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This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of Ancient Rome. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... List of Greek Phrases/Proverbs Î‘Î± (h)a AgeÅmetrÄ“tos mÄ“deis eisitÅ. Let no-one without knowledge of geometry enter. Motto over the entrance to Platos Academy (quoted in Elias commentary on Aristotles Categories). ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ...

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Latin	Translation	Notes
a bene placito	"from one who has been pleased well"	Or "at will", "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian derivative beneplacito, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum ("at pleasure").
a caelo usque ad centrum	"from the sky to the center"	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.
a capite ad calcem	"from head to heel"	From top to bottom; all the way through. Equally a pedibus usque ad caput.
a contrario	"from the opposite"	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 fortiori	"from the stronger"	Loosely, "even more so" or "with even stronger reason". Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary. `It is unwise to invest in pyramid schemes, and, a fortiori, in e-mail pyramid schemes.` A pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, usually without any product or service being delivered. ...
a mari usque ad mare	"from sea to sea"	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.
a pedibus usque ad caput	"from feet to head"	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.
a posse ad esse	"from being able to being"	"From possibility to being" or "from being possible to being actual".
a posteriori	"from the latter"	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.
a priori	"from the former"	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.
a tergo	"from behind"	used in medical jargon as a replacement term for sodomy.
ab absurdo	"from the absurd"	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). Not to be confused with a reductio ad absurdum, which is usually a valid logical argument.
ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia	"a consequence from an abuse to a use is not valid"	Inferences regarding something's use from its misuse are invalid. Rights abused are still rights (cf. abusus non tollit usum).
ab aeterno	"from the eternal"	Literally, "from the everlasting" or "from eternity". Thus, "from time immemorial" or "since the beginning of time". In theology, often indicates something, such as the universe, that was created outside of time.
ab antiquo	"from the ancient"	From ancient times.
ab extra	"from beyond"	A legal term meaning "From without". From external sources, rather than from the self or the mind (ab intra).
ab hinc	"from here on"	Often rendered abhinc (which in Latin means simply "since" or "ago").
ab imo pectore	"from the bottom of my heart"	More literally, "from the deepest chest". Attributed to Julius Caesar. Can mean "with deepest affection" or "sincerely".
ab inconvenienti	"from an inconvenient thing"	New Latin for "based on unsuitability" or "from inconvenience". 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.
ab incunabulis	"from the cradle"	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.
ab initio	"from the beginning"	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, rather than from when the court declared it so. In science, refers to the first principles. In other contexts, often refers to beginner or training courses. Ab Initio is also a software corporation. Ab initio mundi means "from the beginning of the world".
ab intestato	"from an intestate"	From someone who dies with no legal will (cf. ex testamento).
ab intra	"from within"	From the inside. The opposite of ab extra.
ab irato	"from an angry man"	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; irata would be the feminine, but its use is almost nonexistent.
ab origine	"from the source"	From the origin, beginning, source, or commencement—i.e., "originally". The source of the word aboriginal.
ab ovo usque ad mala	"from the egg to the apples"	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.
ab uno disce omnes	"from one, learn all"	From Virgil's Aeneid. Refers to situations where a single example or observation indicates a general or universal truth. Also the motto of the Web site Top Searches & News.
ab urbe condita (a.u.c.)	"from the founding of the city"	Refers to 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.) ("in the year that the city was founded").
absens haeres non erit	"an absent person will not be an heir"	In law, refers to the principle that someone who is not present is unlikely to inherit.
absente reo (abs. re.)	"with the defendant being absent"	In the absence of the accused.
absit iniuria verbis	"let injury by words be absent"	Expresses the wish that no insult or wrong be conveyed by the speaker's words, i.e., "no offense". Also rendered absit injuria verbis; see also absit invidia.
absit invidia	"let ill will be absent"	Although similar to the English expression "no offense", 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).
absit omen	"let an omen be absent"	In other words, "let there not be an omen here". 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.
absolutum dominium	"absolute dominion"	Total power or sovereignty.
absolvo	"I acquit"	A legal term said by a judge acquitting a defendant following a trial.
abundans cautela non nocet	"abundant caution does no harm"	Thus, one can never be too careful; even excessive precautions don't hurt anyone.
abusus non tollit usum	"misuse does not remove use"	An axiom stating that just because something can be, or has been, abused, does not mean that it must be, or always is. Abuse does not, in itself, justify denial of use
accusare nemo se debet nisi coram Deo	"no one ought to accuse himself except in the presence of God"	A legal maxim denoting that any accused person is entitled to make a plea of not guilty, and also that a witness is not obliged to give a response or submit a document that will incriminate himself. A very similar phrase is nemo tenetur seipsum accusare.
acta est fabula plaudite	"The play has been performed; applaud!"	A common ending to ancient Roman comedies, also claimed by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars to have been Caesar Augustus' last words. Applied by Sibelius to the third movement of his String Quartet no. 2 so that his audience would realize it was the last one, as a fourth would normally be expected.
acta non verba	"actions, not words"	Motto of the United States Merchant Marine.
Acta Sanctorum	"Deeds of the Saints"	Also used in the singular, Acta Sancti ("Deeds of the Saint"), preceding a specific Saint's name. A common title of works in hagiography.
actus reus	"guilty act"	The actual crime that is committed, rather than the intent or thought process leading up to the crime. Thus, the external elements of a crime, as contrasted with mens rea, the internal elements.
ad absurdum	"to the absurd"	In logic, to the point of being silly or nonsensical. See also reductio ad absurdum. Not to be confused with ab absurdo ("from the absurd").
ad abundantiam	"to abundance"	In legal language, used when providing additional evidences to an already sufficient collection. Also used commonly, as an equivalent of "as if this wasn't enough".
ad astra	"to the stars"	Name or motto (in full or part) of many organizations/publications/etc.
ad astra per aspera	"to the stars through difficulties"	Motto of Kansas and other organizations.
ad captandum vulgus	"toward courting the crowd"	To do something to appeal to the masses. Often used of politicians who make false or insincere promises to appeal to popular interest. An argumentum ad captandum is an argument designed to please the crowd.
ad eundum	"to the same"	An ad eundum degree, from the Latin ad eundum 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.
ad fontes	"to the sources"	A motto of Renaissance humanism. Also used in the Protestant Reformation.
ad fundum	"to the bottom"	Said during a generic toast, equivalent to "bottoms up!" In other contexts, generally means "back to the basics".
ad hoc	"to this thing"	Generally means "for this", in the sense of improvised on the spot or designed for only a specific, immediate purpose. `Rather than relying on ad hoc decisions, we should form a consistent plan for dealing with emergency situations.` Psalms (Hebrew: Tehilim, ×ª×”×™×œ×™×) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. ... This articles subsection called Criticism is missing references or citation of sources. ... This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and if applicable, their component states. ... A Posteriori is the title of the musical project Enigmas sixth studio album, released in September 2006. ... Empirical or a posteriori knowledge is propositional knowledge obtained by experience or sensorial information. ... A priori is originally a Latin phrase meaning from the former or from what comes before. However, several different uses of the term have developed in English: A priori (law) - adj. ... Appeal to ridicule is a logical fallacy which presents the opponents argument in a way that appears ridiculous, often to the extent of creating a straw man of the actual argument. ... It has been suggested that Incoherency argument be merged into this article or section. ... Ab extra is a legal latin term, approximately translating to from without or from outside Concerning a case, a person may have recieved some funding from a 3rd party. ... A number of Latin terms are used in legal terminology and legal maxims. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12, 100 BC â€“ March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. ... New Latin (or Neo-Latin) is a post-medieval version of Latin, now used primarily in International Scientific Vocabulary cladistics and systematics. ... Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam (Latin: argument to the consequences), is an argument that concludes a premise (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... This is a list of legal terms with short definitions. ... In a formal logical system, that is, a set of propositions that are consistent with one another, it is probable that some of the statements can be deduced from one another. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... 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The Protestant Reformation, also referred to as the Protestant Revolution or Protestant Revolt, was a movement in the 16th century to reform the Catholic Church in Western Europe. ... A toast A toast is someone or something in honor of which people usually have a drink, or the drink or honor itself, or the act of indicating that honor. ... Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means for this [purpose]. It generally signifies a solution that has been tailored to a specific purpose, such as a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network protocol, and specific-purpose equation and things like that. ...
ad hominem	"to the man"	Connotations of "against 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 an idea is more or less valid depending on the qualities of the person endorsing or opposing it.
ad infinitum	"to infinity"	Going on forever. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof.
ad interim (ad int)	"for the meantime"	As in the term "chargé d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador.
ad Kalendas Graecas	"to the Greek Kalends"	Attributed by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars to Caesar Augustus. The phrase means "never" and is similar to phrases like "when pigs fly". The Kalends (also written Calends) were specific days of the Roman calendar, not of the Greek, and so the "Greek Kalends" would never occur.
ad libitum (ad lib)	"toward pleasure"	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.
ad litem	"to the lawsuit"	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	"to the light"	Motto of the University of Lisbon and St Bartholomew's School, Newbury.
ad maiorem Dei gloriam (AMDG)	"To the greater glory of God"	Motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated all of his work with the abbreviation "AMDG", and Edward Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius is similarly dedicated. Often rendered ad majorem Dei gloriam.
ad multos annos	"To many years!"	Expresses a wish for a long life. Similar to the English expression "Many happy returns!"
ad nauseam	"to the point of disgust"	Literally, "to the point of nausea". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum. An argumentum ad nauseam is a logical fallacy involving basing one's argument on prolonged repetition, i.e., repeating something so much that people are "sick of it".
ad pedem litterae	"to the foot of the letter"	Thus, "exactly as it is written". Similar to the English idiom "to the letter", meaning "to the last detail".
ad perpetuam memoriam	"to the perpetual memory"	Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, and is used to wish for someone to be remembered long after death.
ad pondus omnium (ad pond om)	"to the weight of all things"	More loosely, "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones.
ad quod damnum	"to what damage"	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 that a remedy, if one exists, ought to correspond specifically and only to the damage suffered (cf. damnum absque injuria).
ad referendum (ad ref)	"to that which must be brought back"	Loosely "subject to reference", meaning that something has been approved provisionally, but must still receive official approval. Not necessarily related to a referendum.
ad rem	"to the matter"	Thus, "to the point". Without digression. `Thank you for your concise, ad rem response.` An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally argument against the person) involves replying to an argument or assertion by attacking the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself. ... In philosophy, the term logical fallacy properly refers to a formal fallacy: a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid. ... Look up Ad infinitum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The infinity symbol âˆž in several typefaces The word infinity comes from the Latin infinitas or unboundedness. ... Ad interim (ad int) is Latin for temporarily or in the meantime. It also refers to a diplomatic officer who acts in place of an ambassador, as in the term chargé daffaires ad interim. Examples from classic literature: No; but she has become queen of Paris, ad interim, and... The Kalends (Latin k/calendæ, -arum), (or calends) correspond to the first days of each month of the Roman calendar. ... This article is about the Roman historian. ... The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. ... The famous statue of Octavian at the Prima Porta Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMPÂ·CAESARÂ·DIVIÂ·FÂ·AVGVSTVS) Â¹ (23 September 63 BCâ€“19 August AD 14), known to modern historians as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, is considered the first and one of the most... When pigs fly is an informal way of saying that something will never happen. ... The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. ... Ad libitum is Latin for at ones pleasure, often shortened to Ad lib. ... See AdLib for the computer sound card manufacturer. ... In linguistics, a participle is a kind of verbal adjective; it indicates that the noun it modifies is a participant in the action that the participle refers to. ... Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party â€“ for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult â€“ who is deemed incapable of representing themselves. ... The University of Lisbon (Universidade de Lisboa) is a leading public university in Lisbon, Portugal, and is composed by eight faculties. ... St. ... Newbury is the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Society of Jesus, commonly referred to as the Jesuits. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Bach redirects here. ... Sir Edward Elgar Sir Edward Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (2 June 1857 â€“ 23 February 1934) was an English Romantic composer. ... The Dream of Gerontius, popularly called just Gerontius, is an oratorio composed by Edward Elgar (Opus 38. ... Look up ad nauseam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Nausea (disambiguation). ... In philosophy, the term logical fallacy properly refers to a formal fallacy: a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid. ... An idiom is an expression (i. ... According to the harm or appropriate to the harm. ... In the common law, a tort is a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy. ... In law, damages refers either to the harm suffered by a claimant in a civil action, or to the money paid or awarded to the plaintiff in compensation for such harm. ... A legal remedy is the means by which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order. ... Ad Referendum is the Latin phrase meaning subject to reference. ... A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
ad undas	"to the waves"	Equivalent to "to hell".
ad usum Delphini	"for the use of the Dauphin"	Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates from editions of Greek and Roman 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 (ad us. propr.)	"for one's own use"
ad utrumque paratus	"prepared for everything".	Motto of Lunds University
ad valorem	"to the value"	According to an object's value. Used in commerce to refer to ad valorem taxes, taxes based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property.
ad vitam aeternam	"to eternal life"	Also "to life everlasting". A common Biblical phrase.
addendum	"thing to be added"	An item to be added, especially a supplement to a book. The plural is addenda.
adequatio intellectus et rei	"correspondence of the mind and reality"	One of the definitions of the truth. When the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also found as adequatio rei et intellectus.
adsum	"I am here"	Equivalent to "Present!" or "Here!" The opposite of absum ("I am absent").
Advocatus Diaboli	"Devil's Advocate"	Someone who defends an unpopular view for the sake of discussion, rather than out of a personal belief in the validity of the argument. Originally a name for the Promotor Fidei ("Promoter of the Faith"), a Canon lawyer appointed by the Roman Catholic Church to oppose canonizations.
aegri somnia	"a sick man's dreams"	From Horace, Ars Poetica, 7. Loosely, "troubled dreams".
aetatis suae	"of his own age"	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 (aet.). `The tomb reads Anno 1629 Aetatis Suae 46 because she died in 1629 at age 46.` The Dauphin was the heir apparent to the throne of France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. ... Louis XIV (Louis-DieudonnÃ©) (September 4, 1638 â€“ September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death just prior to his seventy-seventh birthday. ... Censorship is the control of speech and other forms of human expression. ... An ad-valorem tax is a tax based on the assessed value of real estate or personal property. ... Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of existing for a potentially infinite, or indeterminate, length of time. ... In common parlance, devils advocate has come to mean a person who takes a position for the sake of argument. ... Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she qualifies for this. ... Horace, as imagined by Anton von Werner Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. ...
affidavit	"he asserted"	A legal term from Medieval Latin referring to a sworn statement. From fides, "faith".
age quod agis	"do what you do"	More literally, "drive what you are driving". Thus, attend to your business, pay attention to your work, and make sure to do what you are doing well.
agenda	"things to be done"	Originally comparable to a to-do list, an ordered list of things to be done. Now generalized to include any planned course of action. The singular, agendum ("thing that must be done"), is rarely used.
Agnus Dei	"Lamb of God"	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.
alea iacta est	"the die has been cast"	Said by Julius Caesar upon crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, according to Suetonius. The original meaning was roughly equivalent to the English phrase "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.
alenda lux ubi orta libertas	"Let learning be cherished where liberty has arisen."	The motto of Davidson College.
alias	"otherwise"	An assumed name or pseudonym. Similar to alter ego, but more specifically referring to a name, not to a "second self".
alibi	"elsewhere"	A legal defense where a defendant attempts to show that he was elsewhere at the time a crime was committed. `His alibi is sound; he gave evidence that he was in another city on the night of the murder.` An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, written down, signed, and witnessed (as to the veracity of the signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. ... Medieval Latin refers to the Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church. ... An agenda is a list of points to be discussed at a meeting, along with the order of points to be discussed. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Lamb of God (Latin: Agnus Dei) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and consequently in the Christian tradition. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jesus (8â€“2 BC/BCE to 29â€“36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... It has been suggested that Lambing be merged into this article or section. ... A sacrificial lamb refers to a lamb (or metaphorical parallel) killed or discounted in some way in order to further some other cause. ... Alea iacta est (Latin: The die is cast) [ËˆaËlÉ›a Ëˆjakta É›st] is what Julius Caesar is reported to have said on January 10, 49 BC as he led his army across the River Rubicon in Northern Italy out of the province assigned to him by the Roman Senate. ... Typical role-playing dice, showing a variety of colors and styles. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12, 100 BC â€“ March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. ... Presumed course of the Rubicon The Rubicon (Rubico, in Italian Rubicone) is an ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy. ... Consuls: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, Gaius Claudius Marcellus Maior. ... This article is about the Roman historian. ... Crossing the Rubicon is a phrase connoting the passage of a point of no return. ... The point of no return or the Rubicon is the point beyond which someone, or some group of people, must continue on their current course of action. ... Davidson College is a private liberal arts college for 1,700 students in Davidson, North Carolina. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ...
alis aquilae	"on eagles wings"	taken from the Book of Isiah, 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."
alis grave nil	"nothing is heavy to those who have wings"	motto of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro- PUC-RIO).
alis volat propris	"she flies with her own wings"	State motto of Oregon. Can also be rendered alis volat propriis.
Aliquantus	"Rather big"
Aliquantulus	"Not that big"
aliquid stat pro aliquo	"something that stands for something else"	A foundational definition for semiotics
alma mater	"nourishing mother"	Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. The term is also used for a university's traditional school anthem.
alter ego	"other I"	Another self, a second persona or alias. Can be used to describe different facets or identities of a single character, or different characters who seem representations of the same personality. Often used of a fictional character's secret identity.
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest	"Let no man belong to another that can belong to himself"	Final sentence from Aesop ascribed fable (see also Aesop's Fables) "The Frogs Who Desired a King" as appears in the collection commonly known as the "Anonymus Neveleti" (fable "XXIb. De ranis a Iove querentibus regem"). Motto of Paracelsus.
alterum non laedere	"to not wound another"	One of Justinian I's three basic legal precepts.
alumna or alumnus	"pupil"	Sometimes rendered with the gender-neutral alumn or alum in English. A graduate or former student of a school, college or university. Alumna (pl. alumnae) is a female pupil, and alumnus (pl. alumni) is a male pupil—alumni is generally used for a group of both males and females. The word derives from alere, "to nourish", a graduate being someone who was raised and taken care of at the school (cf. alma mater).
amicus curiae	"friend of the court"	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, an amicus curiae is a third party allowed to submit a legal opinion (in the form of an amicus brief) to the court.
amiterre legem terrae	"to lose the law of the land"	An obsolete legal term signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous.
amor patriae	"love of one's country"	Patriotism.
amor vincit omnia	"love conquers all"	Written on bracelet worn by the Prioress in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. See also veritas omnia vincit and labor omnia vincit.
anno (an.)	"in the year"	Also used in such phrases as anno urbis conditae (see ab urbe condita), Anno Domini, and anno regni.
Anno Domini (A.D.)	"in the Year of the Lord"	Short for Anno Domini Nostri Iesus Christi ("in the Year of Our Lord, Jesus Christ"), the predominantly used system for dating years across the world, used with the Gregorian calendar, and based on the 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 was born in the year 63 BC, and died AD 14.` This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 kmÂ²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 2. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... The matriculation ceremony at Oxford Matriculation refers to the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by acquiring the required prior qualifications. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... A persona is a social role, or a character played by an actor. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ... Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle. ... In its strict sense a fable is a short story or folk tale embodying a moral, which may be expressed explicitly at the end as a maxim. ... Aesops Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of fables credited to Aesop (circa 620 BC â€“ 560 BC), a slave and story-teller living in Ancient Greece. ... The Frogs Who Desired a King is a fable ascribed to the slave Aesop. ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Paracelsus Paracelsus (born 11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland - 24 September 1541) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. ... Justinian I depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale. ... An alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine) is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... Amicus curiae (plural amici curiae) is a legal Latin phrase, literally translated as friend of the court, that refers to a person or entity that is not a party to a case that volunteers to offer information on a point of law or some other aspect of the case to... The Roman Curia - usually (though inaccurately) called the Vatican - is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... Amiterre legem terrÃ¦ (literally, to lose the law of the land) is a Latin phrase used in law, signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Prioress Tale follows The Shipmans Tale in Geoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury Tales. ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... Dionysius Exiguus invented Anno Domini years to date Easter. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Jesus (8â€“2 BC/BCE to 29â€“36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... This page is about the title or the Divine Person. For the Christian figure, see Jesus. ... Ante Christum Natum, usually abbreviated to A.C.N., a. ... The famous statue of Octavian at the Prima Porta Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMPÂ·CAESARÂ·DIVIÂ·FÂ·AVGVSTVS) Â¹ (23 September 63 BCâ€“19 August AD 14), known to modern historians as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, is considered the first and one of the most... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC - 60s BC - 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC Years: 68 BC 67 BC 66 BC 65 BC 64 BC 63 BC 62 BC 61 BC 60... Events First year of tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty. ...
anno regni	"In the year of the reign"	Precedes "of" and the current ruler.
Annuit Cœptis	"He Has Approved the Undertakings"	Motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the U.S. one dollar bill. "He" refers to God, and so the official translation given by the U.S. State Department is "He [God] has favored our undertakings".
annus horribilis	"horrible year"	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". In Classical Latin, this phrase would actually mean "terrifying year". See also annus terribilis.
annus mirabilis	"wonderful year"	Used particularly to refer to the years 1665–1666, 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 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)
annus terribilis	"dreadful year"	Used to describe 1348, the year the Black Death began to afflict Europe.
ante bellum	"before the war"	As in "status quo ante bellum", "as it was before the war". Commonly used in the Southern United States as antebellum to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War.
ante cibum (a.c.)	"before food"	Medical shorthand for "before meals".
ante litteram	"before the letter"	Said of an expression or term that describes something which existed before the phrase itself was introduced or became common. `onmouseover="pv(event, 213)" onmouseout="unpv(213)" style="">Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since the field of "computer science" was not yet recognized in Turing's day.` Reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States Annuit CÅ“ptis is one of two mottos (the other being Novus Ordo Seclorum) on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. ... Obverse The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States government. ... Obverse of the $1 bill Reverse of the $1 bill The U.S. one dollar bill ($1) is a denomination of U.S. currency. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase meaning horrible year. It is a pun on annus mirabilis meaning year of wonders. // The Year of Wonders (1666) According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known written usage of the latin phrase Annus Mirabilis is as the title of a poem composed... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, collectively known as the Commonwealth Realms. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Classical Latin is the language used by the principal exponents of that language in what is usually regarded as classical Latin literature. ... Annus Mirabilis is a Latin expression which means miraculous year. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (4 January 1643 â€“ 31 March 1727) [OS: 25 December 1642 â€“ 20 March 1727][1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher, widely regarded as one of the key figures in the history of science. ... Annus Mirabilis is a poem written by John Dryden and published in 1667. ... John Dryden John Dryden (August 9, 1631 â€“ May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known as the Age of Dryden. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Einstein redirects here. ... Einstein, in 1905, when he wrote the Annus Mirabilis Papers The Annus Mirabilis Papers (from Latin, Annus mirabilis, for extraordinary year) are the papers of Albert Einstein published in the Annalen der Physik Scientific journal in 1905. ... Events April 7 - Charles University is founded in Prague. ... Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... Antebellum is a Latin word meaning before the war (ante means before and bellum war). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... A medical prescription ) is an order (often in written form) by a qualified health care professional to a pharmacist or other therapist for a treatment to be provided to their patient. ... Alan Turing is often considered the father of modern computer science. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ...
ante meridiem (a.m.)	"before midday"	The period from midnight to noon (cf. post meridiem).
ante mortem	"before death"	See post mortem ("after death").
ante prandium (a.p.)	"before lunch"	Used on pharmaceutical prescriptions to denote "before a meal". Less common is post prandium, "after lunch".
apparatus criticus	"critical apparatus"	Textual notes. A list of other readings relating to a document, especially in a scholarly edition of a text.
aqua (aq.)	"water"
aqua fortis	"strong water"	Refers to nitric acid.
aqua pura	"pure water"	Or "clear water", "clean water".
aqua regia	"royal water"	refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid.
aqua vitae	"water of life"	"Spirit of Wine" in many English texts. Used to refer to various native distilled beverages, such as whisky in Scotland and Ireland, gin in Holland, brandy (eau de vie) in France, and akvavit in Scandinavia.
arbiter elegantiarum	"judge of tastes"	One who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters of social behavior and taste. Said of Petronius. Also rendered arbiter elegentiae ("judge of a taste").
arcus senilis	"senile bow"	An opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people.
arguendo	"for arguing"	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.` For other uses, see Midnight (disambiguation) Midnight, literally the middle of the night, is a time arbitrarily designated to determine the end of a day and the beginning of the next in some, mainly Western, cultures. ... Noon is the time exactly through the day, written 12:00 in the 24-hour clock and 12:00 noon in the 12-hour clock. ... Lunch is a meal that is taken in the early afternoon. ... The chemical compound nitric acid (HNO3), otherwise known as aqua fortis or spirit of nitre, is a colorless, corrosive liquid, a toxic acid which can cause severe burns. ... Aqua regia (Latin for royal water) is a highly corrosive, fuming yellow or red solution formed by a fresh mixture of concentrated nitric acid (otherwise known as aqua fortis) and concentrated hydrochloric acid, usually in a volumetric ratio of one to three. ... The chemical compound hydrochloric acid is the aqueous (water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas. ... The chemical compound nitric acid (HNO3), otherwise known as aqua fortis or spirit of nitre, is a colorless, corrosive liquid, a toxic acid which can cause severe burns. ... Aqua vitae (L. water of life), is an archaic name for a concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol. ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol (ethanol) purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ... Whisky (or whiskey) is the name for a broad category of alcoholic beverages distilled from grains, that are subsequently aged in oak casks. ... Gin and tonic. ... Brandy pot stills at the Van Ryn Brandy Cellar near Stellenbosch, South Africa Brandy (short for brandywine, from Dutch brandewijnâ€”burning wine) is a general term for distilled wine, usually 40â€“60% ethyl alcohol by volume. ... A bottle and glass of Linie brand akvavit. ... Petronius (c. ... The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber, providing most of an eyes optical power [1]. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light and, as a result, helps the eye to focus. ...
argumentum	"argument"	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"), 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"), and in terrorem ("into terror").
ars celare artem	"art [is] to conceal art"	An aesthetic ideal that good art should appear natural rather than contrived.
ars gratia artis	"art for art's sake"	Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's "L'art pour l'art". Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
ars longa vita brevis	"art is long, life is short"	The Latin translation by Horace of a phrase from Hippocrates, often used out of context. The "art" referred to in the original aphorism was the craft of medicine, which took a lifetime to acquire.
audax at fidelis	"bold but faithful"	Motto of Queensland.
audeamus	"let us dare"	Motto of Otago University Students' Association, a direct response to the university's motto of sapere aude ("dare to be wise").
audemus jura nostra defendere	"we dare to defend our rights"	State motto of Alabama, adopted in 1923. Translated into Latin from a paraphrase of the stanza "Men who their duties know / But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain" from the poem "What Constitutes a State?" by 18th-century author William Jones.
audentes fortuna iuvat	"fortune favors the bold"	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 Vesuvius in 79. Often quoted as audaces fortuna iuvat.
audere est facere	"to dare is to do"	The motto of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the famous professional Association Football (soccer) team based in London, England.
audi alteram partem	"hear the other side"	A legal principle of fairness. Also worded as audiatur et altera pars ("let the other side be heard too").
aurea mediocritas	"golden mean"	From Horace's Odes II, 10. Refers to the ethical goal of reaching a virtuous middle ground between two sinful extremes. The golden mean concept is common to many philosophers, chiefly Aristotle.
auri sacra fames	"accursed hunger for gold"	From Virgil, Aeneid 3,57. Later quoted by Seneca as "quod non mortalia pectora coges, auri sacra fames": "What aren't you able to bring men to do, miserable hunger for gold!"
auribus teneo lupum	"I hold a wolf by the ears"	A common ancient proverb, this version from Terence. Indicates that one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go could be deadly. A modern version is "To have a tiger by the tail."
aurora australis	"southern dawn"	The Southern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Southern Hemisphere. It is less well-known than the Northern Lights, or aurorea borealis. The Aurora Astralis is also the name of an Antarctic icebreaker ship.
aurora borealis	"northern dawn"	The Northern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Northern Hemisphere.
aut Caesar aut nihil	"either Caesar or nothing"	Indicates that the only valid possibility is to be emperor, or a similarly prominent position. More generally, "all or nothing". Adopted by Cesare Borgia as a personal motto.
aut concilio aut ense	"either by meeting or by the sword"	Thus, either through reasoned discussion or through war. A former motto of Chile, replaced by post tenebras lux.
aut vincere aut mori	"either to conquer or to die"	A general pledge of "victory or death" (cf. victoria aut mors).
ave atque vale	"Hail and farewell!"	From Catullus, carmen 101, addressed to his deceased brother.
ave Caesar morituri te salutant	"Hail, Caesar! The ones who are about to die salute you!"	From Suetonius' Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Cladius 21. The traditional greeting of gladiators prior to battle. morituri is also translated as "we who are about to die" based on the context in which it was spoken, and this translation is sometimes aided by changing the Latin to nos morituri te salutamus. Also rendered with imperator instead of Caesar.
ave Europa nostra vera Patria	"Hail, Europe, our true Fatherland!"	Anthem of Pan-Europeanists.
Ave Maria	"Hail, Mary"	A Roman Catholic prayer to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

In logic, an argument is an attempt to demonstrate the truth of an assertion called a conclusion, based on the truth of a set of assertions called premises. ... In philosophy, the term logical fallacy properly refers to a formal fallacy: a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid. ... The argument from silence (also called argumentum e(x) silentio in Latin) is that the silence of a speaker or writer about X proves or suggests that the speaker or writer is ignorant of X. Here is an example of a legitimate argument from silence: John: Do you know any... Appeal to tradition, also known as appeal to common practice or argumentum ad antiquitatem is a common logical fallacy in which someone proclaims his or her accuracy by noting that this is how its always been done. ... Argumentum ad baculum (Latin: argument to the cudgel or appeal to the stick), also known as appeal to force, is an argument where force, coercion, or the threat of force, is given as a justification for a conclusion. ... In rhetoric an argument ad captandum, for capturing the gullibility of the naïve among the listeners or readers, is an unsound, specious argument, a kind of seductive casuistry. ... Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam (Latin: argument to the consequences), is an argument that concludes a premise (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences. ... Argumentum ad crumenam is a logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the person making the argument is rich. ... An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally argument against the person) involves replying to an argument or assertion by attacking the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself. ... An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally argument against the person) involves replying to an argument or assertion by attacking the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself. ... The argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam or argument by lack of imagination, is a logical fallacy in which it is claimed that that a premise is true only because it has not been proven false, or that a premise is false only because it has not... Argumentum ad lazarum is the logical fallacy of thinking a conclusion is correct because the subject of the argument is poor. ... The argument from fallacy, also known as argumentum ad logicam or fallacy fallacy, is a logical fallacy which assumes that because an argument is fallacious then its conclusion must be false. ... An appeal to fear (also called argumentum ad metum or argumentum in terrorem) is a logical fallacy in which a person attempts to create support for his or her idea by playing on existing fears and prejudices. ... An appeal to pity (also called argumentum ad misericordiam) is a logical fallacy in which someone tries to win support for their argument or idea by exploiting their opponents feelings of pity or guilt. ... Look up ad nauseam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The appeal to novelty (also called argumentum ad novitatem) is a logical fallacy in which someone claims that his or her idea or proposal is correct or superior because it is new and modern. ... An ad hominem argument, also known as argumentum ad hominem (Latin, literally argument against the person) involves replying to an argument or assertion by attacking the person presenting the argument or assertion rather than the argument itself. ... An argumentum ad populum (Latin: appeal to the people), in logic, is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that In ethics this argument is stated, This type of argument is known by several names[1], including appeal... Appeal to spite (also called argumentum ad odium) is a logical fallacy in which someone attempts to win favor for an argument by exploiting existing feelings of bitterness or spite in the opposing party: By voting for my proposal instead of Jims, youll finally have a chance to... An argumentum ad populum (Latin: appeal to the people), in logic, is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that In ethics this argument is stated, This type of argument is known by several names[1], including appeal... Middle ground off the harbour. ... An appeal to authority is a type of argument in logic also known as argument from authority, argumentum ad verecundiam (Latin: argument to respect) or ipse dixit (Latin: he himself said it, where an unsupported assertion depends on the asserters credibility). ... The argument from silence (also called argumentum e(x) silentio in Latin) is that the silence of a speaker or writer about X proves or suggests that the speaker or writer is ignorant of X. Here is an example of a legitimate argument from silence: John: Do you know any... An appeal to fear (also called argumentum ad metum or argumentum in terrorem) is a logical fallacy in which a person attempts to create support for his or her idea by playing on existing fears and prejudices. ... Art for arts sake is the usual English rendition of a French slogan, lart pour lart, which is credited to ThÃ©ophile Gautier (1811â€“1872). ... Charles Baudelaire Charles Pierre Baudelaire (April 9, 1821–August 31, 1867) was one of the most influential French poets. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Horace, as imagined by Anton von Werner Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. ... Hippocrates: a conventionalized image in a Roman portrait bust (19th century engraving) Hippocrates of Kos (c. ... This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and if applicable, their component states. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Sapere aude is a Latin phrase meaning Dare to know or Dare to be wise. Most famously, it is found in Immanuel Kants essay What Is Enlightenment?. The original use seems to be in Epistle II of Horaces Epistularum liber primus [1], line 40: Dimidium facti qui coepit... Audemus jura nostra defendere (Latin We Dare Defend Our Rights or We Dare Maintain Our Rights) is a state motto of Alabama, depicted on a yellow ribbon below the coat of arms and completed in 1923. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 kmÂ²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD. For other uses, see Virgil (disambiguation). ... For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead. ... Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19c portrait. ... A computer-generated depiction of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 which buried Pompeii, from the BBCs Pompeii: The Last Day. ... This article is about the mountain in Italy. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 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Latin	Translation	Notes
Beata Virgo Maria (BVM)	"Blessed Virgin Mary"	A common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive, Beatae Mariae Virginis, occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae ("hours"), litaniae ("litany") and officium ("office").
beatae memoriae	"of blessed memory"	See in memoriam.
beati pauperes spiritu	"Blessed in spirit [are] the poor."	Vulgate, Matthew 5:3. The full quote is "beati pauperes spiritu quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum" ("Blessed in spirit [are] the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens" - one of the Beatitudes).
beati possidentes	"blessed [are] those who possess"	Translated from Euripides.
bella gerant alii	"let other wage war"	Originally from the Habsburg marriages of 1477 and 1496, written as bella gerant alii tu felix Austria nube ("let others wage war; you, fortunate Austria, marry").
bellum omnium contra omnes	"war of all against all"	A phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to describe the state of nature.
bis dat qui cito dat	"he gives twice, who gives promptly"	Thus haste is itself a gift.
bis in die (bid)	"twice in a day"	Medical shorthand for "twice a day".
bona fide	"in good faith"	In other words, "well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern contexts, often has connotations of "genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the plural (which would be bonis fidebus), but the nominative, and means simply "good faith". Opposite of mala fide.
bona notabilia		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.
bona officia	"good services"	A nation's offer to mediate in disputes between two other nations.
bona patria		A jury or assize of countrymen, or good neighbors.
boni pastoris est tondere pecus non deglubere	"It is of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to flay them."	Tiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a warning against taxing the populace excessively.
bonum commune communitatis	"common good of the community"	Or "general welfare". Refers to what benefits a society, as opposed to bonum commune hominis, which refers to what is good for an individual.
bonum commune hominis	"common good of a man"	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.
busillis	—	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 plenæ ("in those days there were plenty of great things"), which the scribe misread as indie busillis magnis plenæ ("in India there were plenty of large busillis").

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Latin	Translation	Notes
cacoethes scribendi	"bad habit of writing"	From Satires of Juvenal. An insatiable urge to write.
calix meus inebrians	"my cup makes me drunk"
camera obscura	"dark chamber"	An optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. The source of the word camera.
caput inter nubila (condit)	"head in the clouds"	So aggrandized as to be beyond practial (earthly) reach or understanding (from Virgil's Aeneid and the shorter form appears in John Locke's Two Treatises of Government)
carpe diem	"pluck the day"	An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. By far the most common translation is "seize the day," though carpere normally means something more like "pluck," and the allusion here is to picking flowers.
Carthago delenda est	"Carthage must be destroyed"	From Roman senator Cato the Elder, who ended every speech of his between the second and third Punic Wars with ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam, literally "For the rest, I am of the opinion that Carthage is to be destroyed." Other translations include "In conclusion, I declare that Carthage must be destroyed." and "Furthermore, I move for Carthage to be destroyed."
casus belli	"event of war"	Refers to an incident that is the justification or cause for war.
causa mortis	"cause of death"
cave canem	"beware of dog"	Found written on a floor mosaic depicting a dog, at the entrance of a Roman house excavated at Pompeii.^[1]
caveat emptor	"let the buyer beware"	The purchaser is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need.
caveat lector	"let the reader beware"	Used when the writer does not vouch for the accuracy of a text. Probably a recent alteration of caveat emptor.
caveat venditor	"let the seller beware"	The person selling goods is responsible for providing information about the goods to the purchaser.
Cedant arma togae	"let arms yield to the gown"	See Toga, it:Cedant arma togae
celerius quam asparagi co ur	"more swiftly than asparagus is cooked"	Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase velocius quam asparagi coquantur, using a different adverb and an alternate tense and spelling of coquere.
cepi corpus		In law, it is a return made by the sheriff, upon a capias, or other process to the like purpose; signifying, that he has taken the body of the party.
certum est quod certum reddi potest	"It is certain if it is capable of being rendered certain"	Often used in law when something is not known, but can be ascertained (eg. the purchase price on a sale which is to be determined by a third-party valuer)
cessante ratione legis cessat ipsa lex	"When the reason for the law ceases, the law itself ceases."	A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore.
cetera desunt	"the rest is missing"
ceteris paribus	"with other things equal"	Idiomatically translated as "all other things being equal". A phrase which rules out outside changes interfering with a situation.
charta pardonationis se defendendo		The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence. (see manslaughter)
charta pardonationis utlagariae		The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed. Also called perdonatio utlagariae.
Christo et Doctrinae	"For Christ and Learning"	The motto of Furman University.
Christus Rex	"Christ the King"	A Christian title for Jesus.
circa (c.) or (ca.)	"around"	In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.
circulus vitiosus	"vicious circle"	In logic, begging the question, a fallacy involving the presupposition of a proposition in one of the premises (see petitio principii). In science, a positive feedback loop. In economics, a counterpart to the virtuous circle.
citius altius fortius	"faster, higher, stronger"	Motto of the modern Olympics.
Clamea admittenda in itinere per atturnatum		A writ whereby the king of England could command the justce in eyre to admit one's claim by an attorney, who being employed in the king's service, cannot come in person.
clausum fregit		An action of tresspass; thus called, by reason the writ demands the person summoned to answer to quare clausum fregit, i.e. why he committed such a trespass.
claves Sancti Petri	"the keys of Saint Peter"	A symbol of the Papacy.
clerico admittendo	"about to be made a clerk"	In law, a writ directed to the bishop, for the admitting a clerk to a benefice upon a ne admittas, tried, and found for the party who procures the writ.
clerico capto per statutum mercatorum		In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who is imprisoned upon the breach of statute merchant.
clerico convicto commisso gaolae in defectu ordinarii deliberando		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.
clerico intra sacros ordines constituto non eligendo in officium		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.
Codex Iuris Canonici	"Book of Canon Law"	The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici).
cogito ergo sum	"I think, therefore I am."	A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher René Descartes to attempt to prove his own existence.
coitus interruptus	"interrupted congress"	Aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculation—the only permitted form of birth control in some religions.
communibus annis		One year with another; on an average.
communibus locis		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.
communis opinio	"generally accepted view"
compos mentis	"in control of the mind"	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.
concordia cum veritate	"in harmony with truth"	Motto of the University of Waterloo.
concordia salus	"salvation through harmony"	Motto of Montreal.
condemnant quod non intellegunt	"They condemn what they do not understand" or "They condemn because they do not understand" (the quod is ambiguous)
condicio sine qua non	"condition without which not"	A required, indispensable condition. Commonly mistakenly rendered with conditio ("seasoning" or "preserving") in place of condicio("arrangement" or "condition").
confer (cf.)	"bring together"	Thus, "compare". Used as an abbreviation in text to recommend a comparison with another thing (cf. citation signal).
Confoederatio Helvetica (C.H.)	"Helvetian Confederation"	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 three-letter abbreviation of its currency, the Swiss franc.
coniunctis viribus	"with connected strength"	Or "with united powers". Sometimes rendered conjunctis viribus.
Consuetudo pro lege servatur	"Custom is kept before the law"	An inconsistently applied maxim. See also consuetudo est altera lex (custom is another law) and consuetudo vincit communem legem (custom overrules the common law)
consummatum est	"It is completed."	The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John 19:30.
contemptus saeculi	"scorn for the times"	Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldly values.
contradictio in terminis	"contradiction in terms"	A word that makes itself impossible
contraria contrariis curantur	"the opposite is cured with the opposite"	First formulated by Hippocrates to suggest that the diseases are cured with contrary remedies. Antonym of Similia similibus curantur (the diseases are recovered with similar remedies. )
contra bonos mores	"against good morals"	Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice.
contra legem	"against the law"
cor ad cor loquitur	"heart speaks to heart"	From Augustine's Confessions, referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart" with God. Commonly used in reference to a later quote by John Henry Cardinal Newman. A motto of Newman Clubs.
coram Deo	"in the presence of God"	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.
coram populo	"in the presence of the people"	Thus, openly.
Corpus Christi	"Body of Christ"	The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Eucharist. It is also the name of a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, and a controversial play.
corpus delicti	"body of the offence"	The fact that a crime has been committed, a necessary factor in convicting someone of having committed that crime; if there was no crime, there can not have been a criminal.
Corpus Iuris Canonici	"Body of Canon Law"	The official compilation of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Codex Iuris Canonici).
Corpus Iuris Civilis	"Body of Civil Law"	The body of Roman or civil law.
corpus vile	"worthless body"	A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment.
corrigenda	"things to be corrected"
corruptio optimi pessima	"the corruption of the best is the worst"
credo quia absurdum est	"I believe it because it is absurd"	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 than reason. The misquoted phrase, however, is commonly used to mock 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").
crescat scientia vita excolatur	"let knowledge grow, let life be enriched"	Motto of the University of Chicago.
crescit eundo	"it grows as it goes"	State motto of New Mexico, adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood. Originally from Lucretius' On The Nature of Things book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes.
cui bono	"Good for whom?"	"Who benefits?" An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cui prodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America, a fictional supervillian group. The opposite is cui malo ("Bad for whom?").
cui prodest	"for whom it advances"	Short for cui prodest scelus is fecit ("for whom the crime advances, he has done it") in Seneca's Medea. Thus, the murderer is often the one who gains by the murder (cf. cui bono).
cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos	"Whose the land is, all the way to the sky and to the underworld is his."	First coined by Accursius of Bologna in the 13th century. A Roman legal principle of property law that is no longer observed in most situations today. Less literally, "For whosoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths."
cuius regio, eius religio	"whose region, his religion"	The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects. A regional prince's ability to choose his people's religion was established at the Peace of Augsburg in 1555.
Cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.	"Anyone can err, but only the fool persists in his fault."	— Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philippica XII, ii, 5
culpa	"fault"	Also "blame" or "guilt". In law, an act of neglect. In general, guilt, sin, or a fault. See also mea culpa.
cum gladiis et fustibus	"with swords and clubs"	From the Bible. Occurs in Matthew 26:47 and Luke 22:52.
cum gladio et sale	"with sword and salt"	Motto of a well-paid soldier. See salary.
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cum laude	"with praise"	The standard formula for academic Latin honors in the United States. Greater honors include magna cum laude and summa cum laude.
cura personalis	"care for the whole person"
cura te ipsum	"take care of your own self"	An exhortation to physicians, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others.
cur Deus homo	"Why the God/Man"	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?"
curriculum vitae	"course of life"	A résumé.
custos morum	"keeper of morals"	A censor.
cygnus inter anates	"swan among ducks"
cygnus insignis	"distinguished by its swans"	Motto of Western Australia.

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Latin	Translation	Notes
damnum absque injuria	"damage without injustice"	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 a lawful act. This protection does not necessarily apply to unintended damage by negligence or folly.
dat deus incrementum	"God grants the increase"	Motto of Westminster School, a leading British independent school.
de bonis asportatis	"carrying goods away"	Trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny, or wronful taking of chattels.
de facto	"in fact"	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 facto refers to the "way things really are" rather than what is "officially" presented as the fact. `Although the emperor held the title and trappings of head of state, the Shogun was the de facto ruler of Japan.` Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome. ... The Royal College of St. ... In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving stealing. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... State of affairs has some technical usages in philosophy, as well as being a phrase in everyday speech in English. ... Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate For other uses, see Shogun (disambiguation). ...
de gustibus non est disputandum	"there is not to be discussion regarding tastes"	Less literally "In matters of taste there is no dispute" or simply "There's no arguing taste". A similar expression in English is "There's no accounting for taste". Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, without attribution, renders the phrase as de gustibus non disputandum; the verb "to be" is often assumed in Latin, and is rarely required.
de futuro	"regarding the future"	Usually used in the context of "at a future time"
de integro	"again" or "a second time"
de jure	"by law"	"Official", in contrast with de facto. Analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice". In other contexts, can mean "according to law", "by right" or "legally". Also commonly written de iure, the classical form.
de lege ferenda	"from law to be passed"
de lege lata	"from law passed" or "by law in force"
de minimis non curat praetor	"The commander does not bother with the smallest things."	Also "The chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles." Trivial matters are no concern of a high official (cf. aquila non capit muscas, "the eagle does not catch flies"). Sometimes rex ("the king") or lex ("the law") is used in place of praetor, and de minimis is a legal term referring to things unworthy of the law's attention.
de mortuis aut bene aut nihil	"about the dead, either well or nothing"	Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all" (cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum).
de mortuis nil nisi bonum	"about the dead, nothing unless a good thing"	From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est, "nothing must be said about the dead except the good", attributed by Diogenes Laertius to Chilon. In legal contexts, this quotation is used with the opposite meaning, as defaming a deceased person is not a crime. In other contexts, it refers to taboos against criticizing the recently deceased.
de nobis fabula narratur	"about us is the story told"	Thus, "their story is our story". Originally referred to the end of Rome's dominance. Now often used when comparing any current situation to a past story or historical event.
de novo	"from the new"	"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 neither parent possessed or transmitted. In economics, de novo refers to newly-founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been in operation for five years or less.
de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis	"about every knowable thing, and even certain other things"	A 15th-century Italian scholar wrote the De omni re scibili portion, and a wag added et quibusdam aliis.
De Oppresso Liber	"Free From Having Been Oppressed"	Commonly mistranslated as "To Liberate the Oppressed". The motto of the United States Army Special Forces.
de profundis	"from the depths"	Out of the depths of misery or dejection.
de re	"about the matter"	In logic, de dicto statements (about the truth of a proposition) are distinguished from de re statements (about the properties of a thing itself).
decus et tutamen	"an ornament and a safeguard"	Enscribed on the edge of the British One Pound coin.
Dei Gratia Regina	"By the Grace of God, Queen"	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.
Dei sub numine viget	"under God's Spirit she flourishes"	Motto of Princeton University.
delectatio morosa	"peevish delight"	In Catholic theology, a pleasure taken in sinful thought or imagination, such as brooding on sexual images. It is distinct from actual sexual desire, and involves voluntary and complacent erotic fantasizing, without any attempt to suppress such thoughts.
deliriant isti Romani	"They are mad, those Romans!"	A translation into Latin from René Goscinny's "ils sont fous, ces romains!" in the Asterix and Obelix comic.
Deo gratias	"thanks [be] to God"
Deo Optimo Maximo (DOM)	"To the Best and Greatest God"	Printed on bottles of Benedictine liqueur.
Deo vindice	"with God as protector"	Motto of the Confederate States of America. An alternate translation is "With an avenging God".
Deo volente	"with God willing"
deus ex machina	"a god from a machine"	From the Greek Από μηχανής Θεός (Apo mēchanēs Theos). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot. Refers to the practice in Greek drama of lowering by machine an actor playing a god or goddess, typically either Athena or (as in Euripides) the Dioscuri onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot.
Deus vult	"God wills it!"	The principal slogan of the Crusades.
dictum meum pactum	"my word [is] my bond"	Motto of the London Stock Exchange
diem perdidi	"I have lost the day"	From the Roman Emperor Titus. Passed down in Suetonius's biography of him in Lives of the Twelve Caesars (8).
Dies Irae	"Day of Wrath"	Refers to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology. The name of a famous 13th-century Medieval Latin hymn by Tommaso da Celano, used in the Mass for the dead.
dirigo	"I direct"	In Classical Latin, "I arrange". State motto of Maine. Based on a comparison of the state of Maine to the star Polaris.
dis aliter visum	"it seemed otherwise to the gods"	In other words, the gods have different plans than mortals, and so events do not always play out as people wish them to.
dis manibus sacrum (D.M.S.)	"Sacred to the ghost-gods"	Refers to the Manes, Roman spirits of the dead. Loosely "To the memory of". A conventional inscription preceding the name of the deceased on grave markings, often shortened to dis manibus (D.M.), "for the ghost-gods". Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H. S. E.), "he lies here".
disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus	"Learn as if always going to live; live as if tomorrow going to die."
discipuli nostrum bardissimi sunt	"Our students are stupid"
disjecta membra	"scattered limbs"	That is, "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, I, 4, 62, where it was written "disiecti membra poetae" ("limbs of a scattered poet"). Also written as disiecta membra.
ditat Deus	"God enriches"	State motto of Arizona, adopted in 1911. Probably derived from the Vulgate's translation of Genesis 14:23.
divide et impera	"divide and rule"	A Roman maxim adopted by Julius Caesar, Louis XI and Machiavelli. Commonly rendered "divide and conquer".
dixi	"I have spoken"	A popular eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The implied meaning is: "I have said all that I had to say and thus the argument is settled".
do ut des	"I give that you may give"	Often said or written for sacrifices, when one "gives" and expects something back from the gods.
Docendo disco, scribendo cogito	I learn by teaching, think by writing.
Dominus illuminatio mea	"the Lord is my light"	Motto of the University of Oxford.
Dominus vobiscum	"Lord be with you"	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.
donatio mortis causa	"giving in expectation of death"	A legal concept where a person in imminent mortal danger need not meet the requisite consideration to create or modify a will.
draco dormiens nunquam titillandus	"a sleeping dragon must never be tickled"	Motto of the fictional Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series; translated more loosely in the books as "never tickle a sleeping dragon".
dramatis personae	"the parts of the play"	More literally, "the masks of the drama"; more figuratively, "cast of characters". The characters represented in a dramatic work.
Duae tabulae rasae in quibus nihil scriptum est	"Two minds, not one single thought"	Stan Laurel, inscription for the fanclub logo Sons of the Desert.
Ductus exemplo	"Leadership by Example"
dulce bellum inexpertis	"war is sweet to the inexperienced"	War may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the more experienced know better. A phrase from Erasmus in the 16th century.
dulce et decorum est pro patria mori	"It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland."	From Horace, Odes III, 2, 13. Used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem about World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est.
dulce et utile	"a sweet and useful thing"	Horace wrote in his Ars Poetica that poetry must be dulce et utile ("pleasant and profitable"), both enjoyable and instructive.
dulcius ex asperis	"through difficulty, sweetness".
dum spiro spero	"while I breathe, I hope"	State motto of South Carolina. From Cicero.
dum Roma deliberat Saguntum perit	"while Rome debates, Saguntum is in danger"	Used when someone has been asked for urgent help, but responds with no immediate action. Similar to Hannibal ante portas, but referring to a less personal danger.
dum vivimus servimus	"While we live, we serve"	motto of Presbyterian College.
dura lex sed lex	"the law [is] harsh, but [it is] the law"
dum vita est, spes est	while there is life, there is hope

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Latin	Translation	Notes
e pluribus unum	"from more, one"	Usually translated "out of many, one" or "one from many". National motto of the United States of America. Motto of the Sport Lisboa e Benfica Portuguese soccer club.
Ecce Homo	"Behold the Man!"	From the Latin translation of the Gospel of John (19:5), where Pilate speaks these words as he presents Jesus, crowned with thorns, to the crowd. Oscar Wilde opened his defense with this phrase when on trial for sodomy, characteristically using a well-known Biblical reference as a double entendre. It is also the title of Friedrich Nietzsche's autobiography and of the theme music by Howard Goodall for the BBC comedy Mr. Bean.
editio princeps	"first edition"	The first printed edition of a work.
e.g.	"for the sake of example"	Abbreviation for exempli gratia, below.
ego te absolvo	"I absolve you"	More literally, "I free you" or "I acquit you". Part of a traditional blessing given by a Catholic priest at the end of Confession (cf. absolvo).
emeritus	"veteran"	Also "worn-out". Retired from office. Often used to denote a position held at the point of retirement, as an honor, such as professor emeritus or provost emeritus. This does not necessarily mean that the honoree is no longer active.
ens causa sui	"existing because of oneself"	Or "being one's own cause". Traditionally, a being that owes its existence to no other being, hence a God or Supreme Being (cf. primum mobile).
ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem	"by the sword she seeks gentle peace under liberty"	State motto of Massachusetts, adopted in 1775.
eo ipso	"by that very act"	eo ipso is a technical term used in philosophy. It means "by that very act" in Latin. Similar to ipso facto. Example: The fact that I am does not eo ipso mean that I think. It is also used, with the same meaning, in law. E pluribus unum is included in the Great Seal of the United States E pluribus unum was one of the first national mottos of the United States of America. ... Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article is a work in progress being translated from the German Wiki Ecce Homo by Quentin Massys, ca. ... The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. ... Pontius Pilate (Latin Pontius Pilatus) was the governor of the small Roman province of Judea from 26 until 36? AD although Tacitus believed him to be the procurator of that province. ... Jesus (8â€“2 BC/BCE to 29â€“36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. ... It has been suggested that Wildes Manuscripts be merged into this article or section. ... FranÃ§ois Elluin, Sodomites provoking the wrath of God, from Le pot pourri de Loth (1781). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Howard Goodall Howard Goodall (b. ... For the animated television series of same name, see Mr. ... In classical scholarship, editio princeps is a term of art. ... Look up blessing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the sacrament. ... Confession of sins is an integral part of the Christian faith and practice. ... Emeritus (IPA pronunciation: or ) is an adjective that is used in the title of a retired professor, bishop or other professional. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin By the sword she seeks peace under liberty) is a state motto of Massachusetts, adopted in 1775. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area Ranked 44th - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 kmÂ²) - Width 183 miles (295 km) - Length 113 miles (182 km) - % water 13. ... eo ipso is a technical term used in philosophy. ... Ipso Facto was a Spanish football player, the goalkeeper for the national side in the 1970 World Cup. ...
eo nomine	"by that name"
ergo	"therefore"	Used to show a logical conclusion (cf. cogito ergo sum).
erga omnes	"in relation to everyone"
errare humanum est	"to err is human"	From Seneca the Younger. The full quote is "errare humanum est perseverare diabolicum": "to err is human; to persist is of the Devil".
erratum	"error"	Or "mistake". Lists of errors in a previous edition of a work are often marked with the plural, errata ("errors").
esse est percipi	"to be is to be perceived"	George Berkeley's motto for his idealist philosophical position that nothing in the world exists independently of its perception by a mind.
esse quam videri	"to be, rather than to seem"	Truly being something, rather than merely seeming to be something. State motto of North Carolina. From chapter 26 of Cicero's De amicitia ("On Friendship"). Earlier than Cicero, the phrase had been used by Sallust in his Bellum Catilinae (54.6), where he wrote that Cato "esse 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" ("his resolve is not to seem the best, but in fact to be the best").
esto perpetua	"let it be perpetual"	Said of Venice by the Venetian historian Fra Paolo Sarpi shortly before his death. Also the state motto of Idaho, adopted in 1867.
et alibi (et al.)	"and elsewhere"	A less common variant on et cetera used at the end of a list of locations to denote unlisted places.
et alii (et al.)	"and others"	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, is appropriate when the "others" are all female, and the neuter, et alia ("and other things"), is also common. APA style suggests that et alii may be used if the work cited was written by more than six authors; MLA style suggests that only three are necessary.
et cetera (etc.) or (&c.)	"And the rest"	Nowadays also used to mean "and so on", "and more", etc.
et hoc genus omne	"And all that sort of thing"	Abbreviated to e.h.g.o. or ehgo
et in Arcadia ego	"and in Arcadia [am] I"	In other words, "I, too, am in Arcadia". See memento mori.
et nunc reges intelligite erudimini qui judicati terram	"And now, kings, understand: be instructed, you who have judged the Earth."	From Psalms 2, 4.3.
et sequens (et seq.)	"and the following"	Pluralized as et sequentia ("and the following things"), et seqq. abbreviated.
et tu, Brute?	"Even you, Brutus?"	Also "You too, Brutus?" and "And you, 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 (which was the language of Rome's elite at the time), "και συ τεκνον" (Kai su, teknon?), in English "Even you, my son?" Some have speculated based on this that Brutus was Caesar's child, though there is no substantial evidence of this.
et uxor (et ux.)	"and wife"	Legal term.
ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur	"for out of an abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks"	From the Gospel of Matthew, 12:34, and the Gospel of Luke, 6:45. Sometimes rendered without enim ("for").
ex aequo	"from the equal"	"On equal footing", i.e., "in a tie".
ex animo	"from the heart"	Thus, "sincerely".
ex ante	"from before"	"Beforehand", "before the event". Based on prior assumptions.
Ex Astris Scientia	"From the Stars, Knowledge"	The motto of the fictional Starfleet Academy on Star Trek. Adapted from ex luna scientia, which in turn was modeled after ex scientia tridens.
ex cathedra	"from the chair"	A phrase applied to the Pope when he is speaking infallibly and, by extension, to anyone who is perceived as speaking with supreme authority or a sense of arrogance.
ex Deo	"from God"
ex dolo malo	"from fraud"	Literally "from harmful deceit", dolus malus being 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.
ex facie	"from the face"	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.
ex gratia	"from kindness"	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.
ex hypothesi	"from the hypothesis"	Thus, "by hypothesis".
ex lege	"from the law"
ex libris	"from the books"	Precedes a person's name, with the meaning of "from the library of..."
ex luna scientia	"from the moon, knowledge"	The motto of the Apollo 13 moon mission, derived from ex scientia tridens.
ex nihilo nihil fit	"nothing may come from nothing"	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 science, while ex nihilo is used in theology to refer to various creationist religious traditions that hold that the universe was created by God "out of nothing".
ex officio	"from the office"	By virtue of office or position; "by right of office". Often used when someone holds one position by virtue of holding another. A common misconception is that ex officio members of a committee/congress may not vote, but this is not guaranteed by that title. `The Vice President of the United States is ex officio President of the Senate.` A row of Concept2 indoor rowers An indoor rower (also known as an ergometer, ergo, erg or rowing machine) is a machine used to simulate the action of rowing on land. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bust, traditionally thought to be Seneca, now identified by some as Hesiod. ... Look up erratum, corrigendum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 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Esto perpetua (Latin Let it be perpetual) is a state motto of Idaho. ... Country Italy Region Veneto Province Venice (VE) Mayor Massimo Cacciari (since April 18, 2005) Elevation m Area 412 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 271,251 - Density 646/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Veneziani Dialing code 041 Postal code 30100 Frazioni Chirignago, Favaro Veneto, Mestre... Paolo Sarpi. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area Ranked 14th - Total 83,642 sq. ... It has been suggested that natural gender be merged into this article or section. ... The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition American Psychological Association (APA) style is a widely accepted format for writing research papers, particularly for social science manuscripts and theses. ... The Modern Language Associations (MLA) style manual is an academic style guide. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Et in Arcadia ego is a Latin phrase that most famously appears as the title of two paintings by Nicolas Poussin 1594â€“1665). ... Arcadia or ArkadÃa (Greek Î‘ÏÎºÎ±Î´Î¯Î±; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Psalms (Hebrew: Tehilim, ×ª×”×™×œ×™×) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. ... Et seq, an abbreviation of the Latin phrase et sequentia meaning and the following ones, is a legal term indicating that a writer is citing to a page and the pages that follow. ... Et tu, Brute? was, according to legend, the last words of Julius Caesar. ... Marcus Junius Brutus. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare probably written in 1599. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12, 100 BC â€“ March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. ... Plutarch Mestrius Plutarchus (c. ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, ÎšÎ±Ï„Î¬ ÎœÎ±Î¸Î¸Î±Î¯Î¿Î½ or ÎšÎ±Ï„Î¬ ÎœÎ±Ï„Î¸Î±Î¯Î¿Î½) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... Ex Astris, Scientia is the motto of Starfleet Academy from the Star Trek television series. ... The official logo of Starfleet Academy, circa 2370. ... Star Trek is an American science-fiction franchise spanning six television series, ten feature films, hundreds of novels, computer and video games, and other fan stories. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Papal infallibility. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... It has been suggested that Ex cathedra be merged into this article or section. ... Ex facie, Latin for on the face [of it], is a legal term typically used to note that a documents explicit terms are defective without further investigation. ... Ex gratia (sometimes ex-gratia) is Latin (lit. ... In the most general sense, a liability is anything that is a hindrance, or puts one at a disadvantage. ... Ex libris (Latin: from books) is a phrase often used in an ownership inscription or a bookplate, usually found on the inside of a book cover or on one of the first few pages. ... Apollo 13 was the third American-manned lunar-landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ... Ex nihilo is a Latin term meaning out of nothing. It is often used in conjunction with the term creation, as in creatio ex nihilo, meaning creation out of nothing. Due to the nature of this, the term is often used in philosophical or creationistic arguments, as a number of... Nothing comes from nothing is a philosophical expression often stated in its Latin form: ex nihilo nihil fit. ... Lucretius Titus Lucretius Carus (ca. ... Empedocles of Agrigentum Empedocles (Greek: Î•Î¼Ï€ÎµÎ´Î¿ÎºÎ»Î®Ï‚, circa 490 BCE â€“ c. ... The philosophical concept of causality, the principles of causes, or causation, the working of causes, refers to the set of all particular causal or cause-and-effect relations. ... In physics, a conservation law states that a particular measurable property of an isolated physical system does not change as the system evolves. ... The Creation of Light by Gustave DorÃ©. In many religious traditions, creationism is ideological support of the belief that humanity, life, the Earth, or the universe as a whole was specially created by a supreme being (often referred to specifically as God[1]) or by other forms of supernatural intervention. ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government. ... The President of the Senate is the title often given to the presiding officer, or chairman, of a senate. ...
ex opere operato	"from the work that worked"	A theological phrase that refers to the notion that the act of receiving a sacrament actually confers the promised benefit, such as a baptism actually and literally cleansing one's sins. In the Roman Catholic Church, affirms that the source of grace is God, not just the actions or disposition of the recipient.
ex oriente lux	"from the East, the light"	Superficially refers to the sun rising in the east, but alludes to culture coming from the Eastern world.
ex parte	"from a part"	A legal term meaning "by one party" or "for one party". Thus, on behalf of one side or party only.
ex post facto	"from a thing done afterward"	Said of a law with retroactive effect.
ex scientia tridens	"from knowledge, sea power."	The United States Naval Academy motto. Refers to knowledge bringing men power over the sea comparable to that of the Greek god Poseidon.
ex silentio	"from silence"	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 silence on a matter suggests ("proves" when a logical fallacy) that person's ignorance of the matter.
ex tempore	"from time"	"This instant", "right away" or "immediately". Also written extempore.
ex vi termini	"from the force of the term"	Thus, "by definition".
ex vivo	"out of or from life"	Used in reference to the study or assay of living tissue in an artificial environment outside the living organism.
ex voto	"from the vow"	Thus, in accordance with a promise. An ex voto is also an offering made in fulfilment of a vow.
excelsior	"higher"	"Ever upward!" The state motto of New York. Also a catch phrase used by Marvel Comics head Stan Lee.
excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta	"an excuse that has not been sought is an obvious accusation"	More loosely, "he who excuses himself, accuses himself"—an unprovoked excuse is a sign of guilt. In French, qui s'excuse, s'accuse.
exeat	"let him leave"	A formal leave of absence (cf. exit).
exempli gratia (e.g.)	"for the sake of example"	Usually shortened in English to "for example" (see citation signal). Often confused with id est (i.e.).^[2] Exempli gratia, i.e., "for example", is commonly abbreviated "e.g."; in this usage it is sometimes followed by a comma, depending on style.^[3] Ex opere operato is a Latin theological expression meaning by the work worked. ... A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine graceâ€”a holy [[Mystery The root meaning of the Latin word sacramentum is making sacred. One example of its use was as the term for the oath of dedication taken by Roman soldiers; but the ecclesiastical use of the word is... Baptism in early Christian art. ... Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral code of conduct or the state of having committed such a violation. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Ex parte is a Latin legal term meaning from (by or for) one party (pronounced ekss par-TAY or ekss par-TEE, although the proper Latin is Eks PAR-teh). An ex parte decision is one decided by a judge without requiring the plaintiff to be present. ... This is a list of legal terms, often from Latin: A mensa et thoro A mensa et thoro, from bed and board. ... An ex post facto law (Latin for from a thing done afterward), also known as a retrospective law, is a law that is retroactive, i. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is located in Annapolis, Maryland. ... Neptune reigns in the city centre, Bristol, formerly the largest port in England outside London. ... The argument from silence (also called argumentum e(x) silentio in Latin) is that the silence of a speaker or writer about X proves or suggests that the speaker or writer is ignorant of X. Here is an example of a legitimate argument from silence: John: Do you know any... In philosophy, the term logical fallacy properly refers to a formal fallacy: a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument which renders the argument invalid. ... Excelsior, a Latin word meaning higher, can refer to any of the following: Arts, literature and recreation Excelsior is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 kmÂ²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... Stan Lee at the 1973 San Diego comic con Stan The Man Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, New York, New York) is an American writer, editor, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics and memoirist, who â€” with several artist co-creators, especially Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko â€” introduced... A citation signal indicates how a writer views the relationship of a citation to some statement being made. ...
exeunt	"they leave"	The plural of exit. Also extended to exeunt omnes, "everyone leaves".
exit	"he leaves"	Commonly used in theatrical stage directions to note where an actor or actress should leave the stage. The plural is exeunt.
experimentum crucis	"crucial experiment"	Literally "experiment of the cross". A decisive test of a scientific theory.
experto crede	"trust me"	Literally "believe one who has had experience". An author's aside to the reader.
expressio unius est exclusio alterius	"the expression of the one is the exlusion of the other"	"Mentioning one thing may exclude another thing". A principle of legal statutory interpretation: the explicit presence of a thing implies intention to exclude others; e.g., a reference in the Poor Relief Act 1601 to "lands, houses, tithes and coal mines" was held to exclude mines other than coal mines. Sometimes expressed as expressum facit cessare tacitum (broadly, "the expression of one thing excludes the implication of something else").
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus	"No Salvation Outside the Church"	A teaching from Roman Catholic theology, referring to absolution.
extra territorium jus dicenti impune non paretur	"he who administers justice outside of his territory is disobeyed with impunity"	Refers to extraterritorial jurisdiction. Often cited in law of the sea cases on the high seas.

In the sciences, an experimentum crucis, or critical experiment, is an experiment capable of decisively determining whether or not a particular hypothesis or theory is correct. ... A Greek cross (all arms of equal length) above a saltire, a cross rotated by 45 degrees For other uses, see Cross (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus (sometimes briefly Extra Ecclesiam), literally meaning outside the church there is no salvation, is a slogan that summarises the doctrine that one must be a member of the Roman Catholic church in order to be saved. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Absolution in a liturgical church refers to the pronouncement of Gods forgiveness of sins. ... Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. ... Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... The terms international waters, transboundary waters, or High Seas apply where any of the following types of bodies of water (or their drainage basins) transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems (aquifers), and wetlands. ...

Notes

↑ Cave Canem
↑ Exempli gratia (e.g.) and id est (i.e.) are commonly confused and misused in colloquial English. The former, exempli gratia, means "for example", and is used before giving examples of something ("I have lots of favorite colors, e.g., blue, green, and hot pink"). The latter, id est, means "that is", and is used before clarifying the meaning of something, when elaborating, specifying, or explaining rather than when giving examples ("I have lots of favorite colors, i.e., I can't decide on just one").
↑ American style guides tend to recommend that "e.g." and "i.e." should generally be followed by a comma, just as "for example" and "that is" would be; U.K. style tends to omit the comma. See Dictionary.com and their discussion of commas for more information. Google for "comma after i.e." for other opinions.

References

Adeleye, Gabriel G. (1999). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. ISBN 086516423.
Stone, Jon R. (1996). Latin for the Illiterati. London & NY: Routledge. ISBN 0415917751.
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

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