Latin Appreciation Latin Translation an absent person will not absens haeres non erit be an heir
Workshop with the defendant being absente reo (abs. re.) Latin Made Fun & Easy! absent Popular Latin Phrases let injury by words be absit iniuria verbis absent Latin Translation absit invidia let ill will be absent from one who has been a bene placito absit omen let an omen be absent pleased well absolutum dominium absolute dominion a caelo usque ad from the sky to the center absolvo I acquit centrum abundans cautela non abundant caution does no a capite ad calcem from head to heel nocet harm a contrario from the opposite misuse does not remove abusus non tollit usum a fortiori from the stronger use a mari usque ad mare from sea to sea abyssus abyssum deep calleth unto deep a pedibus usque ad invocat from feet to head caput no one ought to accuse accusare nemo se debet a posse ad esse from being able to being himself except in the nisi coram Deo Presence of God a posteriori from the latter Accipe Hoc Take this a priori from the former The play has been ab absurdo from the absurd acta est fabula plaudite performed; applaud! ab abusu ad usum non a consequence from an valet consequentia abuse to a use is not valid acta non verba actions, not words ab aeterno from the eternal Acta Sanctorum Deeds of the Saints The act is not guilty ab antiquo from the ancient actus non facit reum unless the mind is also nisi mens sit rea ab epistulis from the letters guilty. ab extra from beyond
actus reus guilty act from here on ab hinc ad absurdum to the absurd from the bottom of my ab imo pectore adaequatio intellectûs conformity of our minds heart nostri cum re to the fact from an inconvenient ab inconvenienti ad abundantiam to abundance thing ad arbitrium at will, at pleasure ab incunabulis from the cradle
ad astra to the stars ab initio from the beginning to the stars through
ad astra per aspera ab intestato from an intestate difficulty ab intra from within to the stars on the wings
ad astra per alia porci ab irato from an angry man of a pig ab origine from the source in order to court the ad captandum vulgus ab ovo usque ad mala from the egg to the apples crowd ab uno disce omnes from one, learn all ad eundem to the same
from the city having been ad fontes to the sources ab urbe condita (a.u.c.) founded ad fundum to the bottom from utility ab utili ad hoc to this
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Latin Translation Latin Translation
ad hominem to the man aegri somnia a sick man's dreams
ad honorem to the honor aequitas Justice or equality
ad infinitum to infinity of age / aged (in the sense aetat ad interim (ad int) for the meantime of: age: ...) ad Kalendas Graecas to the Greek Kalends aetatis suae of his own age
ad libitum (ad lib) toward pleasure affidavit he asserted age quod agis Do what you are doing. ad litem to the lawsuit
ad lucem to the light agenda things to be done
ad maiorem Dei To the greater glory of Agnus Dei Lamb of God
gloriam (AMDG) God alea iacta est the die has been cast ad meliora Towards better things alenda lux ubi orta Let learning be cherished ad mortem To death libertas where liberty has arisen. ad multos annos To many years! alias otherwise alibi elsewhere ad nauseam to the point of disgust ad oculos With your own eyes. alis aquilae on an eagle's wings nothing is heavy to those ad pedem litterae to the foot of the letter alis grave nil who have wings ad perpetuam to the perpetual memory she flies with her own memoriam alis volat propris wings ad pondus omnium (ad to the weight of all things pond om) aliquantus Rather big
ad quod damnum to what damage aliquantulus Not that big something that stands for ad referendum to that which must be aliquid stat pro aliquo (ad ref) brought back something else
ad rem to the matter alma mater nourishing mother
ad terminum qui for the term which has alter ego other I praeteriit passed Let no man belong to alterius non sit qui suus another that can belong to ad undas to the waves esse potest for the use of the himself ad usum Delphini Dauphin alterum non laedere to not wound another alumna or ad usum proprium (ad for one's own use pupil us. propr.) alumnus
prepared for either ad utrumque paratus amicus curiae friend of the court alternative amittere legem terrae to lose the law of the land ad valorem to the value amor est vitae essentia love is the essence of life ad victoriam to victory amor et melle et felle est love is rich with both ad vitam aeternam to eternal life fecundissmismus honey and venom
ad vitam aut culpam for life or until fault amor fati love of fate addendum thing to be added amor omnibus idem love is the same for all adequatio intellectus et correspondence of the amor patriae love of one's country rei mind and reality amor vincit omnia love conquers all adsum I am here anglice in English adversus solem ne Don't speak against the anno (an.) in the year loquitor sun Anno Domini (A.D.) in the Year of the Lord
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Latin Translation Latin Translation anno regni In the year of the reign audentes fortuna iuvat fortune favors the bold He Has Approved the audere est facere to dare is to do
Annuit Cœptis Undertakings audi alteram partem hear the other side annus horribilis horrible year audio hostem I hear the enemy
annus mirabilis wonderful year aurea mediocritas golden mean annus terribilis dreadful year auri sacra fames accursed hunger for gold ante bellum before the war auribus teneo lupum I hold a wolf by the ears ante cibum (a.c.) before food aurora australis southern dawn ante litteram before the letter aurora borealis northern dawn ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday aurum potestas est gold is power ante mortem before death auspicium melioris aevi hope of a better age ante prandium (a.p.) before lunch aut Caesar aut nihil either Caesar or nothing apparatus criticus critical apparatus either by meeting or by aut concilio aut ense aqua (aq.) water the sword aqua fortis strong water aut pax aut bellum either peace or war aqua pura pure water aut viam inveniam aut Either I shall find a way,
faciam or I shall make one aqua regia royal water aut vincere aut mori either to conquer or to die aqua vitae water of life aquila non capit an eagle doesn't catch ave atque vale Hail and farewell! muscam flies Hail, Caesar! The ones ave Caesar morituri te arare litus to plough the seashore who are about to die salutant salute you! arbiter elegantiarum judge of tastes ave Europa nostra vera Hail, Europe, our true arcus senilis senile bow Patria Fatherland!
Argentum album white money
Ave Maria Hail, Mary arguendo for arguing barba tenus sapientes wise as far as the beard argumentum argument Beata Virgo Maria Blessed Virgin Mary ars [est] celare artem art [is] to conceal art (BVM)
ars gratia artis art for art's sake beatae memoriae of blessed memory
ars longa vita brevis art is long, life is short Blessed in spirit [are] the beati pauperes spiritu asinus ad lyram an ass to the lyre poor. the jackass rubs the blessed [are] those who asinus asinum fricat beati possidentes jackass possess assecuratus non quaerit the assured does not seek beatus homo qui invenit blessed is the man who lucrum sed agit ne in profit but just indemnity sapientiam finds wisdom damno sit for the loss bella gerant alii let others wage war audacter calumniare, slander boldly, something Protesilaus amet! Protesilaus should love! bellum omnium contra semper aliquid haeret always sticks war of all against all
omnes auctoritas authority audax at fidelis bold but faithful bellum se ipsum alet The war feeds itself audeamus let us dare bibo ergo sum I drink, therefore I am he gives twice, who gives audemus jura nostra we dare to defend our bis dat qui cito dat promptly defendere rights bis in die (bid) twice in a day
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Latin Translation Latin Translation bona fide in good faith cepi corpus I got the body bona notabilia — certum est quod certum It is certain if it is capable bona officia good services reddi potest of being rendered certain When the reason for the bona patria — cessante ratione legis law ceases, the law itself bona vacantia vacant goods cessat ipsa lex ceases. boni pastoris est It is of a good shepherd cetera desunt the rest are missing tondere pecus non to shear his flock, not to deglubere flay them. ceteris paribus with other things equal bonum commune common good of the charta pardonationis se a paper of pardon to him communitatis community defendendo who defended himself bonum commune charta pardonationis a paper of pardon to the common good of a man hominis utlagariae outlaw [Throw the] Christians to cacoethes scribendi bad habit of writing Christianos ad leones the lions! caetera desunt the rest is wanting Christo et Doctrinae For Christ and Learning calix meus inebrians my cup makes me drunk Christus nos liberavit Christ has freed us camera obscura dark chamber
Christus Rex Christ the King canes pugnaces war dogs or fighting dogs circa (c.) or (ca.) around canis canem edit dog eats dog Circle made in testing (a capax infiniti capable of the infinite circulus in probando premise) caput inter nubila head in the clouds circulus vitiosus vicious circle (condit) citius altius fortius faster, higher, stronger Caritas Christi The love of Christ claves Sancti Petri the keys of Saint Peter
Caritas in Veritate In Charity and Truth clavis aurea Golden key carpe diem seize the day clerico admittendo about to be made a clerk carpe noctem seize the night Codex Iuris Canonici Book of Canon Law Carthage must be Carthago delenda est Those who hurry cross destroyed Coelum non animum the sea change the sky casus belli event of war mutant qui trans mare [upon them], not their currunt causa mortis cause of death souls or state of mind cave beware! cogito ergo sum I think, therefore I am.
cave canem beware of the dog coitus interruptus interrupted congress cave laborem beware of work congress in the way of
coitus more ferarum beware of running out of beasts cave nil vino wine collige virgo rosas pick, girl, the roses
caveat emptor let the buyer beware combinatio nova new combination caveat lector let the reader beware communibus annis in common years caveat subscriptor let the signer beware communibus locis in common places caveat venditor let the seller beware communis opinio generally accepted view caveat utilitor let the user beware compos mentis in control of the mind cedant arma togae let arms yield to the gown concordia cum veritate in harmony with truth celerius quam asparagi more swiftly than salvation through concordia salus cocuntur asparagus is cooked harmony
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Latin Translation Latin Translation They condemn what they are most numerous do not understand or condemnant quod non May he love tomorrow They condemn because intellegunt cras amet qui nunquam who has never loved they do not understand amavit; quique amavit, before; And may he who (the quod is ambiguous) cras amet has loved, love tomorrow condition without which as well condicio sine qua non not Credo in Unum Deum I Believe in One God confer (cf.) bring together credo quia absurdum I believe it because it is Confoederatio Helvetica Helvetian Confederation est absurd (C.H.) crescamus in Illo per May we grow in Him coniunctis viribus with connected strength omnia through all things consuetudo pro lege Custom is kept before the crescat scientia vita let knowledge grow, let servatur law excolatur life be enriched
consummatum est It is completed. crescit eundo it grows as it goes contemptus saeculi scorn for the times while I live, I trust in the contra spem spero hope against hope cruci dum spiro fido cross, Whilst I trust in the Cross I have life contradictio in terminis contradiction in terms contraria contrariis the opposite is cured with cucullus non facit The hood does not make curantur the opposite monachum the monk contra bonos mores against good morals cui bono Good for whom? contra legem against the law cui prodest for whom it advances cor ad cor loquitur heart speaks to heart cuius est solum eius est Whose the land is, all the usque ad coelum et ad way to the sky and to the cor aut mors Heart or Death inferos underworld is his. cor meum tibi offero my heart I offer to you cuius regio, eius religio whose region, his religion domine prompte et Lord promptly and cuiusvis hominis est sincere sincerely Anyone can err, but only errare, nullius nisi the fool persists in his cor unum one heart insipientis in errore fault coram Deo in the Presence of God perseverare. coram nobis, coram in our presence, in your culpa fault vobis presence cum gladiis et fustibus with swords and clubs in the presence of the coram populo cum gladio et sale with sword and salt people cum grano salis with a grain of salt coram publico in view of the public cum hoc ergo propter with this, therefore on
Corpus Christi Body of Christ hoc account of this corpus delicti body of the offence cum laude with praise Corpus Iuris Canonici Body of Canon Law cum mortuis in lingua with the dead in a dead
Corpus Iuris Civilis Body of Civil Law mortua language corpus vile worthless body cuncti adsint let all come who by merit meritaeque expectent corrigenda things to be corrected deserve the most reward corruptio optimi the corruption of the best praemia palmae pessima is the worst cura personalis care for the whole person corruptus in extremis corrupt to the extreme cura te ipsum take care of your own self corruptissima re When the republic is at cur Deus Homo Why the God-Man
publica plurimae leges its most corrupt the laws curriculum vitae course of life
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Latin Translation Latin Translation custos morum keeper of morals about every knowable de omni re scibili et distinguished by its thing, and even certain cygnis insignis quibusdam aliis swans other things cygnus inter anates swan among ducks Free From Having Been de oppresso liber Oppressed Da mihi factum, dabo Give me the fact(s), I'll tibi ius give you the law de profundis from the depths
de re about the matter damnatio memoriae damnation of memory under God's Spirit she damnum absque injuria damage without injury Dei sub numine viget flourishes with due respect or given data venia the excuse delectatio morosa peevish delight They are mad, those dat deus incrementum God grants the increase deliriant isti Romani Romans! datum perficiemus Mission given, mission munus accomplished Deo ac veritati For God and for truth de bonis asportatis carrying goods away Deo domuique for God and for home An ornament and a Deo et patriae for God and Country decus et tutamen safeguard Deo gratias thanks [be] to God descensus in cuniculi The descent into the cave Deo juvente with God's help cavum of the rabbit Deo Optimo Maximo To the Best and Greatest de dato of the date (DOM) God
de facto by deed Deo vindice with God as protector de fideli with faithfulness Deo volente God willing de futuro regarding the future Deus caritas est God is Love
de gustibus non est there is no disputing deus ex machina a god from a machine disputandum about tastes Deus meumque jus God and my right de integro again, a second time Deus vult God wills it!
de jure by law deus otiosus God at leisure de lege ferenda from law to be passed dicto simpliciter [From] a maxim, simply from law passed or by de lege lata dictum meum pactum my word [is] my bond law in force diem perdidi I have lost the day de minimis non curat The law does not bother
Dies Irae Day of Wrath lex with the smallest things. dies non juridicum Day without judiciary The commander does not de minimis non curat bother with the smallest dirigo I direct praetor things. it seemed otherwise to dis aliter visum de mortuis aut bene aut about the dead, either the gods nihil well or nothing dis manibus sacrum Sacred to the ghost-gods de mortuis nil nisi about the dead, nothing (D.M.S.)
bonum unless a good thing disce aut discede Learn or Depart de nobis fabula disce quasi semper Learn as if always going about us is the story told narratur victurus vive quasi cras to live; live as if moriturus tomorrow going to die. de novo from the new be suspicious of disiecta membra scattered limbs de omnibus everything, doubt ditat Deus God enriches dubitandum
everything divide et impera divide and rule
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Latin Translation Latin Translation
dixi I have spoken Ego non 'not I' do ut des I give that you may give ego te absolvo 'I absolve you' docendo discitur It is learned by teaching ego te provoco 'I provoke you'
docendo disco, I learn by teaching, think emeritus 'veteran' scribendo cogito by writing. 'existing because of ens causa sui dolus specialis special intent oneself' Domine dirige nos Lord guide us 'by the sword she seeks ense petit placidam sub Dominus Illuminatio gentle peace under libertate quietem the Lord is my light liberty' Mea entitas ipsa involvit Dominus Vobiscum Lord be with you aptitudinem ad 'reality involves a power dona nobis pacem give us peace extorquendum certum to compel sure assent' giving in expectation of donatio mortis causa assensum death
eo ipso 'by that very act' draco dormiens a sleeping dragon is
eo nomine 'by that name' nunquam titillandus never to be tickled equo ne credite 'do not trust the horse' dramatis personae the parts of the play
erga omnes 'in relation to everyone' duae tabulae rasae in Two blank slates with quibus nihil scriptum nothing written upon ergo 'therefore' est them errare humanum est 'to err is human'
ducunt volentem fata, The fates lead the willing erratum 'error' nolentem trahunt and drag the unwilling esse est percipi 'to be is to be perceived' ductus exemplo Leadership by example 'to be, rather than to
esse quam videri war is sweet to the seem' dulce bellum inexpertis inexperienced esto perpetua 'may it be perpetual' dulce et decorum est It is sweet and honorable et alibi (et al.) 'and elsewhere' pro patria mori to die for the fatherland. et alii (et al.) 'and others' dulce et utile a sweet and useful thing et cetera (etc.) or (&c.) 'And the rest' dulce periculum danger is sweet et facta est lux 'And light was made' dulcius ex asperis sweeter after difficulties et hoc genus omne 'And all that sort of thing' dum spiro spero while I breathe, I hope
et in Arcadia ego 'and in Arcadia [am] I' dum Roma deliberat while Rome debates, 'And now, O ye kings, Saguntum perit Saguntum is in danger et nunc reges intelligite understand: receive erudimini qui judicatis dum vivimus servimus While we live, we serve instruction, you that terram [the] law [is] harsh, but judge the earth.' dura lex sed lex [it is the] law et sequentes (et seq.) 'and the following' dura mater tough mother et suppositio nil ponit in 'a supposition puts while there is life, there is esse nothing in being' dum vita est, spes est hope et tu, Brute? 'And you, Brutus?' dux bellorum War leader et uxor (et ux.) 'and wife' 'From many, (comes) et vir 'and husband' e pluribus unum One.' 'Even if all others... I will
Etiamsi omnes, ego non Ecce Homo 'Behold the Man' not' editio princeps 'first edition' ex abundanti cautela 'from abundant caution'
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Latin Translation Latin Translation 'For out of the abundance ex silentio 'from silence' ex abundantia enim of the heart the mouth cordis os loquitur ex situ opposite of 'in situ' speaketh.' ex tempore 'from time' ex aequo 'from the equal' 'from the force of the ex vi termini ex Africa semper 'Always something new term' aliquid novi from Africa' ex vivo 'out of or from life' ex animo 'from the heart' ex voto 'from the vow' ex ante 'from before' excelsior 'higher' 'From the Stars, ex astris scientia exceptio firmat (or 'The exception confirms Knowledge' probat) regulam in the rule in cases which ex cathedra 'from the chair' casibus non exceptis are not excepted' ex Deo 'from God' 'an excuse that has not excusatio non petita ex dolo malo 'from fraud' been sought is an obvious accusatio manifesta accusation' ex facie 'from the face'
'from faith [comes] exeat 'may he/she leave' ex fide fiducia confidence' exempli gratia (e.g.) 'for the sake of example'
ex gratia 'from kindness' exercitus sine duce 'an army without leader is ex hypothesi 'from the hypothesis' corpus est sine spiritu like a body without spirit' exeunt 'they leave' ex juvantibus 'from that which helps' ex lege 'from the law' experientia docet 'experience teaches' ex libris 'from the books' experimentum crucis 'crucial experiment'
'from the moon, experto crede 'trust the expert' ex luna scientia knowledge' 'the expression of the one expressio unius est is the exclusion of the ex malo bonum 'good out of evil' exclusio alterius other' ex mea sententia 'in my opinion' 'still in existence; 'nothing may come from extant ex nihilo nihil fit surviving' nothing' '(placed) outside of the ex novo 'from new' extra domus house' ex oblivione 'from oblivion' Extra Ecclesiam nulla 'Outside the Church there ex officio 'from the office' salus is no salvation' 'from the work of the one ex opere operantis Extra omnes 'Out, all of you.' working' 'he who administers extra territorium jus ex opere operato 'from the work worked' justice outside of his dicenti impune non ex oriente lux 'from the East, the light' territory is disobeyed paretur with impunity' ex parte 'from a part' faber est suae quisque Every man is the artisan ex pede Herculem 'from Hercules' foot' fortunae of his own fortune ex post 'from after' do brave deeds and 'from a thing done fac fortia et patere ex post facto endure afterward' fac simile make a similar thing ex professo 'with due competence' facta, non verba actions, not words 'from knowledge, sea ex scientia tridens power.' falsus in uno, falsus in false in one thing, false in omnibus everything ex scientia vera 'from knowledge, truth.'
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Latin Translation Latin Translation From differing peoples gaudeamus hodie let us rejoice today fecisti patriam diversis you have made one de gentibus unam gaudeamus igitur therefore let us rejoice native land gaudium in veritate joy in truth happy is he who can felix qui potuit rerum universal things do not discover the causes of generalia specialibus cognoscere causas detract from specific things non derogant things
felo de se felon from himself
genius loci spirit of place fere libenter homines id men generally believe gesta non verba deeds, not words quod volunt credunt what they want to Glory to God in the
festina lente hurry slowly Gloria in Excelsis Deo Highest let justice be done,
fiat iustitia et pereat Gloria Patri Glory to the Father though the world shall mundus The glory of sons is their perish Gloria filiorum patres fathers ( Proverbs17:6) let justice be done should
fiat justitia ruat caelum the sky fall gloriosus et liber glorious and free gradibus ascendimus ascending by degrees fiat lux let light be made fiat voluntas Dei May God's will be done gradatim ferociter by degrees, ferociously fiat voluntas tua Thy will be done Grandescunt Aucta By hard work, all things Labore increase and grow Fidei Defensor (Fid Def) Defender of the Faith truth through God's or (fd) gratiae veritas naturae mercy and nature fidem scit He knows the faith graviora manent heavier things remain the faith by which it is fides qua creditur' Gravis Dulcis believed serious sweet immutable Immutabilis the faith which is fides quae creditur believed gutta cavat lapidem a water drop hollows a [non vi sed saepe stone [not by force, but fides quaerens faith seeking cadendo] by falling often] intellectum understanding You should have the
fidus Achates faithful Achates habeas corpus body finis vitae sed non The end of Life is not the
habemus papam we have a pope amoris end of Love Books have their destiny flagellum dei scourge of god
Habent sua fata libelli [according to the floruit (fl.) one flourished capabilities of the reader] she wavers and is not hac lege with this law fluctuat nec mergitur immersed haec olim meminisse one day, this will be fons et origo the spring and source iuvabit pleasing to remember fons sapientiae, verbum the fount of knowledge is I speak not of unknown haud ignota loquor Dei the word of God. things
fortes fortuna adiuvat Fortune favours the bold hic abundant leones here lions abound fortes in fide strong in faith hic et nunc here and now fortis cadere, cedere The brave may fall, but hic jacet (HJ) here lies non potest' cannot yield hic manebimus optime here we'll stay excellently fortis est veritas truth is strong
hic sunt dracones here there are dragons fortis et liber strong and free
hic sunt leones here there are lions fortiter et fideliter bravely and faithfully hinc illae lacrimae hence those tears
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Latin Translation Latin Translation historia vitae magistra history, the teacher of life igni ferroque with fire and iron hoc age do this ignis aurum probat fire tests gold hoc est bellum This is war ignis fatuus foolish fire hoc est Christum ignorantia legis non ignorance of the law is no To know Christ is to cognoscere, beneficia excusat excuse know his benefits eius cognoscere ignoratio elenchi ignorance of the issue hoc est enim corpus This is my Body unknown by means of the ignotum per ignotius meum more unknown homo homini lupus man [is a] wolf to man ignotus (ign.) unknown I am a human being; homo sum humani a me illi ordo (i.o.) in that order nothing human is strange nihil alienum puto imago Dei image of God to me
imitatio dei imitation of a god (I fear) a man of one homo unius libri (timeo) book imperium in imperio an order within an order hominem non morbum Treat the Man, not the imperium sine fine an empire without an end
cura Disease imprimatur let it be printed
honestes ante honores honesty before glory in absentia in the absence honor virtutis esteem is the reward of in actu in act praemium virtue in articulo mortis at the point of death honoris causa for the sake of honor in camera in the chamber hora fugit the hour flees in casu in the event hora somni (h.s.) at the hour of sleep in cauda venenum the poison is in the tail horas non numero nisi I do not count the hours of uncertain position incertae sedis serenas unless they are sunny (seat) hortus in urbe A garden in the city incredibile dictu incredible to say hortus siccus A dry garden in Deo speramus in God we hope horribile dictu horrible to say Index Librorum Index of Prohibited (or,
hostis humani generis enemy of the human race Prohibitorum Forbidden) Books I do not fabricate indivisibiliter ac indivisible and hypotheses non fingo hypotheses inseparabiliter inseparable ibidem (ibid.) in the same place in doubt, on behalf of the in dubio pro reo idem (id.) the same [alleged] culprit idem quod (i.q.) the same as in duplo in double id est (i.e.) that is in effigie in the likeness id quod plerumque that which generally in esse in existence accidit happens in extenso in the extended Idus Martiae the Ides of March in extremis in the furthest reaches Iesus Nazarenus Rex Jesus of Nazareth, King in fidem into faith Iudaeorum (INRI) of the Jews in fieri in becoming igitur qui desiderat Therefore whoever in fine (i.f.) in the end pacem, praeparet desires peace, let him Infinitus est numerus Infinite is the number of bellum prepare for war stultorum. fools. igne natura renovatur through fire, nature is God chooses the weak of integra reborn whole Infirma mundi elegit
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Latin Translation Latin Translation
Deus the world In rem to the thing in a blazing wrong, while in rerum natura in the nature of things in flagrante delicto the crime is blazing in retentis among things held back in flore in blossom in saeculo in the times in foro in forum in salvo in safety infra dignitatem (infra beneath one's dignity in situ in the place dig) In somnis veritas In dreams there is truth We enter the circle at in girum imus nocte et night and are consumed in spe in hope consumimur igni by fire In specialibus generalia To seek the general in the by this sign you will quaerimus specifics in hoc signo vinces conquer instante mense (inst.) in the present month in hunc effectum for this purpose in statu nascendi in the state of being born in illo tempore in that time intaminatis fulget Untarnished, she shines lit.: in the beginning is honoribus with honor in inceptum finis est the end integer vitae scelerisque unimpaired by life and in limine at the outset purus clean of wickedness in loco in the place inter alia (i.a.) among other things inter alios among others in loco parentis in the place of a parent in luce Tua videmus In the face of arms, the in Thy light we see light law falls mute, more lucem inter arma enim silent popularly rendered as In
leges in lumine tuo videbimus in your light we will see a time of war, the law lumen the light falls silent. in manus tuas into your hands I entrust inter caetera among others commendo spiritum my spirit meum inter spem et metum between hope and fear inter vivos between the living in medias res into the middle of things in memoriam into the memory in toto in all in necessariis unitas, in in necessary things unity, intra muros within the walls dubiis libertas, in in doubtful things liberty, intra vires within the powers omnibus caritas in all things charity in triplo in triple in nomine domini in the name of the Lord in utero in the womb in nuce in a nut Prepared for either in utrumque paratus In omnia paratus Ready for anything. (event) in omnibus requiem Everywhere I have in vacuo in a void quaesivi, et nusquam searched for peace and In varietate concordia united in diversity inveni nisi in angulo nowhere found it, except in vino veritas in wine [there is] truth cum libro in a corner with a book
in vitro in glass in partibus infidelium in the parts of the infidels
in vivo in life or in a living thing in pectore in the heart in a living thing [there is] in personam into a person in vivo veritas truth in posse in potential invictus maneo I remain unvanquished in propria persona in one's own person John is his name / Juan es Iohannes est nomen eius In re in the matter [of] su Nombre
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Latin Translation Latin Translation ipsa scientia potestas est knowledge itself is power according to the law of lege artis the art ipse dixit he himself said it the very words legem terrae the law of the land ipsissima verba themselves leges humanae laws of man are born, nascuntur, vivunt, et ipsissima voce the very 'voice' itself live and die moriuntur ipso facto by the fact itself leges sine moribus laws without morals [are] Ira Deorum Wrath of the Gods vanae vain Wrath (anger) is but a ira furor brevis est legitime lawfully brief madness lex artis law of the skill ita vero thus indeed the law of prayer is the ite missa est Go, it is the dismissal lex orandi, lex credendi law of faith iter legis The path of the law the law of God is the to cut the throat of lex dei vitae lampas iugulare mortuos lamp of life corpses the law that should be
lex ferenda iura novit curia the court knows the laws borne it is ignorance of the law iuris ignorantia est cum lex hac edictali the law here proclaims when we do not know our ius nostrum ignoramus lex in casu law in the event own rights the law that has been ius accrescendi right of accrual lex lata borne ius ad bellum law towards war lex loci law of the place ius cogens compelling law law that has not been lex non scripta ius in bello law in war written ius primae noctis law of the first night lex parsimoniae law of succinctness iustitia omnibus justice for all lex rex the law [is] king I bear the fortunes of iuventutis veho fortunas lex scripta written law youth
lex talionis the law of retaliation to the young nothing is iuventuti nil arduum lex tempus time is the law difficult libera te tutemet (ex
Labor omnia vincit Hard work conquers all Free yourself (from hell) inferis) Laborare pugnare To work, (or) to fight; we Libertas Justitia parati sumus are ready Liberty Justice Truth Veritas Labore et honore By labour and honour Libertas Quae Sera freedom which [is] Let us work for the Laboremus pro patria Tamen however late fatherland libra (lb) scales Laboris gloria Ludi Work hard, Play hard loco citato (lc) in the place cited lapsus linguae slip of the tongue locus classicus a classic place lapsus memoriae slip of memory place of (irremediable) Laudator Temporis locus deperditus praiser of time past loss Acti locus minoris Laudetur Jesus place of less resistance Praise (Be) Jesus Christ resistentiae
Christus sorrow itself, pain for its
lorem ipsum laus Deo praise be to God own sake lectori salutem greetings reader luceat lux vestra Let your light shine
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Latin Translation Latin Translation lucem sequimur We follow the light manu militari with a military hand luctor et emergo I struggle and emerge manu propria (m.p.) with one's own hand [it is] a grove by not manus celer Dei the swift hand of God lucus a non lucendo being light one hand washes the manus manum lavat lupus in fabula the wolf in the story other lupus non mordet a wolf does not bite a mare clausum closed sea lupum wolf mare liberum free sea lux et lex light and law mare nostrum our sea lux et veritas light and truth Mater Dei Mother of God lux ex tenebris light from darkness mater facit Mother Does It lux hominum vita life the light of men The mother is always
Mater semper certa est lux in Domino light in the Lord certain lux libertas light, liberty mater familias the mother of the family
Light of the mind, light materia medica medical matter lux mentis lux orbis of the world me vexat pede it annoys me at the foot
lux sit let there be light mea culpa my fault lux tua nos ducat Your Light Guides Us mea navis aëricumbens My hovercraft is full of magister dixit the teacher has said it anguillis abundat eels Macte animo! Generose Young, cheer up! This is media vita in morte In the midst of our lives puer sic itur ad astra the way to the skies. sumus we die
Magna Carta Great Charter Mediolanum captum est Milan has been captured
magna cum laude with great praise meliora better things Magna Europa est Great Europe is Our Melita, domi adsum Honey, I'm home! Patria Nostra Fatherland remember that [you will]
memento mori magna est vis great is the power of die consuetudinis habit memento vivere a reminder of life magno cum gaudio with great joy mindful of what has been memores acti prudentes magnum opus great work done, aware of what will futuri greater things are be maiora premunt pressing mens agitat molem the mind moves the mass mala fide in bad faith mens et manus mind and hand
mala tempora currunt bad times are upon us mens rea guilty mind male captus bene wrongly captured, mens sana in corpore a sound mind in a sound
detentus properly detained sano body malo periculosam I prefer liberty with meminerunt omnia lovers remember all libertatem quam danger to peace with amantes quietum servitium slavery metri causa for the sake of the meter malum discordiae apple of discord Miles Gloriosus Glorious Soldier malum quo communius the more common an evil minatur innocentibus he threatens the innocent eo peius is, the worse it is qui parcit nocentibus who spares the guilty malum in se wrong in itself mirabile dictu wonderful to tell wrong due to being mirabile visu wonderful by the sight malum prohibitum prohibited miscerique probat He approves of the
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Latin Translation Latin Translation populos et foedera jungi mingling of the peoples multum in parvo much in little and their bonds of union the world wants to be mundus vult decipi misera est servitus ubi miserable is that state of deceived jus est aut incognitum slavery in which the law munit haec et altera this one defends and the aut vagum is unknown or uncertain vincit other one conquers miserabile visu terrible by the sight after changing what
mutatis mutandis miserere nobis have mercy upon us needed to be changed missit me Dominus the Lord has sent me The unborn is deemed to nasciturus pro iam nato have been born to the mittimus we send habetur, quotiens de extent that his own
moving in a moving thing commodis eius agitur inheritance is concerned or, poetically, changing mobilis in mobili natura abhorret a through the changing nature abhors a vacuum medium vacuo modus operandi (M.O.) method of operating natura nihil frustra nature does nothing in facit vain modus ponens method of placing natura non contristatur nature is not saddened modus tollens method of removing nature does not make a modus vivendi method of living natura non facit saltum leap, thus neither does the mountaineers [are] ita nec lex montaini semper liberi law always free
natura non facit saltus nature makes no leaps Badge of the Rock of Montis Insignia Calpe naturalia non sunt What is natural is not Gibraltar turpia dirty. mortui vivos docent The dead teach the living You may drive out more ferarum like beasts naturam expellas furca, Nature with a pitchfork, morior invictus death before defeat tamen usque recurret. yet she still will hurry we who are about to die back. morituri nolumus mori don't want to navigare necesse est to sail is necessary; to those who are about to vivere non est necesse live is not necessary morituri te salutant die salute you ne plus ultra nothing more beyond death is certain, its hour Cobbler, no further than mors certa, hora incerta ne sutor ultra crepidam is uncertain the sandal! mors omnibus death to all nec dextrorsum, nec Neither to the right nor to mors tua vita mea your death, my life sinistrorsum the left death conquers all or without hope, without mors vincit omnia nec spe, nec metu death always wins fear morte magis metuenda old age should rather be nec tamen and yet it was not senectus feared than death consumebatur consumed mortuum flagellas you are flogging a dead nec temere nec timide neither reckless nor timid the custom of our neca eos omnes, deus kill them all, God will mos maiorum ancestors suos agnoscet know his own. nemine contradicente with no one speaking motu proprio on his own initiative (nem. con.) against mulgere hircum to milk a male goat nemo dat quod non no one gives what he multa paucis Say much in few words
habet does not have from many peoples, multis e gentibus vires nemo est supra legis nobody is above the law strength
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Latin Translation Latin Translation no man shall be a judge nolens volens unwilling, willing nemo iudex in causa sua in his own cause noli me tangere do not touch me peace visits not the guilty nemo malus felix noli turbare circulos Do not disturb my mind meos circles! nemo me impune no one provokes me with to be unwilling to
nolle prosequi lacessit impunity prosecute nemo mortalium No mortal is wise at all nolo contendere I do not wish to contend omnibus horis sapit times
nomen dubium doubtful name nemo nisi per amicitiam No one learns except by nomen est omen the name is a sign cognoscitur friendship nomen nescio (N.N.) I do not know the name nemo saltat sobrius Nobody dances sober
nomen nudum naked name nemo tenetur seipsum no one is bound to accuse not twice in the same accusare himself non bis in idem thing No great man ever Nemo igitur vir magnus existed who did not enjoy not the cause for the sine aliquo adflatu non causa pro causa some portion of divine cause divino umquam fuit
inspiration non compos mentis not in control of the mind
nervos belli, pecuniam Endless money forms the non ducor, duco I am not led; I lead infinitam sinews of war non constat it is not certain nothing to do with the you should not make evil nihil ad rem non facias malum ut point in order that good may be inde fiat bonum nihil dicit he says nothing made from it
nihil novi nothing of the new non impediti ratione unencumbered by the congitatonis thought process nihil obstat nothing prevents non in legendo sed in the laws depend not on Nihil sine Deo Nothing without God intelligendo legis being read, but on being nil admirari be surprised at nothing consistunt understood nothing must be nil desperandum non liquet it is not proven despaired at non loqui sed facere not talk but action (about the dead say) nil nisi bonum nothing unless (it is) non mihi solum not for myself alone
good non nobis solum not for ourselves alone no terror, except to the not standing in the way of nil nisi malis terrori non obstante veredicto bad a verdict nil per os, rarely non per nothing through the non olet it doesn't smell os (n.p.o.) mouth non omnis moriar I shall not all die nothing [is] enough nil satis nisi optimum non plus ultra nothing further beyond unless [it is] the best
non possumus not possible nil sine labore nothing without labour to not go forward is to go non progredi est regredi nothing without the backward nil sine numine divine will non prosequitur he does not proceed Nothing [is] arduous for nil volentibus arduum the willing non scholae, sed vitae We learn not for school,
discimus but for life. if not the Lord, [it is] in nisi Dominus frustra vain non quis sed quid not who but what
it does not follow nisi prius unless previously non sequitur
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non serviam I will not serve servitutem paratos non sibi Not for self. Oh, the times! Oh, the O tempora O mores Not for one's self but for morals! non sibi, sed suis one's own. obiit (ob.) one died Not for self, but for The old woman dies, the non sibi, sed patria obit anus, abit onus Country. burden is lifted Not for self, but for obliti privatorum, Forget private affairs, non silba, sed anthar; others; God will publica curate take care of public ones Deo vindice vindicate. obiter dictum a thing said in passing non sum qualis eram I am not such as I was the truth being enveloped
obscuris vera involvens non teneas aurum by obscure things Do not hold as gold all totum quod splendet ut the obscure by means of that shines as gold. obscurum per obscurius aurum the more obscure non timebo mala I will fear no evil oculus dexter (O.D.) right eye Not through violence, but non vi, sed verbo oculus sinister (O.S.) left eye through the word alone let them hate, so long as oderint dum metuant nosce te ipsum know thyself they fear nosus decipio we cheat odi et amo I hate and I love noster nostri Literally Our ours odi profanum vulgus et I hate the unholy rabble nota bene (n.b.) mark well arceo and keep them away
novus ordo seclorum new order of the ages odium theologicum theological hatred Not a day without a line oleum camino (To pour) oil on the fire nulla dies sine linea drawn. omne ignotum pro every unknown thing [is
nulla poena sine lege no penalty without a law magnifico taken] for great For the tenacious, no road omnia dicta fortiora si everything said [is] nulla tenaci invia est via is impassable. dicta Latina stronger if said in Latin nullam rem natam no thing born omnia mutantur, nihil Everything changes, nulli secundus second to none interit nothing perishes nullius in verba On the word of no man omnia omnibus All Things to All Men nullum crimen, nulla no crime, no punishment omnia vincit amor Love conquers all poena sine praevia lege without a previous penal Every living thing is from
omne vivum ex ovo poenali law an egg nullum magnum There has been no great everything [is] pure to the
omnia munda mundis ingenium sine mixtura wisdom without an pure [men] dementiae fuit element of madness all things are presumed to omnia praesumuntur numerus clausus closed number be lawfully done, until it legitime facta donec is shown [to be] in the nunc dimittis now you send probetur in contrarium reverse nunc est bibendum now is the time to drink omnibus idem the same to all nunc pro tunc now for then omnis traductor Every translator is a nunc scio quid sit amor now I know what love is traditor traitor nunquam minus solus never less alone than Omnis Vir Tigris Everyone A Tiger quam cum solus when alone. omnium gatherum gathering of all nunquam non paratus never unprepared
onus probandi burden of proof O homines ad Men fit to be slaves!
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Latin Translation Latin Translation onus procedendi burden of procedure pax aeterna eternal peace
opera omnia all works Pax Americana American Peace
opera posthuma posthumous works Pax Britannica British Peace the act of doing Pax Christi Peace of Christ operari sequitur esse something follows the act pax Dei peace of God of being Pax Deorum Peace of the Gods opere citato (op. cit.) in the work that was cited Pax Domine Peace, lord leading the way with operibus anteire pax et bonum peace and the good deeds pax et lux peace and light ophidia in herba a snake in the grass pax in terra Peace on earth opus anglicanum English work
Pax Europaea European peace
Opus Dei The Work of God
Pax Hispanica Spanish peace ora et labora pray and work peace of mothers, ora pro nobis pray for us pax maternum, ergo therefore peace of pax familiarum oratio directa direct speech families oratio obliqua indirect speech Pax Mongolica Mongolian Peace the world does not suffice orbis non sufficit Pax Romana Roman Peace the world is not enough
Pax Sinica Chinese Peace orbis unum One world Pax tecum Peace be with you Out of chaos, comes ordo ab chao pax vobiscum peace [be] with you order Peccavi I have sinned orta recens quam pura newly risen, how brightly nites you shine pecunia non olet the money doesn't smell if you know how to use pace in peace pecunia, si uti scis, money, money is your pace tua your peace ancilla est; si nescis, slave; if you don't, money domina pacta sunt servanda agreements must be kept is your master palma non sine pulvere no reward without effort pendent opera the work hangs
panem et circenses bread and circuses interrupta interrupted
para bellum prepare for war per By, through, by means of
parens patriae parent of the nation through difficulties to per angusta ad augusta greatness Pari passu with equal step parva sub ingenti the small under the huge per annum (pa.) per year When you are steeped in per ardua through adversity parvis imbutus tentabis little things, you shall through hard work, great per ardua ad alta grandia tutus safely attempt great heights are achieved things through struggles to the
per ardua ad astra passim here and there stars
pater familias father of the family through hardships to the
per aspera ad astra stars Pater Patriae Father of the Nation pater peccavi father, I have sinned per capsulam through the small box
Pater Omnipotens Father Almighty per capita by heads pauca sed matura few, but ripe per contra through the contrary pauca sed bona few, but good per curiam through the senate
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through the cross we hoc because of this per crucem vincemus shall conquer post festum after the feast per definitionem through the definition post meridiem (p.m.) after midday per diem (pd.) by day post mortem (pm) after death per mare per terram By Sea and by Land Post mortem auctoris after the author's death per mensem (pm.) by month (p.m.a.) after the time before per os (p.o.) through the mouth post prandial midday per pedes by feet after what has been per procura (p.p.) or (per through the agency post scriptum (p.s.) pro) written post tenebras lux, or per quod by reason of which after darkness, [I hope post tenebras spero per rectum (pr) through the rectum for] light lucem per se through itself we grow in the esteem of postera crescam laude per stirpes through the roots future generations per unitatem vis through unity, strength praemonitus forewarned is forearmed per veritatem vis through truth, strength praemunitus per volar sunata[sic] born to fly upwards* praesis ut prosis ne ut Lead in order to serve, perge sequar advance, I follow imperes not in order to rule praeter legem after the law perpetuum mobile thing in perpetual motion
prima facie at first sight persona non grata person not pleasing petitio principii request of the beginning prima luce at dawn I am a primate; nothing pia desideria pious longings primas sum: primatum about primates is outside nil a me alienum puto pia fraus pious fraud of my bailiwick
pious mother pia mater primum mobile first moving thing pinxit one painted
primum movens prime mover pluralis majestatis plural of majesty
primum non nocere first, to not harm plus minusve (p.m.v.) more or less
primus inter pares first among equals
further beyond plus ultra principia probant non principles prove; they are pollice compresso favor goodwill decided by probantur not proved iudicabatur compressed thumb prior tempore potior earlier in time, stronger in pollice verso with a turned thumb iure law
bridge of asses pons asinorum pro bono publico for the public good
Pontifex Maximus Greatest High Priest pro Brasilia fiant let exceptional things be
posse comitatus force of the county eximia made for Brazil post aut propter after it or by means of it Pro deo et patria For God and Country for (one’s own) home or post cibum (p.c.) after food pro domo post coitum After sex house
After sexual intercourse pro forma for form post coitum omne every animal is sad, pro gloria et patria for gloria and fatherland animal triste est sive except the cock and the gallus et mulier pro hac vice for this occasion woman
pro multis for many after this, therefore post hoc ergo propter pro patria for country
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Latin Translation Latin Translation pro patria vigalans watchful for the country insane
pro rata for the rate quem di diligunt he whom the gods love pro rege et lege for king and the law adulescens moritur dies young for a thing that has been questio quid iuris I ask what law? pro re nata (prn) born qui bono who with good pro studio et labore for study and work literally qui instead of
qui pro quo pro se for oneself quo (medieval Latin) pro tanto for so much qui tacet consentire he who is silent is taken videtur to agree pro tempore for the time qui tam pro domino he who brings an action probatio pennae testing of the pen rege quam pro se ipso for the king as well as for propria manu (p.m.) by one's own hand in hac parte sequitur himself propter vitam vivendi to destroy the reasons for qui totum vult totum he who wants everything perdere causas living for the sake of life perdit loses everything launch forward into the he who transplanted still provehito in altum qui transtulit sustinet deep sustains proxime accessit he came next quia suam uxorem because he should wish proximo mense (prox.) in the following month etiam suspiciore vacare even his wife to be free pulvis et umbra sumus we are dust and shadow vellet from suspicion punctum saliens leaping point quid agis What's going on? as far as the world quid est veritas What is truth? qua patet orbis extends What of the new out of quid novi ex Africa quaecumque sunt vera whatsoever is true Africa? quaecumque vera doce Teach me whatsoever is quid pro quo what for what me true quid nunc What now? quae non prosunt what alone is not useful quidquid Latine dictum whatever has been said in singula multa iuvant helps when accumulated sit altum videtur Latin seems deep quaere seek Quieta non movere don't move settled things quaerite primum seek ye first the kingdom quis custodiet ipsos Who will guard the regnum Dei of God custodes? guards themselves? As what kind of artist do quis leget haec? Who will read this? qualis artifex pereo I perish? quis ut Deus Who [is] as God? quamdiu (se) bene Legal Latin: as long as he Something more beyond quo amplius eo amplius gesserit shall have behaved well plenty quando omni flunkus, When all else fails, play quo errat demonstrator where the prover errs mortati dead quo fata ferunt where the fates bear us to quantum libet (q.l.) as much as pleases quo usque tandem For how much longer? quantum sufficit (qs) as much as is enough
quo vadis Where are you going? quaque hora (qh) every hour quod erat which was to be wherefore he broke the quare clausum fregit demonstrandum (Q.E.D.) demonstrated close quod erat faciendum which was to be done quater in die (qid) four times a day (Q.E.F) quem deus vult perdere, Whom the gods would quod est (q.e.) which is dementat prius destroy, they first make quod gratis asseritur, what is asserted without
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Latin Translation Latin Translation gratis negatur reason may be denied requiescat in pace let him rest in peace without reason (R.I.P.) what is permitted to rerum cognoscere to learn the causes of quod licet Iovi, non licet Jupiter is not permitted to causas things
bovi
an ox res gestae things done
quod me nutrit me what nourishes me res ipsa loquitur the thing speaks for itself destruit destroys me res judicata judged thing quod natura non dat what nature does not look behind, look here, respice adspice prospice Salmantica non give, Salamanca does not look ahead praestat provide respice finem look back at the end What I have written I
Quod scripsi, scripsi. have written. respondeat superior let the superior respond restoration to original
quod vide (q.v.) which see restitutio in integrum condition quomodo vales how are you? actions speak louder than
res, non verba quorum of whom words Those whom true love quos amor verus tenuit res nullius nobody's property has held, it will go on tenebit king even of faithful holding rex regum fidelum et kings As many heads, so many
Quot capita tot sensus opinions rigor mortis stiffness of death Can you help laughing, quot homines tot how many people, so risum teneatis, amici? sententiae many opinions friends?
radix malorum est Roma invicta Unconquerable Rome the root of evils is desire
cupiditas Romanes eunt domus Romanes go the house Rara avis (Rarissima rosa rubicundior lilio redder than the rose, Rare bird (very rare bird) avis) candidior omnibus whiter than the lilies, formosior semper in te fairer than all things, I do ratio decidendi reasoning for the decision glorior ever glory in thee ratio legis reasoning of law rus in urbe A countryside in the city
ratione soli by account of the ground saltus in demonstrando leap in explaining re [in] the matter of a stronghold (or refuge) with matters standing salus in arduis rebus sic stantibus in difficulties thus salus populi suprema the welfare of the people recte et fideliter Upright and Faithful lex esto is to be the highest law leading back to the
reductio ad absurdum salva veritate with truth intact absurd
Salvator Mundi Savior of the World leading back to the reductio ad infinitum infinite salvo errore et save for error and omissione (s.e.e.o.) omission
regnat populus the people rule salvo honoris titulo save for title of honor Regnum Mariae Kingdom of Mary, the (SHT) Patrona Hungariae Patron of Hungary Sancta Sedes Holy Chair remit Sancta Simplicitas Holy Innocence repetita juvant repeating does good With holiness and with Sancte Et Sapienter repetitio est mater repetition is the mother of wisdom studiorum study
Sanctum Sanctorum Holy of Holies
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sapere aude dare to be wise semper fidelis always faithful sapientia et doctrina Wisdom and Learning semper fortis always brave Knowledge and semper instans always threatening sapienta et eloquencia Eloquence semper invicta always invincible sapientia, pax, Wisdom, Peace, semper liber always free fraternitas Fraternity semper paratus always prepared sapienti sat enough for the wise semper primus always first Knowledge through always in need of being [hard] work or By means semper reformanda reformed of knowledge and hard scientia ac labore always where under work or Through semper ubi sub ubi knowledge and [hard] where work semper vigilans always vigilant Knowledge, more lasting semper vigilo always vigilant scientia, aere perennius than bronze Senatus Populusque The Senate and the Religion and knowledge Romanus (SPQR) People of Rome scientia cum religione united with the broad, or
sensu lato Knowledge is the general, meaning scientia imperii decus et adornment and safeguard tutamen sensu stricto cf. stricto with the tight meaning of the Empire sensu
scientia vincere Conquering darkness by serviam I will serve tenebras science servant of the servants of For also knowledge itself servus servorum Dei scientia ipsa potentia est God is power words a foot and a half sesquipedalia verba scio I know long knowledge which is Si hoc legere scis scire quod sciendum If you can read this, you worth having nimium eruditionis have too much education. scribimus indocti habes Each desperate blockhead
doctique poemata dares to write si omnes... ego non if all ones... not I passim si peccasse negamus if we refuse to make a by the shield of God's scuto amoris divini fallimur et nulla est in mistake, we are deceived, love nobis veritas and there's no truth in us seculo seculorum Forever and Ever if you can better these si quid novisti rectius principles, tell me; if not, sed ipse spiritus But the same Spirit istis, candidus imperti; join me in following postulat pro nobis, intercedes incessantly for si nil, his utere mecum. gemitibus us, with inexpressible them inenarrabilibus groans si quaeris peninsulam if you seek a delightful sedes apostolica apostolic chair amoenam circumspice peninsula, look around If you had kept your seat (i.e. location) si tacuisses, philosophus sedes incertae silence, you would have uncertain mansisses stayed a philosopher sede vacante with the seat being vacant always towards better si vales valeo (SVV) if you are well, I am well semper ad meliora If you want to be loved, things si vis amari ama semper eadem always the same love semper excelsius always higher si vis pacem, para if you want peace,
bellum prepare for war
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sic thus upon us sic et non thus and not the sun shines on sic gorgiamus allos we gladly feast on those sol lucet omnibus everyone, Petronius, subjectatos nunc who would subdue us Satyricon Lybri 100 the sun rules over sic infit so it begins sol omnia regit everything thus you shall go to the sic itur ad astra stars sola fide by faith alone sic passim Thus here and there sola gratia by grace alone sic semper erat, et sic Thus has it always been, sola lingua bona est the only good language is semper erit and thus shall it ever be lingua mortua a dead language
sola scriptura by scripture alone sic semper tyrannis thus always to tyrants thus passes the glory of sola nobilitat virtus Virtue alone ennobles sic transit gloria mundi the world soli Deo gloria (S.D.G.) glory to God alone use [what is] yours so as solus Christus Christ alone sic utere tuo ut alienum not to harm [what is] of non laedas solus ipse I alone others
solvitur ambulando It is solved by walking sic vita est thus is life Spartam nactus es; your lot is cast in Sparta, signetur (sig) or (S/) let it be labeled hanc exorna be a credit to it signum fidei Sign of the Faith specialia generalibus special departs from silentium est aureum silence is golden derogant general similia similibus similar things take care of speculum speculorum mirror of mirrors curantur similar things spem reduxit he has restored hope simplicity is the sign of simplex sigillum veri spiritus mundi spirit of the world truth the spirit spreads spiritus ubi vult spirat sine anno (s.a.) without a year wherever it wants sine die without a day splendor sine occasu brightness without setting without anger and stamus contra malo we stand against by evil sine ira et studio fondness stante pede with a standing foot sine loco (s.l.) without a place to stand by the decided
stare decisis sine nomine (s.n.) without a name things Without penalty, there is There is a day [turn] for sine poena nulla lex stat sua cuique dies no law everybody sine qua non without which not statim (stat) immediately sine remediis medicina without remedies status quo the situation in which debilis est medicine is powerless
status quo ante bellum the state before the war without knowledge, skill sine scientia ars nihil est stercus accidit shit happens is nothing stet let it stand sisto activitatem I cease the activity let the fortune of the sit sine labe decus let honour stainless be stet fortuna domus house stand may the earth be light to sit tibi terra levis stipendium peccati you the reward of sin is death mors est may there be forgiveness sit venia verbo the heights yield to for the word strenuis ardus cedunt endeavour sol iustitiae illustra nos Sun of Justice, shine
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Latin Translation Latin Translation stricto sensucf. sensu to render to every man
with the tight meaning suum cuique tribuere stricto his due
stupor mundi the wonder of the world tabula rasa scraped tablet
sua sponte by its own accord tabula gratulatoria congratulatory tablet sub anno under the year talis qualis just as such The Light Under the sub cruce lumen taliter qualiter somewhat Cross technica impendi Technology impulses sub divo under the wide open sky nationi nations sub finem toward the end temet nosce know thyself
sub judice under a judge Tempora Heroica Heroic Age
sub poena under penalty Te occidere possunt sed They can kill you but
sub rosa under the rose te edere non possunt they cannot eat you it is sub specie aeternitatis under the sight of eternity nefas est against the law sub specie Dei under the sight of God tempora mutantur et the times are changing,
nos mutamur in illis and we change in them
sub tuum praesidium Beneath thy compassion time, devourer of all Under the shade I tempus edax rerum Sub umbra floreo things flourish
tempus fugit time flees sub verbo; sub voce tempus rerum time, commander of all sublimis ab unda Raised from the waves imperator things subsiste sermonem stop speaking tempus vernum spring time statim immediately tempus volat hora fugit time flies, the hour flees
sui generis Of its own kind Tentanda Via The way must be tried
sui iuris Of one's own right teneo te Africa I hold you, Africa! sum quod eris I am what you will be ter in die (t.i.d.) thrice in a day sum quod sum I am what I am The hour finishes the Terminat hora diem; summa cum laude with highest praise day; the author finishes terminat auctor opus. summa summarum all in all his work summum bonum the supreme good terminus ante quem limit before which
sunt lacrimae rerum there are tears for things terra australis incognita unknown southern land
sunt omnes unum they are all one terra firma solid land
Children are children, sunt pueri pueri, pueri terra incognita unknown land and children do childish puerilia tractant terra nova new land things
terra nullius land of none
suo jure in one's own right let them illuminate the terras irradient suo motu upon one's own initiative lands suos cultores scientia Knowledge crowns those tertium non datur a third is not given coronat who seek Her tertium quid a third something super fornicam on the lavatory one witness is not a testis unus, testis nullus supero omnia I surpass everything witness surdo oppedere to belch before the deaf timeo Danaos et dona I fear Greeks even if they
surgam I shall rise ferentes bring gifts sursum corda Lift up your hearts timidi mater non flet A coward's mother does
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Latin Translation Latin Translation not weep ubi solitudinem faciunt They make a desert and timor mortis conturbat the fear of death pacem appellant call it peace
me confounds me ubi sunt where are they? Totus Tuus totally yours last method ultima ratio the final argument translatio imperii transfer of rule the last resort (as force) Treuga Dei Truce of God ultimo mense (ult.) in the last month tu autem you indeed
ultra vires beyond powers tu autem domine But Thou, O Lord, have miserere nobis mercy upon us ululas Athenas (to send) owls to Athens tu fui ego eris I was you; you will be me una hirundo non facit One Swallow does not ver make Summer you should not give in to tu ne cede malis, sed the only safety for the evils, but proceed ever una salus victis nullam contra audentior ito conquered is to hope for more boldly against them sperare salutem no safety tu quoque you too unitas per servitiam Unity Through Service tuebor I will protect uno flatu in one breath uberrima fides most abundant faith unus multorum one of many ubertas et fidelitas fertility and faithfulness To the City and the Circle
where [it is] well, there Urbi et Orbi ubi bene ibi patria [of the lands] [is] the fatherland urbs in horto City in a garden ubi caritas et amor where there is charity and Deus ibi est love, God is there usus est magister Practice is the best optimus teacher. where there is doubt there ubi dubium ibi libertas is freedom ut biberent quoniam so that they might drink, esse nollent since they refused to eat Where [there is] a right, ubi jus ibi remedium there [is] a remedy ut incepit fidelis sic as she began loyal, so she permanet persists where [there is] honey, ubi mel ibi apes though the power be there [are] bees ut desint vires, tamen lacking, the will is to be where [there is] doubt, est laudanda voluntas ubi dubium ibi libertas praised all the same there [is] freedom ut infra as below where [there is] liberty, ubi libertas ibi patria there [is] the fatherland ut prosim That I may serve Where you are worth ut proverbium loguitur You know what they ubi nihil vales, ibi nihil nothing, there you will vetus... say... velis wish for nothing ut res magis valeat That the matter may have where [there is] no quam pereat effect rather than fail ubi non accusator ibi accuser, there [is] no ut retro as backwards non iudex judge ut Roma cadit, sic As Rome falls, so [falls] where there is pus, there omnis terra. the whole world. ubi pus, ibi evacua evacuate it So there might be an end ut sit finis litium Ubique, quo fas et Everywhere, Where of litigation gloria ducunt Right And Glory Leads ut supra as above ubi re vera when, in a true thing as the extension, so the ut tensio sic vis if there's a society, law force ubi societas ibi ius will be there utilis in ministerium usefulness in service
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Latin Translation Latin Translation utraque unum both into one veritas, fides, sapientia Truth, Faith, Wisdom
vade mecum go with me veritas curat The Truth Cures.
vade retro Satana Go back, Satan! veritas diaboli manet in Devil's truth remain aeternum eternally vae victis Woe to the conquered! Advancing (with) Truth vanitas vanitatum vanity of vanities; veritate duce progredi omnia vanitas everything [is] vanity Leading. veritas et virtus Truth and virtue vaticinium ex eventu prophecy from the event vel non or not veritas in caritate Truth Through Caring To be willing is to be veritas lux mea Truth is my light. velle est posse able. (non-literal: Where veritas odit moras Truth hates delay there's a will, there's a way.) veritas omnia vincit Truth defeats all things velocius quam asparagi more rapidly than veritas unitas caritas Truth, Unity, Love coquantur asparagus will be cooked
veritas vos liberabit the truth will set you free As a tree with the passage velut arbor aevo of time. [in] veritate et caritate with truth and love I came, I saw, I veritate et virtute with truth and courage veni, vidi, vici conquered veritatem fratribus to bear witness to the From whence you came, testari truth in brotherhood venisti remanebis donec you shall remain, until vero nihil verius nothing truer than truth denuo completus sis you are complete again vero possumus Yes, we can. vera causa true cause versus (vs) or (v.) towards words are to be verba ita sunt veto I forbid understood such that the intelligenda ut res vi et animo With heart and soul subject matter may be magis valeat quam more effective than by the power of truth, I, pereat vi veri universum vivus wasted while living, have vici conquered the universe verba volant, scripta words fly away, writings manent remain via by the road The Way, the Truth and verbatim word for word via, veritas, vita the Life word for word and letter verbatim et litteratim by letter via media middle road servant of the divine vice in place of verbi divini minister Word vice versa with position turned versa vice verbi gratia for example (v.gr. or VG) victoria aut mors Victory or death! Verbum Dei Word of God victoria concordia Victory comes from verbum Domini manet The Word of the Lord crescit harmony in aeternum (VDMA) Endures Forever the victorious cause A word to the wise is victrix causa diis placuit pleased the gods, but the verbum sap sufficient sed victa Catoni conquered cause pleased Cato veritas truth veritas, bonitas, Truth, Goodness, Beauty, vide infra (v.i.) see below pulchritudo, sanctitas and Holiness vide supra (v.s.) see above veritas Christo et Truth for Christ and vincit omnia veritas Truth conquers all ecclesiae Church videlicet (viz.) namely, that is to say, as
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Latin Translation Latin Translation follows flourish! I see and approve of the vivat rex May the King live! video meliora proboque better, but I follow the deteriora sequor vive memor leti I live remembering death worse vivere est cogitare To live is to think video et taceo I see and keep silent vivere est vincere To live is to conquer I see it, but I don't believe video sed non credo vivere militare est To live is to fight it vive ut vivas live so that you may live promotes one's innate vim promovet insitam power called and not called, vocatus atque non God will be present, or it is permitted to see, one videre licet vocatus Deus aderit called and even not may see called, God approaches Overcome Evil with vince malum bono to one willing, no harm is Good
volenti non fit injuria done or to him who you know [how] to win, consents, no harm is done vincere scis Hannibal Hannibal; you do not votum separatum separate vow victoria uti nescis know [how] to use victory the voice of one shouting in the desert (or, vincit qui patitur he conquers who endures vox clamantis in deserto traditionally, the voice of he conquers who vincit qui se vincit one crying in the conquers himself wilderness) viriliter agite estote Quit ye like men, be vox nihili voice of nothing fortes strong
vox populi voice of the people [A] wise man does not vir prudens non contra urinate [up] against the ventum mingit wind virtus et scientia virtue and knowledge virtus sola nobilitas virtue alone [is] noble virtus unita fortior virtue united [is] stronger Virtue stands in the virtus in media stat middle. Strength rejoices in the virtus tentamine gaudet challenge.
virtute et armis by virtue and arms vis legis power of the law visio dei Vision of a god vita ante acta a life done before [Mary our] life, vita, dulcedo, spes sweetness, hope vita incerta, mors Life is uncertain, death is certissima most certain vita summa brevis spem the shortness of life nos vetat incohare prevents us from longam entertaining far-off hopes viva voce living voice vivat crescat floreat may it live, grow, and
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