. ex gratia), not a direct result of merit.

sola gratia sola lingua bona est lingua mortua

by grace alone

the only good language is Example of dog Latin humor. a dead language The formal principle of the Protestant Reformation and one of the by scripture alone five solas, referring to the Protestant idea that the Bible alone is sola scriptura the ultimate authority, not the pope or tradition. sola nobilitat virtus Virtue alone ennobles A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the idea that God is the creator of all good things and deserves all the praise for them. Johann Sebastian Bach often soli Deo gloria (S.D.G.) glory to God alone signed his manuscripts with the abbreviation S.D.G. to invoke this phrase, as well as with AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam). A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant claim that the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ alone solus Christus is the only mediator between God and mankind. Also rendered solo Christo ("by Christ alone"). I alone solus ipse The problem is solved by taking a walk, or by simple experiment. solvitur ambulando It is solved by walking Spartam nactus es; your lot is cast in Sparta, from Euripides's Telephus, Agamemnon to Menelaus.[40] be a credit to it hanc exorna specialia generalibus special departs from general derogant speculum mirror of mirrors speculorum he has restored hope Motto of New Brunswick. spem reduxit Refers to Revelation 3:21, "To him that overcometh will I grant hope conquers to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set spes vincit thronum (overcomes) the throne down with my Father in his throne." On the John Winthrop family tombstone, Boston, Massachusetts. From The Second Coming (poem) by William Butler Yeats. Refers to Yeats' belief that each human mind is linked to a single spirit of the world vast intelligence, and that this intelligence causes certain spiritus mundi universal symbols to appear in individual minds. The idea is similar to Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious. the spirit spreads Refers to The Gospel of Saint John 3:8, where he mentions how spiritus ubi vult

Jesus told Nicodemus "The wind blows wherever it wants, and even though you can hear its noise, you don't know where it comes from or where it goes. The same thing happens to whomever has been born of the Spirit". It is the motto of Cayetano Heredia University[41] Loosely "splendour without diminishment" or "magnificence splendor sine occasu brightness without setting without ruin". Motto of British Columbia. The motto of the Jungle Patrol in The Phantom. The phrase actually violates Latin grammar because of a mistranslation from stamus contra malo we stand against by evil English, as the preposition contra takes the accusative case. The correct Latin rendering of "we stand against evil" would be "stamus contra malum". with a standing foot "Immediately". stante pede to stand by the decided To uphold previous rulings, recognize precedent. stare decisis things There is a day [turn] for Virgil, Aeneid, X 467 stat sua cuique dies everybody "immediately" Medical shorthand used following an urgent request. statim (stat) The current condition or situation. Also status quo ante ("the the situation in which situation in which [things were] before"), referring to the state of status quo affairs prior to some upsetting event (cf. reset button technique). status quo ante the state before the war A common term in peace treaties. bellum shit happens Attributed to David Hume. stercus accidit Marginal mark in proofreading to indicate that something let it stand stet previously deleted or marked for deletion should be retained. let the fortune of the First part of the motto of Harrow School, England. stet fortuna domus house stand From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor stipendium peccati the reward of sin is death Faustus. (See Rom 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the mors est free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.") the heights yield to Motto on the coat of arms of the University of Southampton, strenuis ardus cedunt endeavour England. stricto sensucf. sensu with the tight meaning Less literally, "in the strict sense". spirat
stricto

wherever it wants

stupor mundi

the wonder of the world

sua sponte sub anno sub cruce lumen

by its own accord under the year The Light Under the Cross under the wide open sky toward the end

sub divo sub finem

The title by which Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, was known. More literally translated "the bewilderment of the world", or, in its original, pre-Medieval sense, "the stupidity of the world". Legal term when a court takes up a motion on its own initiative, not because any of the parties to the case has made the motion. Commonly abbreviated sa, it is used in citing annals, which record events by year. Motto of the University of Adelaide, Australia. Refers to the figurative "light of learning" and the Southern Cross constellation, Crux. Also, "under the sky", "in the open air", "out in the open" or "outdoors". Ablative "divo" does not distinguish divus, divi, a god, from divum, divi, the sky. Used in citations to refer to the end of a book, page, etc., and abbreviated 's.f.' Used after the page number or title. E.g., 'p. 20

sub Iove frigido sub judice

under cold Jupiter under a judge

sub poena

under penalty

sub rosa

under the rose

"from God's point of view or perspective". Name of the oldest extant hymn to the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin sub tuum praesidium Beneath thy compassion Mary). Also "under your protection". A popular school motto. National Motto of Belize, referring to the shade of the mahogany Under the shade I flourish Sub umbra floreo tree. sub verbo; sub voce Under the word or heading, as in a dictionary; abbreviated s.v. Raised from the waves Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham sublimis ab unda stop speaking subsiste sermonem immediately statim One doesn't sing on the Saying from Han region Sudetia non cantat Sudeten Mountains Of its own kind In a class of its own. sui generis Capable of responsibility. Has both legal and ecclesiastical use. Of one's own right sui iuris Commonly rendered sui juris. A gravestone inscription to remind the reader of the inevitability of death (cf. memento mori). Also rendered fui quod sis ("I have I am what you will be sum quod eris been what you are") and tu fui ego eris ("I have been you, you will be I"). from Augustine's Sermon No. 76;[42] also a 2-part episode in the I am what I am sum quod sum webcomic Heroes. with highest praise summa cum laude Literally "sum of sums". When a short conclusion is rounded up summa summarum all in all at the end of some elaboration. Literally "highest good". Also summum malum ("the supreme the supreme good summum bonum evil"). From Cicero (De officiis, I, 10, 33). An acritical application of summum ius, summa supreme justice, supreme law, without understanding and respect of laws's purposes and injustice without considering the overall circumstances, is often a means of iniuria supreme injustice. A similar sentence appears in Terence

sub silentio sub specie aeternitatis sub specie Dei

under silence

s.f. ' At night; from Horace's Odes 1.1:25 Said of a case that cannot be publicly discussed until it is finished. Also sub iudice. Commonly rendered subpoena. Said of a request, usually by a court, that must be complied with on pain of punishment. Examples include subpoena duces tecum ("take with you under penalty"), a court summons to appear and produce tangible evidence, and subpoena ad testificandum ("under penalty to testify"), a summons to appear and give oral testimony. "In secret", "privately", "confidentially" or "covertly". In the Middle Ages, a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber to indicate that what was said in the "under the rose" was not to be repeated outside. This practice originates in Greek mythology, where Aphrodite gave a rose to her son Eros, and he, in turn, gave it to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to ensure that his mother's indiscretionsor those of the gods in general, in other accountswere kept under wraps. implied but not expressly stated.

under the sight of eternity Thus, "from eternity's point of view". From Spinoza, Ethics. under the sight of God

sunt lacrimae rerum there are tears for things sunt omnes unum sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant

(Heautontimorumenos, IV, 5): Ius summum saepe summa est malitia ("supreme justice is often out of supreme malice (or wickedness)"). From Virgil, Aeneid. Followed by et mentem mortalia tangunt ("and mortal things touch my mind"). Aeneas cries as he sees Carthaginian temple murals depicting the deaths of the Trojan War. See also hinc illae lacrimae.

they are all one Children are children, and children do childish anonymous proverb things Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where a wife in one's own right suo jure may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage. Also rendered suo moto. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been filed) proceeds upon one's own initiative suo motu against a person or authority that it deems has committed an illegal act. It is used chiefly in South Asia.[citation needed] suos cultores scientia Knowledge crowns those The motto of Syracuse University, New York. who seek Her coronat Where Thomas More accused the reformer, Martin Luther, of on the lavatory super fornicam going to celebrate Mass. Motto of Manchester City F.C. superbia in proelia pride in battle I surpass everything A declaration that one succeeds above all others. supero omnia From Erasmus' collection of annotated Adagia (1508): a useless to belch before the deaf surdo oppedere action. I shall rise Motto of Columbia University's Philolexian Society. surgam Lift up your hearts sursum corda Thus, don't offer your opinion on things that are outside your competence. It is said that the Greek painter Apelles once asked Cobbler, no further than the advice of a cobbler on how to render the sandals of a soldier sutor, ne ultra the sandal! he was painting. When the cobbler started offering advice on crepidam other parts of the painting, Apelles rebuked him with this phrase in Greek, and it subsequently became a popular Latin expression. to render to every man his One of Justinian I's three basic precepts of law. Also shortened to suum cuique tribuere due suum cuique ("to each his own"). Abbreviation for sub verbo or sub voce (see above). s.v.

[edit] T
Latin tabula gratulatoria tabula rasa talis qualis taliter qualiter talium regnum Translation congratulatory tablet A list of congratulations. Thus, "blank slate". Romans used to write on wax-covered wooden tablets, which were erased by scraping with the flat end of the stylus. John Locke used the term to describe the human mind at birth, before it had acquired any knowledge. "Such as it is" or "as such". from St Mark's gospel 10:14 "talium (parvuli) est enim regnum Dei"; Notes

scraped tablet just as such somewhat for of such (little

Deitalium Dei regnum tanquam ex ungue leonem tarde venientibus ossa Te occidere possunt sed te edere non possunt nefas est technica impendi nationi temet nosce tempora heroica tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis tempus edax rerum tempus fugit tempus rerum imperator tempus vernum tempus volat hora fugit teneo te Africa tentanda via ter in die (t.i.d.) terminat hora diem; terminat auctor opus.

children) is the kingdom of God we know the lion by his claw To the late are left the bones

similar in St Matthew's gospel 19:14 "talium est enim regnum caelorum" ("for of such is the kingdom of heaven"); motto of The Cathedral School. Said in 1697 by Johann Bernoulli about Isaac Newton's anonymously submitted solution to Bernoulli's challenge regarding the Brachistochrone curve.

They can kill you, but The motto of the fictional Enfield Tennis Academy in the David Foster they cannot eat you, it Wallace novel Infinite Jest. Translated in the novel as "They can kill is against the law. you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier". Technology impulses nations know thyself Heroic Age Motto of Technical University of Madrid A reference to , which was inscribed in the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, according to the Greek periegetic writer Pausanias (10.24.1). Literally "Heroic Times"; refers to the period between the mythological Titanomachy and the (relatively) historical Trojan War.

the times are changing, Variant of omnia mutantur et nos mutamur in illis, attributed to Lothair and we change in them I. See entry for details. time, devourer of all things time flees Also "time, that devours all things", or more literally, "time, devouring of things". From Ovid. Commonly mistranslated as "time flies" due to the similar phrase tempus volat hora fugit ("time flies, the hour flees").

terminus ante quem

terra australis incognita terra firma terra incognita terra nova

time, commander of all things spring time Name of song by popular Irish singer Enya time flies, the hour Or "time speeds while the hour escapes". flees Suetonius attributes this to Julius Caesar, from when Caesar was on the I hold you, Africa! African coast. The way must be tried motto for York University thrice in a day Medical shorthand for "three times a day". The hour finishes the day; the author finishes Phrase concluding Christopher Marlowe's play Doctor Faustus.[43] his work. In archaeology or history, refers to the date before which an artifact or feature must have been deposited. Used with terminus post quem ("limit after which"). Similarly, terminus ad quem ("limit to which") may also limit before which refer to the latest possible date of a non-punctual event (period, era, etc.), while terminus a quo ("limit from which") may refer to the earliest such date. unknown southern First name used to refer to the Australian continent. land solid land Often used to refer to the ground. unknown land Latin name of Newfoundland (island portion of Canadian province of new land Newfoundland and Labrador, capital- St. John's), also root of French

name of same, Terre-Neuve That is, no man's land. A neutral or uninhabited area, or a land not land of none terra nullius under the sovereignty of any recognized political entity. Or "let them give light to the world". An allusion to Isaiah 6.3: plena est omnis terra gloria eius ("the whole earth is full of his glory"). Sometimes mistranslated as "they will illuminate the lands" based on let them illuminate the mistaking irradiare for a future indicative third-conjugation verb, terras irradient lands whereas it is actually a present subjunctive first-conjugation verb. Motto of Amherst College; the college's original mission was to educate young men to serve God. A logical axiom that a claim is either true or false, with no third option. tertium non datur a third is not given 1. Something that cannot be classified into either of two groups a third something considered exhaustive; an intermediate thing or factor. 2. A third person tertium quid or thing of indeterminate character. A law principle expressing that a single witness is not enough to testis unus, testis one witness is not a witness corroborate a story. nullus Danaos being a term for the Greeks. In Virgil's Aeneid, II, 49, the phrase is said by Laocon when warning his fellow Trojans against timeo Danaos et I fear Greeks even if accepting the Trojan Horse. The full original quote is quidquid id est they bring gifts timeo Danaos et dona ferentis, quidquid id est meaning "whatever it is" dona ferentes and ferentis being an archaic form of ferentes. Commonly mistranslated "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts". proverb; occasionally appears on loading screens in the game Rome: timidi mater non A coward's mother does not weep Total War. flet Refrain originating in the response to the seventh lesson in the Office of the fear of death the Dead. In the Middle Ages, this service was read each day by clerics. timor mortis confounds me As a refrain, it appears also in other poems and can frequently be found conturbat me inscribed on tombs. Offering one's life in total commitment to another. The motto was totally yours adopted by Pope John Paul II to signify his love and servitude to Mary totus tuus the Mother of Jesus. It takes three to have a valid group; three is the minimum number of tres faciunt three makes company members for an organization or a corporation. collegium Used to express the belief in the transfer of imperial authority from the translatio imperii transfer of rule Roman Empire of antiquity to the Medieval Holy Roman Empire. A decree by the medieval Church that all feuds should be cancelled Truce of God during the Sabbatheffectively from Wednesday or Thursday night treuga Dei until Monday. See also Peace and Truce of God. Also "even you" or "yes, you", in response to a person's belief that he you indeed tu autem will never die. A memento mori epitaph. Phrase said at the end of biblical readings in the liturgy of the medieval tu autem Domine But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us church. miserere nobis Thus, "what you are, I was; what I am, you will be.". A memento mori I was you; you will be gravestone inscription to remind the reader that death is unavoidable (cf. tu fui ego eris me sum quod eris). you should not give in tu ne cede malis, to evils, but proceed From Virgil, Aeneid, 6, 95. sed contra ever more boldly audentior ito against them The logical fallacy of attempting to defend one's position merely by you too tu quoque pointing out the same weakness in one's opponent.

I will protect tuebor turris fortis mihi God is my strong tower Deus

Found on the Great Seal on the flag of the state of Michigan. Motto of the Kelly Clan

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Latin uberrima fides ubertas et fidelitas ubi amor, ibi dolor ubi bene ibi patria ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est ubi dubium ibi libertas ubi jus ibi remedium ubi mel ibi apes ubi libertas ibi patria ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil velis ubi non accusator ibi non iudex ubi panis ibi patria ubi pus, ibi evacua ubi re vera ubi societas ibi ius ubi solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant Notes Or "utmost good faith" (cf. bona fide). A legal maxim of insurance most abundant faith contracts requiring all parties to deal in good faith. fertility and Motto of Tasmania. faithfulness where [there is] love, there [is] pain where [it is] well, there [is] the Or "Home is where it's good"; see also ubi panis ibi patria. fatherland where there is charity and love, God is there where [there is] doubt, there [is] Anonymous proverb. freedom Where [there is] a right, there [is] a remedy where [there is] similar to " you catch more bees with honey than with vinegar" .. treat honey, there [are] people nicely and they will treat you nice back bees where [there is] liberty, there [is] the Or "where there is liberty, there is my country". Patriotic motto. fatherland Where you are worth nothing, there From the writings of the Flemish philosopher Arnold Geulincx; also you will wish for quoted by Samuel Beckett in his first published novel, Murphy. nothing where [there is] no Thus, there can be no judgment or case if no one charges a defendant accuser, there [is] with a crime. The phrase is sometimes parodied as "where there are no no judge police, there is no speed limit". where there is bread, there is my country where there is pus, there evacuate it when, in a true Or "whereas, in reality..." Also rendered ubi revera ("when, in fact" or thing "when, actually"). if there's a society, By Cicero. law will be there They make a desert from a speech by Calgacus reported/constructed by Tacitus, Agricola, ch. and call it peace 30. Translation

ubi sunt

Ubique, quo fas et gloria ducunt

Nostalgic theme of poems yearning for days gone by. From the line ubi sunt qui ante nos fuerunt ("Where are they, those who have gone before us?"). Motto of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and most other Artillery corps everywhere, where within the armies of the British Commonwealth (for example, the Royal right and glory Regiment of Australian Artillery and Royal Regiment of New Zealand leads Artillery). where are they? The last resort. Short form for the metaphor "The Last Resort of Kings and Common Men" referring to the act of declaring war; used in the names the French sniper rifle PGM Ultima Ratio and the fictional Reason weapon system. Louis XIV of France had Ultima Ratio Regum ("last argument of kings") cast on the cannons of his armies; motto of the 1st Battalion 11th Marines.

ultima ratio

last method the final argument the last resort (as force)

Formerly used in formal correspondence to refer to the previous month. Used with inst. ("this month") and prox. ("next month"). "Without authority". Used to describe an action done without proper beyond powers authority, or acting without the rules. The term will most often be used in ultra vires connection with appeals and petitions. From Gerhard Gerhards' (14661536) [better known as Erasmus] (to send) owls to collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Latin translation of a classical ululas Athenas Athens Greek proverb. Generally means putting large effort in a necessarily fruitless enterprise. Compare "selling coal to Newcastle". one swallow does A single example of something positive does not necessarily mean that una hirundo non not make summer all subsequent similar instances will have the same outcome. facit ver Less literally, "the only safe bet for the vanquished is to expect no safety". Preceded by moriamur et in media arma ruamus ("let us die the only safety for una salus victis even as we rush into the midst of battle") in Virgil's Aeneid, book 2, lines the conquered is to nullam sperare 353354. Used in Tom Clancy's novel Without Remorse, where character hope for no safety salutem John Clark translates it as "the one hope of the doomed is not to hope for safety". unity through unitas per Motto for the St. Xavier's Institution Board of Librarians. service servitiam Used in criticism of inconsistent pleadings, i.e. "one cannot argue uno in one breath flatu both that the company does not exist and that it is also responsible uno flatu for the wrong." one of many An average person. unus multorum Unus papa Romae, One pope in Rome, one port in Ancona, unus portus Motto of the Czech Brewery in Rakovnk.[44] Anconae, una turris one tower in Cremona, one beer Cremonae, una in Rakovnk ceres Raconae to the city and the Meaning "To Rome and the World". A standard opening of Roman Urbi et Orbi circle [of the lands] proclamations. Also a traditional blessing by the pope. city in a garden Motto of the City of Chicago. urbs in horto practice is the best In other words, practice makes perfect. Also sometimes translated "use usus est magister teacher. makes master." optimus so that they might Also rendered with quando ("when") in place of quoniam. From a book ut biberent drink, since they by Suetonius (Vit. Tib., 2.2) and Cicero (De Natura Deorum, 2.3). The quoniam esse refused to eat phrase was said by Roman admiral Publius Claudius Pulcher right before nollent ultimo mense (ult.) in the last month

the battle of Drepana, as he threw overboard the sacred chickens which had refused to eat the grain offered theman unwelcome omen of bad luck. Thus, the sense is, "if they do not perform as expected, they must suffer the consequences". though the power be ut desint vires, lacking, the will is tamen est laudanda to be praised all the voluntas same as has been said; as ut dicitur above ut incepit fidelis sic as she began loyal, so she persists permanet as below ut infra that I may serve ut prosim you know what they ut proverbium say... loguitur vetus... that the matter may ut res magis valeat have effect rather quam pereat than fail[45] as backwards ut retro as Rome falls, so ut Roma cadit, sic [falls] the whole omnis terra world ut sit finis litium ut supra ut tensio sic vis utilis in ministerium utraque unum utrinque paratus From Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto (III, 4, 79).

Thus, the state remains as loyal as ever. Motto of Ontario.

Motto of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lit: As the old proverb says...

Or "as on the back side"; thus, "as on the previous page" (cf. ut supra).

A traditional brocard. The full form is Interest reipublicae ut sit finis so there might be an litium, "it is in the government's interest that there be an end to end of litigation litigation." Often quoted in the context of statutes of limitation. as above as the extension, so Robert Hooke's expression of his discovery of his law of linear elasticity. the force Also: Motto of cole Polytechnique de Montral. usefulness in Comes from 2 Timothy 4:11. Motto of Camberwell Girls Grammar service School. Also translated as "that the two may be one." Motto found in 18th both into one century Spanish dollar coins. Motto of Georgetown University. ready for anything Motto of The British Parachute Regiment

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Latin Translation Notes A Biblical phrase from the Book of Proverbs. The full quotation translates as "go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom". A vade-mecum or vademecum is an item one carries around, especially a handbook. An exhortation for Satan to begone, often used in response to temptation. From a popular Medieval Catholic exorcism formula, based on a rebuke by Jesus to Peter in the Vulgate, Mark 8:33: vade retro me Satana ("step back from me, Satan!"). The older phrase vade retro ("go back!") can be found in Terence's Formio I, 4, 203. The phrase has been mocked by a Portuguese slogan, "Vai de metro, Satans" ("Go by the subway, Satan").

vade ad formicam go to the ant vade mecum go with me

vade retro Satana Go back, Satan!

Attributed by Livy to Brennus, the chief of the Gauls, while he demanded more gold from the citizens of the recently sacked Rome in 390 BC. More simply, "vanity, vanity, everything vanity". From the Vulgate, vanitas vanitatum vanity of vanities; everything [is] vanity Ecclesiastes, 1:2. omnia vanitas A prophecy made to look as though it was written before the events vaticinium ex prophecy from the event it describes, while in fact being written afterwards. eventu Summary of alternatives, i.e. "this action turns upon whether the or not vel non claimant was the deceased's grandson vel non." "To be willing is to be Motto of Hillfield, one of the founding schools of Hillfield velle est posse able." (non-literal: "Where Strathallan College. vae victis Woe to the conquered!
there's a will, there's a way.")

Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". Ascribed to Augustus by Suetonius (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Book 2 (Augustus), more rapidly than para. 87). Can refer to anything done very quickly. A very common asparagus will be cooked variant is celerius quam asparagi cocuntur ("more swiftly than asparagus is cooked"). As a tree with the Motto of the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. velut arbor aevo passage of time. I came, I saw, I The message supposedly sent by Julius Caesar to the Roman Senate veni, vidi, vici conquered to describe his battle against King Pharnaces II near Zela in 47 BC. venisti remanebis From whence you came, The phrase that the wizard said to the Devil in the film Tenacious D you shall remain, until donec denuo in The Pick of Destiny you are complete again completus sis true cause vera causa Words instruct, verba docent On the relevance to use illustrations for example when preaching. exempla trahunt illustrations lead words are to be verba ita sunt understood such that the When explaining a given subject, it is important to clarify rather than intelligenda ut res subject matter may be confuse. magis valeat quam more effective than pereat wasted words fly away, writings verba volant, From a famous speech of Caio Titus at the Roman senate. remain scripta manent word for word Refers to perfect transcription or quotation. verbatim word for word and letter verbatim et by letter litteratim servant of the divine verbi divini A priest (cf. Verbum Dei). Word minister verbi gratia for example literally: "for the sake of a word" velocius quam asparagi coquantur
(v.gr. or VG)

Verbum Dei verbum Domini manet in aeternum (VDMA) verbum sap veritas veritas, bonitas, pulchritudo, sanctitas

Word of God The Word of the Lord Endures Forever A word to the wise is sufficient truth

See religious text. Motto of the Lutheran Reformation. The hearer can fill in the rest; enough said. Short for Verbum sapienti sat[is] est. Motto of many educational institutions.

Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Current motto of Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan. and Holiness

The de jure motto of Harvard University, dating to its foundation; it is often shortened to Veritas to dispose of its original religious meaning. Motto of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & The Truth Cures. veritas curat Research. Veritas Dei vincit The God's Truth prevails. Motto of the Hussites. veritas, fides, Truth, Faith, Wisdom Current motto of Dowling Catholic High School. sapientia veritas diaboli Devil's truth remain manet in eternally aeternum Veritas et Truth and Courage One of the mottoes of Lyceum of the Philippines University. Fortitudo Truth and virtue Motto of University of Pittsburgh, Methodist University. veritas et virtus Motto of Bishop Wordsworth's School. veritas in caritate Truth Through Caring Motto of Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan, The first Catholic Veritas Liberabit Truth Shall Set You Free Philippine Jesuit University located in Cagayan de Oro City, Vos Mindanao, Philippines. A common non-literal translation is "Truth enlightens me." Motto of Truth is my light. veritas lux mea Seoul National University. Another plaussible translation is 'Truth is Life's Mistress'. Unofficial veritas vit Truth is Life's Teacher. Motto of University of Puerto Rico, Ro Piedras, appearing in its magistra Tower. Truth hates delay Seneca the Younger. veritas odit moras Motto of Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario. See also national motto veritas omnia Truth conquers all Satyameva Jayate of India and motto of Triangle Fraternity. vincit veritas unitas Truth, Unity, Love Motto of Villanova University. caritas Motto of the Scottish clan Keith. Used to be motto of Protektorate of truth conquers Bohemia and Moravia and in Czech translation motto of veritas vincit Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic Truth. Courage. Veritas. Virtus. Motto of the University of Szeged in Hungary. Freedom. Libertas. veritas vos the truth will set you free Motto of Johns Hopkins University. liberabit Advancing (with) Truth veritate duce Motto of University of Arkansas. Leading. progredi [in] veritate et with truth and love Motto of Catholic Junior College, Singapore. caritate Motto of Sydney Boys High School. Also "virtute et veritate", motto veritate et virtute with truth and courage of Walford Anglican School for Girls. I delight in (or, I have Motto of Bryn Mawr College. veritatem dilexi chosen) the truth. to bear witness to the veritatem Motto of Xaverian Brothers High School. truth in brotherhood fratribus testari vero nihil verius nothing truer than truth Motto of Mentone Girls' Grammar School A variation of the campaign slogan used by then-Senator Barack Yes, we can Obama on a Great Seal variation during the 2008 US presidential vero possumus campaign.[46] veritas Christo et ecclesiae Truth for Christ and Church

versus (vs) or (v.) veto vi et animo

towards I forbid With heart and soul

by the power of truth, I, vi veri universum while living, have vivus vici conquered the universe

by the road middle road The Way, the Truth and Motto of The University of Glasgow and Eastern Nazarene College via, veritas, vita the Life "one who acts in place of another"; can be used as a separate word, in place of vice or as a hyphenated prefix: "Vice President" and "Vice-Chancellor". Thus, "the other way around", "conversely", etc. Historically, vice is properly pronounced as two syllables, but the one-syllable vice versa with position turned pronunciation is extremely common. Classical Latin pronunciation versa vice dictates that the letter C can only make a hard sound, like K, and a v is pronounced like a w; thus wee-keh wehr-sah.[47] similar to aut vincere aut mori. victoria aut mors Victory or death! victoria concordia Victory comes from The official club motto of Arsenal F.C. harmony crescit the victorious cause victrix causa diis pleased the gods, but the Lucan, Pharsalia 1, 128. Dedication on the south side of the placuit sed victa conquered cause pleased Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Catoni Cato "see below" vide infra (v.i.) "see above" Or "see earlier in this writing". Also shortened to just supra. vide supra (v.s.) "namely", "that is to Contraction of videre licet: "permitted to see". videlicet (viz.) say", "as follows" I see and keep silent The motto of Queen Elizabeth I of England. video et taceo I see and approve of the video meliora From the Metamorphoses VII. 2021 of Ovid. A summary of the better, but I follow the proboque experience of akrasia. deteriora sequor worse I see it, but I don't Caspar Hofmann after being shown proof of the circulatory system video sed non believe it by William Harvey. credo "it is permitted to see", videre licet via via media

Literally "in the direction". Mistakenly used in English as "against" (probably from "adversus"), particularly to denote two opposing parties, such as in a legal dispute or a sports match. The right to unilaterally stop a certain piece of legislation. Derived from ancient Roman voting practices. Or "Strength with Courage". Motto of Ascham School and the McCulloch clan crest. Supposedly from Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus although is is conspicuously absent from both the uncensored A and edited B text, (where the B text is the version originally shown shortly after Marlowe's Death and the A text being, supposedly, closer to Marlowe's original Manuscript.) Strangely the nature of the quote is more in keeping with the themes of truth portrayed in the original germanic Faust folk tale. Note that v was originally the consonantal u, and was written the same before the two forms became distinct, and also after in many cases, when u and v were both capitalized as V: thus, Vniversum. Also, universum is sometimes quoted with the form ueniversum (or Veniversum), which is presumably a combination of universum and oeniversum, two classically attested spellings). Recently quoted in the Alan Moore graphic novel and film adaptation, V For Vendetta, by the main character, V. "by way of" or "by means of"; e.g. "I'll contact you via e-mail." Can refer to the radical center political stance.

"one may see" promotes one's innate vim promovet power insitam Overcome Evil with vince malum bono Good you know [how] to win, vincere scis Hannibal; you do not Hannibal victoria know [how] to use uti nescis victory vincit omnia Truth conquers all veritas vincit qui patitur he conquers who endures

Motto of University of Bristol taken from Horace Ode 4.4. Partial quotation of Romans 12:21 also used as a motto for Old Swinford Hospital and Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. According to Livy, a cavalry colonel told Hannibal this after the victory at Cannae in 216 BC, meaning that Hannibal should have marched on Rome directly.

First attributed to Roman scholar and satirst Persius; frequently used as motto. Motto of many educational institutions. Also "bis vincit qui se vincit" ("he/she who prevails over himself/herself is twice he/she conquers who victorious"). Also the motto of The Beast in Disney's Beauty and the vincit qui se vincit conquers himself/herself Beast as seen on the castle's stained glass window near the beginning of the film. "the chain of the law", "A civil obligation is one which has a binding operation in law, vinculum juris i.e. legally binding vinculum juris." Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856, "Obligation." "[A] wise man does not vir prudens non urinate [up] against the contra ventum wind" mingit "The manly thing is As used in the motto of Knox Grammar School virile agitur being done" "Quit ye like men, be viriliter agite As used in the motto of Culford School strong" estote fortes Frequently used as a motto, preeminently as that of La Salle virtus et scientia virtue and knowledge University of Philadelphia, PA. Virtue stands in the Idiomatically: Good practice lies in the middle path. There is virtus in media middle. disagreement as to whether "media" or "medio" is correct. stat virtus sola virtue alone [is] noble Christian Brothers College, St Kilda's school motto nobilitas virtus tentamine Strength rejoices in the The motto of Hillsdale College. challenge. gaudet virtus unita fortior virtue united [is] stronger State motto of Andorra. Or "by manhood and weapons". State motto of Mississippi. Possibly derived from the motto of Lord Gray De Wilton, virtute non armis by virtue and arms virtute et armis fido ("I trust in virtue, not in arms"). Also virtute et labore, as by manhood and by work motto of Pretoria Boys High School power of the law vis legis Vision of a god visio dei a life done before Thus, a previous life, generally due to reincarnation. vita ante acta [Mary our] life, Motto of University of Notre Dame. vita, dulcedo, spes sweetness, hope vita incerta, mors Life is uncertain, death is In simpler English, "The most certain thing in life is death". most certain certissima During the life of the Hence the term "decessit vita patris" (d.v.p) or "died v.p." seen in vita patris father genealogy works such as Burke's Peerage. A wistful refrain, sometimes used ironically. From the first line of vita summa brevis the shortness of life

spem nos vetat incohare longam viva voce vivat crescat floreat vivat rex Vivat Slovakia! vive memor leti vive ut vivas vivere est cogitare vivere est vincere vivere militare est vocatus atque non vocatus Deus aderit volenti non fit injuria votum separatum

vox clamantis in deserto

vox nihili vox populi

prevents us from Horace's Ode I; later used as the title of a short poem by Ernest entertaining far-off hopes Dowson. living voice An oral, as opposed to a written, examination of a candidate. may it live, grow, and flourish! Usually translated "Long live the King!" Also Vivat Regina ("Long May the King live! live the Queen!"). Election hit of the People's Party Movement for a Democratic Long live Slovakia! Slovakia. live remembering death Persius. Compare with "memento mori" The phrase suggests that one should live life to the fullest and live so that you may live without fear of possible consequences. To live is to think Cicero. Compare with "cogito ergo sum". To live is to conquer Captain John Smith's personal Motto. Seneca (Epist. 96,5). Compare with "militia est vita hominis" Book To live is to fight of Job 7:1 or "called and even not called, God approaches"; attributed to the called and not called, Oracle at Delphi. Used by Carl Jung as a personal motto adorning his God will be present home and grave. or "to him who consents, no harm is done"; used in tort law to to one willing, no harm delineate the principle that one cannot be held liable for injuries is done inflicted on an individual who has given his consent to the action that gave rise to the injury. separate vow An independent, minority voice. or traditionally, "the voice of one crying in the wilderness"; from Isaiah 40, and quoted by John the Baptist in the Gospels. Usually the the voice of one shouting "voice" is assumed to be shouting in vain, unheeded by the in the desert surrounding wilderness. However, in this phrase's use as the motto of Dartmouth College, it is taken to denote an isolated beacon of education and culture in the "wilderness" of New Hampshire. voice of nothing Applied to a useless or ambiguous phrase or statement. Sometimes used in the media in the shortened form vox pop, voice of the people meaning a short non-prearranged interview with an ordinary person (e.g. on the street).

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