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50 Latin Phrases
50 Latin Words or phrases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |