Common Latin Phrases and Abbreviations A ars gratia artis - art for art's sake ab aeterno - from the beginning of time artium baccalaureus - Bachelor of Arts (BA) a bene placito - at one's pleasure artium magister - Master of Arts (MA) ab imo pectore - from the bottom of the heart audaces fortuna iuvat - fortune favours the bold ab incunabulis - from the cradle aude sapere - dare to know ab initio - from the beginning aurea mediocritas - the golden mean ab intestato - having made no will aurora australis - the southern lights ab ovo - from the egg aurora borealis - the northern lights absente reo - in absence of the defendant aut vincere aut mori - either conquer or die absit invidia - no offence intended ave atque vale - hello and goodbye ab urbe condita - from the foundation of the city (Rome) Ave Maria - Hail Mary a capite ad calcem - from head to heel a verbis ad verbera - from words to blows a contrario - from a contrary position B a cruce salus - from the cross comes salvation beatae memoriae - of blessed memory acte est fabula - the play is finished Beata Virgo (Maria)- the Blessed Virgin (Mary) actus reus - guilty act bella gerant alii - let others wage war AD (Anno Domini) - in the year of the Lord bibere venenum in auro - drink poison from a cup of gold ad absurdum - to the point of absurdity b.i.d. (bis in die) - twice a day addendum - a thing to be added bona fide - acting in good faith ad hoc - to this particular purpose ad hominem - according to the person C ad infinitum - to infinity c. (circa) - approximately ad interim - for the meantime cadit quaestio - the question drops ad lib (ad libitum) - as one pleases caeca invidia est - envy is blind ad locum - at the place carpe diem - sieze the day ad maiorem Dei gloriam - for the greater glory of God casus belli - an act used to justify war ad nauseum - to the point of making one sick cave - beware! ad rem - to the point caveat - let him/her beware adsum - I am here caveat emptor - let the buyer beware advocatus diaboli - the devil's advocate cave canem - beware of the dog aet. (aetatis) - age cedo maiori - I yield to a greater person a fortiori - by stronger reason cetera desunt - the rest is missing agenda - things to be done ceteris paribus - other things being equal Agnus Dei - the Lamb of God cf. (confer) - compare AH (anno hegirae) - in the year of the hegira Codex Juris Canonici - book of canon law alea iacta est - the die is cast cogito ergo sum - I think therefore I am alias - otherwise commune bonum - the common good alibi - elsewhere compos mentis - of sound mind (and judgement) alma mater - nurturing mother concordia discors - discordant harmony alter ego - other self / also known as coniunctis viribus - with united powers alumnus - nursling (former pupil) consensu omnium - by the agreement of all am (ante meridiem) -before midday consummatum est - it is completed a mensa et thoro - from board and bed (legal separation) contra mundum - against the world amicus curiae - friend of the court coram populo - before the public amor patriae - love of country Corpus Christi - the body of Christ an. (anno) - year corpus delicti - the body of the crime anno mundi - in the year of the world Corpus Juris Canonici - the body of canon law anno regni - in the year of reign Corpus Juris Civilis - the body of civil law annus horribilis - a horrible year corpus vile - worthless body annus mirabilis - a wonderful year corrigenda - things to be corrected ante - before crescite et multiplicamini - increase and multiply antebellum - before the war crimen falsi - perjury ante-mortem - before death crux - puzzle a.p. (ante prandium) - before a meal cui bono - for whose advantage a posse ad esse - from possibility to actuality culpa - a sin a posteriori - from what comes later cum - with a priori - from what comes before cum grano salis - with a grain of salt aqua vitae - water of life (brandy) cum laude - with praise arbiter elegantiae - judge in matters of taste curriculum vitae - the course of one's life arcana imperii - secrets of the empire custos morum - guardian of morals

D et sic de ceteris - and so to of the rest data et accepta - expenditure and receipts et tu, Brute - and you, Brutus decrevi - i have decreed e vestigio - from where one stands de die in diem - from day to day ex - out of de facto - in fact ex cathedra - with authority Dei gratia- by the grace of God excelsior - higher de integro - repeat again from the start exceptio probat regulam - the exception proves the rule de iure - according to law exceptis excipiendis - excepting what is to be excepted de novo - anew exeat - let him/her go out de mortuis nil nisi bonum - speak no ill of the dead exeunt - they go out Deo adiuvante - with God's help exeunt omnes - all go out Deo favente - with God's favour ex gratia - done as a favour Deo gratias - thanks be to God ex hypothesi - from the hypothesis Deo Optimo Maximo - to God, the Best, the Greatest exit - he/she goes out Deo volente - God willing exitus acta probat - the outcome justifies the deed de profundis - up from the depths (of misery) ex libris - from the library of desunt cetera - the rest is missing ex more - according to custom deus absconditus - a god who is hidden from man ex officio - by right of office deus ex machina - god from the machine ex parte - on behalf of one party only Deus vobiscum - God be with you ex post facto - from what is done afterward Deus vult - God wills it ex proprio motu - voluntarily diem perdidi - I have lost a day ex silentio - from silence (from lack of contrary Dies Irae - Day of Wrath evidence) dies non - business free day extempore - without premeditation dira necessitas - grim necessity ex voto - according to one's vow disjecta membra - the scattered remains F divide et impera - divide and rule facile princeps - acknowledged leader dixi - i have spoken facta, non verba - deeds, not words docendo discimus - by teaching, we learn factum est - it is done doli capax - capable of crime fama semper vivat - may his/her fame last forever Domine, dirige nos - Lord, direct us favete linguis - to keep a (religious) silence Dominus illuminatio mea - the Lord is my light fec. (fecit) - made by Dominus vobiscum - the Lord be with you felix culpa - happy fault (domus) dulcis domus - (home) sweet home felo de se - suicide dramatis personae - characters of the play festina lente - make haste slowly dum spiro, spero - while I breathe, I hope fiat - let it be done E fiat lux - let there be light ecce homo - behold the man Fidei Defensor - defender of the faith ecce signum - behold the proof fidus Achates - faithful Achates (friend) e contrario - from a contrary position filioque - and from the son editio princeps - first printed edition filius nullius - a bastard e.g. (exempli gratia) - by grace of example finis - the end ego et rex meus - I and my King flagrante delicto - in the act of committing a crime eiusdem generis - of the same kind flamma fumo est proxima - the is no smoke without fire emeritus - honourably discharged from service floruit - flourished eo ipso - by that very act fons et origo - the source and origin eo nomine - under that name fortes fortuna adiuvat - fortune favors the brave e pluribus unum - one out of many fugit hora - the hour flies e re nata - as circumstances dictate G E.R. (Elizabeth Regina/Eduardus Rex) - Queen genius loci - the guardian spirit of the place Elizabeth/King Edward gloria - glory ergo bibamus - therefore, let us drink Gloria in Excelsis Deo - glory to God in the highest errare humanum est - to err is human Gloria Patri - glory to the Father erratum (errata) - error (errors) graviora manent - greater dangers await est deus in nobis - the is a god inside us esto perpetue - may you last for ever H et al. (et alii/et aliae/et alia) - and others habeas corpus - you are to produce the body etc. (et ceterae/etcetera) - and the rest habemus Papam - we have a Pope et seq. (et sequens) - and the following hac lege - with this law et seqq. (et sequentia) - and those that follow haud ignota loquor - I say things that are known 2 hic et nunc - here and now in principio - in the beginning hic iacet - here lies in propria persona - in person hinc illae lacrimae - hence these tears in puris naturalibus - completely naked HJ (hic jacet) - here lies in re - refering to HJS (hic jacet sepultus) - here lies buried in rem - against the matter (property) hoc erat in votis - this was among my prayers in rerum natura - in the nature of things homo homini lupus - man is a wolf to man Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum-Jesus of Nazareth, King of homo sum - i am a man the Jews honoris causa - for the sake of honour insculpsit - he/she engraved it honor virutis preamium - honour is the reward of virtue in se - in itself horribile dictu - horrible to relate in situ - in position horror vacui - fear of empty places inter alia - among other things hunc tu caveto - beware of this man inter alios - among other people in terrorem - as a warning I inter se - between themselves ib. (ibidem) - in the same place inter spem et metum - between hope and fear i.e. (id est) - that is to say inter vivos - between living (people) ign. (ignotus) - unknown in totidem verbis - in so many words ignis fatuus - foolish fire (will-o-the-wisp) in toto - completely ignorantia legis neminem excusat - ignorance of the law in transitu - in passing excuses no one intra vires - within the powers ignoratio elenchi - an ignorance of proof in usu - in use Imp. (Imperator/Imperatrix) - Emperor/Empress in utero - in the womb imperium - absolute power in vacuo - in a vacuum imprimatur - let it be printed in vino veritas - in wine is truth imprimis - in first place in vitro - in glass in absentia - in the absence of in vivo - in the living (thing) in actu - in practice ipsi dixit - he himself said it in aeternum - for eternity ipsissima verba - the exact words in articulo mortis - at the moment of death ipso facto - by that very fact in banco - on the bench ipso iure - by operation of the law in camera - in private chamber i.q. (idem quod) - the same as incipit - begin here ite, misse est - go, the Mass is finished index librorum prohibitorum - list of forbidden books iubilate Deo - rejoice in God in distans - at a distance iure divino - by divine law in dubio - in doubt iure humano - by human law in esse - in existence ius civile - civil law in excelsis - in the highest ius gentium - the law of nations in extenso - at full length ius primae noctis - right of the first night in extremis - in extremity iustitia omnibus - justice for all in fine - at the end infra - below, underneath K infra dig. (infra dignitatem) - beneath one's dignity L in futuro - in the future L.S.D. (libra solidus denarius)- pounds, shillings, pence in gremio legis - in the protection of the law lachryma Christi - Christ's tears in infinitum - to infinity lapsus calami - a slip of the pen in loco parentis - in the place of a parent lapsus linguae - a slip of the tongue in medias res - into the midst of things lapsus memoriae - a slip of the memory in memoriam - in memory of laus Deo - praise be to God in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Santi - in the name of lc (loco citato) - in the place cited the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit lector benevole - kind reader in nubibus - in the clouds lex domicilii - the law of a person's home country in nuce - in a nutshell lex fori - the law of the forum (country) in omnia paratus - ready for anything lex loci - the law of the place in ovo - in the egg lex non scripta - the unwritten (common) law in parvo - in miniature lex scripta - the written law in perpetuum - for ever lex talionis - the law of revenge in personam - against the person licet - it is allowed in pleno - in full litterae humaniores - the humanities in posse - in possibility literati - men of letters in praesenti - at the present time 3 locus classicus - classical passage nem. diss. (nemine dissentiente) - with no one locus delicti - the scene of the crime disagreeing locus desperatus - a hopeless passage ne nimium - not too much locus in quo - the place in which something happens ne plus ultra - no further locus poenitentiae - a place for repentance nihil - nothing LS (locus sigilli) - the place of the seal nihil ad rem - nothing to do with the point locus standi - place of standing nihil obstat - nothing stands in the way longo intervallo - after a long gap nil desperandum - do not despair loq. (loquitur) - he/she speaks nisi prius - unles previously lumen naturale - natural light nolens volens - whether willing or unwilling lupus est homo homini - man is wolf to man noli me tangere - touch me not lusus naturae - a freak of nature nolle prosequi - do not pursue lux mundi - the light of the world nolo contendere - I do not wish to contend nominatim - by name M non bis in idem - not twice for the same thing MA (Magister Artium) - master of arts non compos mentis - not of sound mind magna cum laude - with great distinction non licet - it is not allowed magnificat - it magnifies non liquet - it is not clear magnum bonum - a great good non nobis, Domine - not unto us, O Lord magnum opus - the greatest piece of work (of an artist) non placet - it does not please mala fide - in bad faith non prosequitur - he does not proceed mare clausum - a closed sea non sequitur - it does not follow mare liberum - an open sea nosce te ipsum - know thyself mare nostrum - our sea (Mediterranean) novus homo - a new man mater - mother nulli secundus - second to none Mater Dolorosa - sorrowful mother (Virgin Mary) numen - divine power materfamilias - mother of family numerus clausus - a restricted number materia medica - medical matter Nunc Dimittis - now let depart maximus in minimis - great in little things nunc est bibendum - now it is time to drink mea culpa - through my fault memento mori - remember that you must die O memorabilia - memorable things ob. (obiit) - he/she died memoria in aeterna - in everlasting remembrance ob. (obiter) - in passing memoriter - from memory obiter dictum - something said in passing mens rea - guilty mind obscurum per obscurius - the obscure by means of the more mens sana in corpore - a healthy mind in a healthy body obscure millennium (millennia) - a thousand year period oderint dum metuant - let them hate provided that they fear mirabile dictu - wonderful to relate odi et amo - i hate and I love mirabile visu - wonderful to behold olim - formerly miserere - have mercy omnia vincit amor - love conquers all Missa solemnis - solemn Mass (high Mass) omnium gatherum - assortment mittimus - we send (to prison) onus probandi - the burden of proof modus agendi - manner of operation op. cit. (opere citato) - in the cited work m.o. (modus operandi) - way of operating optimis parentibus - to my excellent parents modus vivendi - way of living opus Dei - the work of God moratorium - a delay ora pro nobis - pray for us morituri te salutant - those who are about to die salute you ore rotundo - with full voice motu proprio - of one's own initiative o tempora! o mores! - what times! what customs! multum in parvo - much in small space P mutatis mutandis - with the necessary changes p.a. (per annum) - every year mutato nomine - the name being changed pace - by leave of N pace tua - with your consent nascentes morimur - from the moment we are born, we die pacta sunt servanda - agreements must be kept natale solum - native soil parens patriae - parent of the country natura abhorret a vacua - nature abhors a vacuum pari passu - with equal pace nb. (nota bene) - note well particeps criminis - partner in crime ne cede malis - do not give in to misfortune passim - all through necessitas non habet legem - necessity has no law paterfamilias - father of the family nem. con. (nemine contradicente) - with no one speaking pater historiae - the father of history in opposition Pater Noster - Our Father 4 pater patriae - father of the country quantum meruit - as much as he/she deserved patris est filius - he is his father's son quid pro quo - something for something paucis verbis - in a few words quis custodiet ipsos custodes - who will guard the guardians pax - peace qui tacet consentit - who keeps silent consents pax vobiscum - peace be with you quo iure - by what law? peccavi - I have sinned quandam - formally peculium - property quorum - of whom pendente lite - while a suit is pending quo vadis - where are you going to? per ardua ad astra - through difficulties to the stars qv (quod vide) - see this thing per annum - yearly R per capita - per head rara avis - rare bird per cent (per centum) - per hundred re - concerning per contra - on the contrary recto - on the right per diem - daily redivivus - come back to life per mensem - monthly reductio ad absurdum - reduction to the absurd per pro (per procurationem) - by delegation to referendum - something to be referred perpetuum mobile - perpetual motion regina - queen per se - by itself religious loci - the (religious) spirit of the place persona (non) grata - (un)welcome person requiescat in pace - may he/she rest in peace petitio principii - an assumption at the start res gestae - things done pictor ignotus - painter unknown res ipsa loquitur - the thing speaks for itself pinxit - he/she painted it res judicata - thing already judged upon placet - it pleases respice finem - look to the end pleno iure - with full authority res publica - the public thing pm (post meridiem) - after midday resurgam - i shall rise again posse (posse comitatus) - the force of the country rex - king post bellum - after the war RI (Regina et Imperatrix/Rex et Imperator) - Queen and post factum - after the fact Empress/King and Emperor post hoc - after this rigor mortis - the rigidity of death post mortem - after death RIP (requiescat in pace) - may he/she rest in peace post obitum - after death post partum - after childbirth S pr (per rectum) - through the rectum salve veritate - saving the truth praemonitus, praemunitus - forewarned, forearmed salve - hello prima facie - at first sight sanctum sanctorum - the holy of holies primum mobile - prime mover sartor resartus - the tailor patched primus inter pares - first among equals satis - enough prn (pro re nata) - as needed sc. (scilicet) - that is to say probatum est - it has been proved scala Caeli - the ladder of heaven pro bono (pro bono publico) - for the good of the public scala naturae - the ladder of nature pro forma - as a matter of formality scandalum magnatum - scandal of magnates pro hac vice - for this occaision schola cantorum - school of singers pro memoria - for a memorial sciri facias - cause (him) to know pro nunc - for now scripsit - he/she wrote it pro patria - for one's country sculpsit - he/she engraved it pro rata - in proportion to the value semper idem - always the same pro tem. (pro tempore) - for the time being semper fidelis - always faithful proxime accessit - he/she came close semper paratus - always be prepared ps (post scriptum) - written later sensu lato - broadly speaking sensu stricto - strictly speaking Q seq. (sequens) - the following (one) qe (quod est) - which is seqq. (sequentia) - the following (ones) QED (quod erat demonstrandum) - which was to be seriatim - in order demonstrated sic - thus QEF (quod erat faciendum) - which was to be done sic erat in fatis - so it was fated qm (quaque mane) - every morning sic itur ad astra - such is the way to the stars qn (quaque nocte) - every night sic passim - thus everywhere qs (quantum sufficit) - as much as suffices sic transit gloria mundi - so passes the glory of the world qqv (quae vide) - see these things sine cura - without a care qua - in so far as sine die - without a day (indefinitely) quaere verum - seek the truth 5 sine qua non - something/someone indispensable ubi sunt - where are siste, viator - stop, traveller ultima ratio - ultimate sanction si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare ultima Thule - the most distant Thule for war ultimus Romanorum - the last of the Romans sl (sine loco) - without place ultra vires - beyond the powers sp (sine prole) - without issue una voce - with one's voice spero melior - I hope for better things urbi et orbi - to the city and to the world spiritus asper - rough breathing ut dict. (ut dictum) - as directed spiritus lenis - smooth breathing ut infra - as below Stabat Mater - the mother was standing ut sup. (ut supra) - as above stare decisis to stand by things decided uti foro - to play the market status quo - the current state of being uti possidetis - as you possess stet - let it stand V sua cuique voluptas - everyone has his own pleasures v (verso) - reverse sub dio - under the open sky v (versus) - against sub iudice - under a judge v (vide) - see sub lite - in dispute vade in pace - go in peace sub poena - under penalty of law vade mecum - go with me sub rosa - under the rose (secretly) vae victis - woe to the conquered suggestio falsi - suggestion of something false vale - farewell sui generis - of his/her/its kind variorum - of various people sui iuris - of one's own right veni, vidi, vici - I came, I saw, I conquered summa cum laude - with highest praise venire facias - you must make come summum bonum - the highest good verbatim et litteratim - word for word and letter for letter suo iure - in one's own right verb. sap. (verbum sapienti sat est) - a word is enough to the suo loco - in a person's rightful place wise supra - above veritas nunquam perit - truth never dies sursum corda - lift up your hearts (to God) veritas vos liberabit - the truth will set you free sv (sub voce) - under the voice via - by way of T Via Crucis - the Way of the Cross tabula rasa - blank tablet Via Dolorosa - the Way of Sorrow tacet - silence Via Lactea - the Milky Way te Deum - Thee, God via media - the middle way te igitur - thee, therefore vice - in place of tempore - in the time of vice versa - in reverse order tempus fugit - time flees vide - see terminus ad quem - the end to which vide ut supra - see the above terminus a quo - the end from which vi et armis - by force and arms terra firma - solid ground virginibus puerisque - for maidens and youths terra incognita - unknown land virgo intacta - intact virgin tertium quid - a third something vivat regina - long live the queen theatrum mundi - the theatre of the world vivat rex - long live the king t.i.d. (ter in die) - three times a day viva voce - with living voice totidem verbis - in so many words vixit - he/she has lived tu quoque - you likewise viz (videlicet) - namely v.l. (varia lecto) - variant reading U volente Deo - God willing uberrima fides - utmost good faith vox populi - the voice of the people ubique - everywhere VR (Victoria Regina) - Queen Victoria ubi supra - where (cited) above

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