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50 Latin Phrases
50 Latin Words or phrases
Term | Definition |
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ante bellum | before the war |
ante cibum | before food |
ante meridiem | before midday |
ante mortem | before death |
argumentum | argument |
bella gerant alii | let others wage war |
bona fide | in good faith |
bonum commune hominis | common good of a man |
canis canem edit | dog eats dog |
Caritas Christi | The love of Christ |
carpe diem | seize the day |
carpe vinum | seize the wine |
cave | beware |
cave canem | beware of dog |
citius altius fortius | faster, higher, stronger |
Corpus Christi | Body of Christ |
de novo | from the new |
Deo Confidimus | In God we trust |
dixi | I have spoken |
dona nobis pacem | give us peace |
dux bellorum | war leader |
e pluribus unum | out of many, one |
ego non | not I |
emeritus | veteran |
et tu, Brute? | Are you, Brutus? |
homo praesumitur bonus donec probetur malus | One is innocent until proven guilty |
ira deorum | wrath of the gods |
Magna Carta | Great Charter |
magnum opus | great work |
Mater Dei | mother of god |
nihil boni sine labore | nothing achieved without hard work |
pace | peace |
para bellum | prepare for war |
pax aeterna | eternal peace |
quid nunc | what now |
requiescat in pace | let him rest in peace |
semper fidelis | always faithful |
semper fortis | always brave |
semper primus | always first |
spiritus mundi | spirit of the world |
sum quod sum | I am what I am |
terra nova | new land |
ubi sunt | where are they? |
veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
verbatim | word for word |
veritas vos liberabit | the truth will set you free |
versus | towards |
vox populi | voice of the people |
genius loci | spirit of place |
in fine | in the end |
ante bellum | before the war |
ante cibum | before food |
ante meridiem | before midday |
ante mortem | before death |
argumentum | argument |
bella gerant alii | let others wage war |
bona fide | in good faith |
bonum commune hominis | common good of a man |
canis canem edit | dog eats dog |
Caritas Christi | The love of Christ |
carpe diem | seize the day |
carpe vinum | seize the wine |
cave | beware |
cave canem | beware of dog |
citius altius fortius | faster, higher, stronger |
Corpus Christi | Body of Christ |
de novo | from the new |
Deo Confidimus | In God we trust |
dixi | I have spoken |
dona nobis pacem | give us peace |
dux bellorum | war leader |
e pluribus unum | out of many, one |
ego non | not I |
emeritus | veteran |
et tu, Brute? | Are you, Brutus? |
homo praesumitur bonus donec probetur malus | One is innocent until proven guilty |
ira deorum | wrath of the gods |
Magna Carta | Great Charter |
magnum opus | great work |
Mater Dei | mother of god |
nihil boni sine labore | nothing achieved without hard work |
pace | peace |
para bellum | prepare for war |
pax aeterna | eternal peace |
quid nunc | what now |
requiescat in pace | let him rest in peace |
semper fidelis | always faithful |
semper fortis | always brave |
semper primus | always first |
spiritus mundi | spirit of the world |
sum quod sum | I am what I am |
terra nova | new land |
ubi sunt | where are they? |
veni, vidi, vici | I came, I saw, I conquered |
verbatim | word for word |
veritas vos liberabit | the truth will set you free |
versus | towards |
vox populi | voice of the people |
genius loci | spirit of place |
in fine | in the end |