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Favorite latin terms
word | meaning |
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Sursum ad Surmmum | Rise to the highest |
Diat Deus | God Enriches |
Imperium in Imperio | An Empire within an Empire |
Pro Ecclesia, Pro Texana | For the Church, For Texas |
Eruditio et Religio | Erudition and Religion |
Disciplina in Civitatem | Learning toward Citizenship |
Veni, Vidi, Vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
Ab Ovo Usque Ad Mala | From eggs to apples |
Alea Iacta Est | The die has been cast |
Alter ego | Another I |
Ave Maria | Hail Mary |
Medicinae Doctor (M.D.) | Doctor of medicine |
Prium est non nocere | First, do no harm |
Statim (Stat) | Immediately |
Nota Bene | A good note |
Per Aspera ad Astra | Through difficulties to the stars |
Mendacem memorem esse oportet | It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory |
Si post fata venit gloria non propero | If glory comes after death, I'm not in a hurry |
Age quod agis | Do what you are doing |
Amor vincit omnia | Love conquers all |
Non sequitur | It does not follow |
Carpe diem | Seize the day |
Per diem | By the day |
Pro tempore (pro tem) | For the time |
Versus (vs.) | Against |
Alma mater | Dear mother |
Ad infinitum | To infinity |
Mea culpa | My fault |
Cogito ergo sum | I think, therefore I am |
E Pluribus Unum | Out of one, many |
Ad Libidem (ad lib) | At pleasure |
Dorsum | Back |
Venter | Belly |
Placebo | I shall please |
A cruce salus | From the cross comes salvation |
Amicus versus est rara avis | A true friend is a rare bird |
Amor tussique non celantur | Love and a cough are not concealed |
Argumentum ad hominem | Argument against the man |
Aurora Borelis | The Northern Lights |
Bovina Sancta | Holy Cow |
Consummatum est | It is finished |
Cornucopia | Horn of plenty |
Cum grano salis | With a grain of salt |
De nihilo nihil | Nothing comes from nothing |
Vale | Goodbye |
Veni, Vidi, volo in domum redire | I came, I saw, I want to go home |
Via Crucis | The way of the Cross |
Odi et amo | I hate and I love |
Parva leves capiunt animas | small things occupy light minds |
Modus operandi | The way of operating |