List of Latin Phrases (Full)

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List of Latin phrases (full)This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translationsof Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of ancient Rome.This list is a combination of the twenty divided "List of Latin phrases" pages, for users who have no trouble loadinglarge pages and prefer a single page to scroll or search through. The content of the list cannot be edited here, and iskept automatically in sync with the separate lists through the use of transclusion.

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a bene placito from one wellpleased

Or "at will", "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplcito)derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure).

a caelo usque adcentrum

from the sky to thecenter

Or "from heaven all the way to the center of the earth". In law, can refer to the obsolete cuius est solumeius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos maxim of property ownership ("for whoever owns the soil, it istheirs up to the sky and down to the depths").

a capite ad calcem from head to heel From top to bottom; all the way through (colloquially "from head to toe"). Equally a pedibus usque adcaput.

a contrario from the opposite Equivalent to "on the contrary" or "au contraire". An argumentum a contrario is an "argument fromthe contrary", an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite.

a Deucalione from or sinceDeucalion

A long time ago. From Gaius Lucilius (Satires, 6, 284)


a falsis principiisproficisci

to set forth fromfalse principles

Legal term from Cicero's De Finibus 4.53.

a fortiori from the stronger Loosely, "even more so" or "with even stronger reason". Often used to lead from a less certainproposition to a more evident corollary.

a mari usque admare

from sea to sea From Psalm 72:8, "Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae" (KJV:"He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth"). Nationalmotto of Canada.

a pedibus usquead caput

from feet to head Completely. Similar to the English expressions "from tip to toe" or "from head to toe". Equally a capitead calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala.

a posse ad esse from being able tobeing

"From possibility to actuality" or "from being possible to being actual"

a posteriori from the latter Based on observation (i.e., empirical knowledge), the reverse of a priori. Used in mathematics andlogic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used todenote something known from experience.

a priori from the former Presupposed independent of experience, the reverse of a posteriori. Used in mathematics and logic todenote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, usedto denote something is supposed without empirical evidence. In everyday speech, it denotes somethingoccurring or being known before the event.

ab absurdo from the absurd Said of an argument that seeks to prove a statement's validity by pointing out the absurdity of anopponent's position (cf. appeal to ridicule) or that an assertion is false because of its absurdity. Not tobe confused with a reductio ad absurdum, which is usually a valid logical argument.

ab abusu ad usumnon valetconsequentia

an inference from anabuse to a use is notvalid

Rights abused are still rights (cf. abusus non tollit usum).

ab aeterno from the eternal Literally, "from the everlasting" or "from eternity". Thus, "from time immemorial", "since thebeginning of time" or "from an infinitely remote time in the past". In theology, often indicatessomething, such as the universe, that was created outside of time.

ab antiquo from the ancient From ancient times.

ab epistulis from the letters Or, having to do with correspondence.

ab extra from beyond A legal term meaning "from without". From external sources, rather than from the self or the mind (abintra).

ab hinc or abhinc from here on

ab imo pectore from the deepestchest

Or "from the bottom of my heart", "with deepest affection", "sincerely".. Attributed to Julius Caesar.

ab inconvenienti from an inconvenientthing

New Latin for "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience" or "from hardship". An argumentum abinconvenienti is one based on the difficulties involved in pursuing a line of reasoning, and is thus aform of appeal to consequences; it refers to a rule in law that an argument from inconvenience hasgreat weight.

ab incunabulis from the cradle Thus, "from the beginning" or "from infancy". Incunabula is commonly used in English to refer to theearliest stage or origin of something, and especially to copies of books that predate the spread of theprinting press around AD 1500.

ab initio from the beginning "At the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation. In literature, refers to a story told from thebeginning rather than in medias res (from the middle). In law, refers to something being the case fromthe start or from the instant of the act, rather than from when the court declared it so. A judicialdeclaration of the invalidity of a marriage ab initio is a nullity. In science, refers to the first principles.In other contexts, often refers to beginner or training courses. Ab initio mundi means "from thebeginning of the world".

ab intestato from an intestate From someone who dies with no legal will (cf. ex testamento).

ab intra from within From the inside. The opposite of ab extra.


ab irato from an angry man By a person who is angry. Used in law to describe a decision or action that is detrimental to those itaffects and was made based on hatred or anger, rather than on reason. The form irato is masculine;however, this does not mean it applies only to men, rather 'person' is meant, as the phrase probablyelides "homo," not "vir."

ab origine from the source From the origin, beginning, source, or commencementi.e., "originally". The source of the wordaboriginal.

ab ovo usque admala

from the egg to theapples

From Horace, Satire 1.3. Means "from beginning to end", based on the Roman main meal typicallybeginning with an egg dish and ending with fruit (cf. the English phrase soup to nuts). Thus, ab ovomeans "from the beginning", and can also connote thoroughness.

ab uno disceomnes

from one, learn all From Virgil's Aeneid. Refers to situations where a single example or observation indicates a general oruniversal truth. Visible in the court of King Silas in the TV series Kings.

ab urbe condita(a.u.c.)

from the city havingbeen founded

Or "from the founding of Rome", which occurred in 753 BC according to Livy's count. Used as areference point in ancient Rome for establishing dates, before being supplanted by other systems. Alsoanno urbis conditae (a.u.c.) (literally "in the year of the founded city").

ab utili from utility Used of an argument.

absens haeres nonerit

an absent person willnot be an heir

In law, refers to the principle that someone who is not present is unlikely to inherit.

absente reo (abs.re.)

[with] the defendantbeing absent

In the absence of the accused.

absit iniuriaverbis (or injuria)

let injury be absentfrom [these] words

Expresses the wish that no insult or wrong be conveyed by the speaker's words, i.e., "no offence". Seealso absit invidia.

absit invidia let ill will be absent Although similar to the English expression "no offence", absit invidia is not a mere social gesture toavoid causing offense, but also a way to ward off the harm that some people superstitiously believeanimosity can cause others. Also extended to absit invidia verbo, meaning "may ill will be absent fromthe word" (cf. absit iniuria verbis).

absit omen let an omen beabsent

Or "let this not be a bad omen". Expresses the wish that something seemingly ill-boding does not turnout to be an omen for future events, and calls on divine protection against evil.

absolutumdominium

absolute dominion Total power or sovereignty.

absolvo I acquit A legal term said by a judge acquitting a defendant following a trial. Te absolvo or absolvo te,translated, "I forgive you," said by Roman Catholic priests during the Sacrament of Confession, inLatin prior to the Second Vatican Council and in vernacular thereafter.

abundans cautelanon nocet

abundant cautiondoes no harm

Frequently phrased as "one can never be too careful".

abusus non tollitusum

misuse does notremove use

Just because something is misused doesn't mean it can't be used correctly.

abyssus abyssuminvocat

deep calleth untodeep

From Psalms 42:7; some translations have 'Sea calls to sea'.

accipe hoc Take this Motto of 848 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy.

accusare nemo sedebet nisi coramDeo

no one ought toaccuse himselfexcept in thePresence of God

A legal maxim denoting that any accused person is entitled to make a plea of not guilty, and also that awitness is not obliged to give a response or submit a document that will incriminate himself. A verysimilar phrase is nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare "no one is bound to accuse himself". See right tosilence.

acta deosnumquammortalia fallunt

mortal actions neverdeceive the gods

Ovid's Tristia 1.2.97: si tamen acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt, / a culpa facinus scitis abesse mea."Yet if mortal actions never deceive the gods, / you know that crime was absent from my fault."

acta est fabulaplaudite

The play has beenperformed; applaud!

A common ending to ancient Roman comedies, also claimed by Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars tohave been Augustus' last words. Applied by Sibelius to the third movement of his String Quartet no. 2so that his audience would realize it was the last one, as a fourth would normally be expected.


acta non verba Deeds, not Words Motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

acta sanctorum Deeds of the Saints Also used in the singular, Acta Sancti (Deeds of the Saint), preceding a specific Saint's name. Acommon title of works in hagiography.

actus me invitofactus non estmeus actus

the act done by meagainst my will isnot my act

actus non facitreum nisi mens sitrea

The act does notmake [a person]guilty unless themind should beguilty.

A legal term outlining the presumption of mens rea in a crime.

actus reus guilty act The actual crime that is committed, rather than the intent or thought process leading up to the crime.Thus, the external elements of a crime, as contrasted with mens rea, the internal elements.

ad absurdum to the absurd In logic, to the point of being silly or nonsensical. See also reductio ad absurdum. Not to be confusedwith ab absurdo (from the absurd).

ad abundantiam to abundance In legal language, used when providing additional evidence to an already sufficient collection. Alsoused commonly, as an equivalent of "as if this wasn't enough".

ad arbitrium at will, at pleasure

ad acta to the archives, nolonger relevant

ad astra to the stars Name or motto (in full or part) of many organizations, publications, etc.

ad astra per alasporci

to the stars on thewings of a pig

A favorite saying of John Steinbeck. A professor told him that he would be an author when pigs flew.Every book he wrote is printed with this insignia.

ad astra peraspera

to the stars throughdifficulty

Motto of Kansas, and other organisations. The phrase is also translated as "A rough road leads to thestars", as on the Launch Complex 34 memorial plaque for the astronauts of Apollo 1.

ad augusta perangusta

to rise to a highposition overcominghardships.

ad captandumvulgus

in order to capturethe crowd

To appeal to the masses. Often used of politicians. An argumentum ad captandum is an argumentdesigned to please the crowd.

ad eundem to the same An ad eundem degree, from the Latin ad eundem gradum (to the same step" or "to the same degree), isa courtesy degree awarded by one university or college to an alumnus of another. It is not an honorarydegree, but a recognition of the formal learning that earned the degree at another college.

ad fontes to the sources A motto of Renaissance humanism. Also used in the Protestant Reformation.

ad fundum to the bottom Said during a generic toast, equivalent to "bottoms up!" In other contexts, generally means "back to thebasics".

ad hoc to this Generally means "for this", in the sense of improvised on the spot or designed for only a specific,immediate purpose.

ad hominem to the man Or "at the man". Typically used in argumentum ad hominem, a logical fallacy consisting of criticizing aperson when the subject of debate is the person's ideas or argument, on the mistaken assumption thatthe soundness of an argument is dependent on the qualities of the proponent.

ad honorem to the honour Generally means "for the honour", not seeking any material reward.

ad infinitum to infinity Going on forever. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof.

ad interim (ad int) for the meantime As in the term "charg d'affaires ad interim" for a diplomatic officer who acts in place of anambassador.

ad kalendasgraecas

at the Greek Calends Attributed by Suetonius in The Twelve Caesars to Augustus. The Calends were specific days of theRoman calendar, not of the Greek, and so the "Greek Kalends" would never occur. Similar to "whenpigs fly".


ad libitum (ad lib) toward pleasure Loosely, "according to what pleases" or "as you wish"; libitum comes from the past participle of libere,"to please". It typically indicates in music and theatrical scripts that the performer has the liberty tochange or omit something. Ad lib is specifically often used when someone improvises or ignoreslimitations.

ad litem to the lawsuit A legal term referring to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party whois deemed incapable of representing himself. An individual who acts in this capacity is called aguardian ad litem.

ad lucem to the light Motto of Oxford High School (Oxford), the University of Lisbon, Withington Girls' School and St.Bartholomew's School, Newbury, UK

ad maiorem Deigloriam or admajorem Deigloriam (AMDG)

to the greater gloryof God

Motto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Edward Elgar dedicated his oratorio The Dream of Gerontius"A.M.D.G."

ad meliora Towards betterthings

motto of St. Patrick's College, Cavan, Ireland

ad mortem To death used in medical contexts as a synonym for death

ad multos annos to many years! A wish for a long life. Similar to "Many happy returns!"

ad nauseam to seasickness Or "to the point of disgust". Sometimes used as a humorous alternative to ad infinitum. Anargumentum ad nauseam is a logical fallacy involving basing one's argument on prolonged repetition,i.e., repeating something so much that people are "sick of it".

ad oculos to the eyes Meaning "obvious on sight" or "obvious to anyone that sees it".

ad pedem litterae to the foot of theletter

Thus, "exactly as it is written". Similar to the phrase "to the letter", meaning "to the last detail".

ad perpetuammemoriam

to the perpetualmemory

Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, and is used to wish for someone to be remembered longafter death.

ad pondusomnium (ad pondom)

to the weight of allthings

More loosely, "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physiciansand others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previouslymentioned ones.

ad quod damnum to whatever damage Meaning "according to the harm" or "in proportion to the harm". The phrase is used in tort law as ameasure of damages inflicted, implying that a remedy, if one exists, ought to correspond specificallyand only to the damage suffered (cf. damnum absque iniuria).

ad referendum(ad ref)

to be proposed[before the Senate]

Loosely "subject to reference": provisionally approved, but still needing official approval. Not the sameas a referendum.

ad rem to the matter Thus, "to the point", without digression.

ad terminum quipraeteriit

for the term whichhas passed

A legal term for a writ of entry ad terminum qui praeteriit [for the term which has passed].[1]

ad undas to the waves Equivalent to "to hell".

ad unum to one

ad usum Delphini for the use of theDauphin

Said of a work that has been expurgated of offensive or improper parts. The phrase originates fromeditions of Greek and Roman classics which Louis XIV had censored for his heir apparent, theDauphin. Also rarely in usum Delphini (into the use of the Dauphin).

ad usumproprium (ad us.propr.)

for one's own use

ad utrumqueparatus

prepared for either[alternative]

The motto of Lund University, with the implied alternatives being the book (study) and the sword(defending the country in war).

ad valorem according to value Used in commerce to refer to ad valorem taxes, taxes based on the assessed value of real estate orpersonal property.


ad victoriam to victory More commonly translated into "for victory" this is a battlecry of the Romans.

ad vitamaeternam

to eternal life Also "to life everlasting". A common Biblical phrase.

ad vitam autculpam

for life or until fault Usually used of a term of office.

addendum thing to be added An item to be added, especially a supplement to a book. The plural is addenda.

adaequatiointellectus et rei

correspondence ofthe mind and reality

One of the definitions of the truth. When the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Alsofound as adaequatio rei et intellectus.

adaequatiointellectus nostricum re

conformity of ourminds to the fact

A phrase used in Epistemology regarding the nature of understanding.

adsum I am here Equivalent to "Present!" or "Here!" The opposite of absum "I am absent".

adversus solem neloquitor

don't speak againstthe sun

Or don't argue what's obviously wrong.

advocatus diaboli devil's advocate Someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with, forthe sake of argument.

aegri somnia a sick man's dreams From Horace, Ars Poetica, 7. Loosely, "troubled dreams".

aetat. "of age" / "aged" (inthe sense of: "age:...)

Abbreviation of "aetatis"; further abbreviated (and more common): "aet." e.g.: "aetat" or "aet. 36" ="36 years old".

aetatis suae of one's own age Thus, "at the age of". Appeared on portraits, gravestones, etc. Sometimes extended to anno aetatis suae(AAS), "in the year of his age". Sometimes shortened to just aetatis or aetat (aet.).The tomb reads Anno 1629 Aetatis Suae 46 because she died in 1629 at age 46.

affidavit he asserted A legal term from Medieval Latin referring to a sworn statement. From fides, "faith".

age quod agis Do what you aredoing.

More often translated as "Do well whatever you do", this phrase is used as the motto of severalCatholic schools. Literally translated, it means "Drive, because you are driven"; figuratively it means"keep going, because you are inspired or dedicated to do so".

agenda things to be done Originally comparable to a to-do list, an ordered list of things to be done. Now generalized to includeany planned course of action. The singular, agendum (thing that must be done), is rarely used.

agere sequiturcredere

action follows belief "We act according to what we believe (ourselves to be)".[2]

agere sequitur(esse)

action follows being Metaphysical and moral principle that indicates the connection among ontology, obligation andethics.[2]

Agnus Dei Lamb of God Latin translation from John 1:36, where John the Baptist exclaims Ecce Agnus Dei! "Behold the Lambof God!" upon seeing Jesus, referring both to a lamb's connotations of innocence and to a sacrificiallamb.

alea iacta est the die has been cast Or in Greek, anerrhphth kbos; said by Julius Caesar upon crossing the Rubiconin 49 BC, according to Suetonius. The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but itsmodern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no returnon a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance.

alenda lux ubiorta libertas

Light [is] to benourished whereliberty [has] arisen.

Or "let learning be cherished..." The motto of Davidson College.

alias at another time,otherwise

An assumed name or pseudonym. Similar to alter ego, but more specifically referring to a name, not toa "second self".

alibi elsewhere A legal defense where a defendant attempts to show that he was elsewhere at the time a crime wascommitted.His alibi is sound; he gave evidence that he was in another city on the night of the murder.


aliquid stat proaliquo

something stands forsomething else

A foundational definition for semiotics.

alis aquilae on an eagle's wings taken from the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 40. "But those who wait for the Lord shall find their strengthrenewed, they shall mount up on wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall walkand not grow faint."

alis grave nil nothing [is] heavywith wings

Or "nothing is heavy to those who have wings". Motto of the Pontifcia Universidade Catlica do Riode Janeiro.

alis volat propriis she flies with herown wings

State motto of Oregon; adopted in 1987, it replaced "The Union", which was the previous state mottoadopted in 1957.

alma mater nourishing mother Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, isalso derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of bythe university. The term is also used for a university's traditional school anthem.

alter ego another I Another self, a second persona or alias. Can be used to describe different facets or identities of a singlecharacter, or different characters who seem representations of the same personality. Often used of afictional character's secret identity.

alterius non sitqui suus essepotest

Let no man beanother's who can behis own

Final sentence from Aesop ascribed fable (see also Aesop's Fables) "The Frogs Who Desired a King"as appears in the collection commonly known as the "Anonymus Neveleti" (fable XXIb. De ranis aIove querentibus regem). Motto of Paracelsus. Usually attributed to Cicero.

alterum nonlaedere

to not wound another One of Justinian I's three basic legal precepts.

alumnus oralumna

pupil graduate or former student of a school, college or university

amicus curiae friend of the court An adviser, or a person who can obtain or grant access to the favour of powerful group, like a RomanCuria. In current U.S. legal usage, an amicus curiae is a third party allowed to submit a legal opinion(in the form of an amicus brief) to the court.

Amicus Plato, sedmagis amicaveritas.

Plato is my friend,but truth is a betterfriend.

to value truth higher than friendship; attributed to Aristotle (Ethics, 1096a15) and Roger Bacon (OpusMajus, P. I, ch. v)

amittere legemterrae

to lose the law of theland

An obsolete legal term signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or tobecome infamous.

Amat victoriacuram

Victory favors care Motto of Baylor School - Chattanooga, Tennessee; Wellesley College Primary School - Eastbourne,New Zealand; Victoria College- St. Helier Parish, Jersey, the Channel Islands.

amor et melle etfelle estfecundissimus

love is rich with bothhoney and venom

amor fati love of fate Nietzscheian alternative world view to memento mori [remember you must die]. Nietzsche believedamor fati to be more life affirming.

amor omnibusidem

love is the same forall

from Virgil's Georgics III.

amor patriae love of one's country Patriotism.

amor vincit omnia love conquers all written on bracelet worn by the Prioress in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

anglice in English Used before the anglicized version of a word or name. For example, "Terra Mariae, anglice,Maryland".

anno (an.) in the year Also used in such phrases as anno urbis conditae (see ab urbe condita), Anno Domini, and anno regni.

Anno Domini(A.D.)

in the Year of theLord

Short for Anno Domini Nostri Iesu Christi (in the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ), the predominantlyused system for dating years across the world, used with the Gregorian calendar, and based on theperceived year of the birth of Jesus Christ. The years before Jesus' birth were once marked with a.C.n(Ante Christum Natum, Before Christ was Born), but now use the English abbreviation BC (BeforeChrist). Example: Augustus Caesar was born in the year 63 BC, and died AD 14.


anno regni In the year of thereign

Precedes "of" and the current ruler.

annuit cptis He nods at thingsbeing begun

Or "he approves our undertakings". Motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and onthe back of the United States one-dollar bill.

annus horribilis horrible year A recent pun on annus mirabilis, first used by Queen Elizabeth II to describe what a bad year 1992 hadbeen for her, and subsequently occasionally used to refer to many other years perceived as "horrible".In Classical Latin, this phrase would actually mean "terrifying year". See also annus terribilis.

annus mirabilis wonderful year Used particularly to refer to the years 16651666, during which Isaac Newton made revolutionaryinventions and discoveries in calculus, motion, optics and gravitation. Annus Mirabilis is also the titleof a poem by John Dryden written in the same year. It has since been used to refer to other years,especially to 1905, when Albert Einstein made equally revolutionary discoveries concerning thephotoelectric effect, Brownian motion and the special theory of relativity. (See Annus Mirabilis papers)

annus terribilis dreadful year Used to describe 1348, the year the Black Death began to afflict Europe.

ante bellum before the war As in status quo ante bellum, "as it was before the war". Commonly used in the Southern United Statesas antebellum to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War.

ante cibum (a.c.) before food Medical shorthand for "before meals".

ante litteram before the letter Said of an expression or term that describes something which existed before the phrase itself wasintroduced or became common. Example: Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since thefield of "computer science" was not yet recognized in Turing's day.

ante meridiem(a.m.)

before midday From midnight to noon (cf. post meridiem).

ante mortem before death See post mortem (after death).

ante prandium(a.p.)

before lunch Used on pharmaceutical prescriptions to denote "before a meal". Less common is post prandium, "afterlunch".

apparatus criticus tools of a critic Textual notes. A list of other readings relating to a document, especially in a scholarly edition of a text.

apud in the writings of Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand

aqua (aq.) water

aqua fortis strong water Refers to nitric acid.

aqua pura pure water Or "clear water", "clean water".

aqua regia royal water refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid.

aqua vitae water of life "Spirit of Wine" in many English texts. Used to refer to various native distilled beverages, such aswhisky (uisge beatha) in Scotland and Ireland, gin in Holland, brandy (eau de vie) in France, andakvavit in Scandinavia.

aquila non capitmuscas

an eagle doesn'tcatch flies

A noble or important person doesn't deal with insignificant issues.

arare litus to plough theseashore

From Gerhard Gerhards' (14661536) [better known as Erasmus] collection of annotated Adagia(1508). Wasted labour.

arbiterelegantiarum

judge of tastes One who prescribes, rules on, or is a recognized authority on matters of social behavior and taste. Saidof Petronius. Sometimes found in the singular, arbiter elegantiae (judge of taste).

Arcana imperii Invisible power

Arcanum bonitenoris animae

The secret behind agood mood

Motto of the Starobrno Brewery in Brno.

arcus senilis bow of an old person An opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people.

arduus ad solem Striving towards thesun

Motto of the Victoria University of Manchester.

argentum album white silver Also "silver coin". Mentioned in the Domesday Book, signifies bullion, or silver uncoined.


arguendo for arguing For the sake of argument. Said when something is done purely in order to discuss a matter or illustratea point. Example: Let us assume, arguendo, that your claim is correct.

argumentum argument Or "reasoning", "inference", "appeal", "proof". The plural is argumenta. Commonly used in the namesof logical arguments and fallacies, preceding phrases such as a silentio (by silence), ad antiquitatem (toantiquity), ad baculum (to the stick), ad captandum (to capturing), ad consequentiam (to theconsequence), ad crumenam (to the purse), ad feminam (to the woman), ad hominem (to the person),ad ignorantiam (to ignorance), ad judicium (to judgment), ad lazarum (to poverty), ad logicam (tologic), ad metum (to fear), ad misericordiam (to pity), ad nauseam (to nausea), ad novitatem (tonovelty), ad personam (to the character), ad numerum (to the number), ad odium (to spite), ad populum(to the people), ad temperantiam (to moderation), ad verecundiam (to reverence), ex silentio (fromsilence), in terrorem (into terror), and e contrario (from/to the opposite).

ars [est] celareartem

art [is] to conceal art An aesthetic ideal that good art should appear natural rather than contrived. Of medieval origin, butoften incorrectly attributed to Ovid.[3]

ars gratia artis art for art's sake Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's "L'art pour l'art". Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Thisphrasing is a direct translation of 'art for the sake of art.' While very symmetrical for the MGM logo,the better Latin word order is 'Ars artis gratia.'

ars longa, vitabrevis

art is long, life isshort

The Latin translation by Seneca (De Brevitate Vitae, 1.1) of a phrase from Hippocrates, often used outof context. The "art" referred to in the original aphorism was the craft of medicine, which took alifetime to acquire.

arte et labore by art and by labour motto of Blackburn Rovers F.C.

arte et marte by skill and valour motto of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) Branch of the Canadian Forces.

Artis BohemiaeAmicis

Friends of CzechArts

Award of the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic for the promotion of the positive reputation ofCzech culture abroad.

asinus ad lyram an ass to the lyre From Erasmus's collection of Adages. An awkward or incompetent individual.

asinus asinumfricat

the jackass rubs thejackass

Used to describe two people lavishing excessive praise on one another.

assecuratus nonquaerit lucrumsed agit ne indamno sit

the assured does notseek profit butmakes [it his profit]that he not be in loss

Refers to the insurance principle that the indemnity cannot be larger than the loss.

Astra inclinant,sed non obligant

The stars incline us,they do not bind us

Refers to the Free will over the astrological determinism.

Auctores Varii Various Authors Used in bibliography for books, texts, publications or articles that contain more than threecollaborators.

auctoritas authority The level of prestige a person had in Roman society.

Auctoritas nonveritas facit legem

authority, not truth,makes law

This formula appears in the 1670 Latin translation of the Hobbes' Leviathan, II, 26[4]

audactercalumniare,semper aliquidhaeret

slander boldly,something alwayssticks

from Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum (1623)

audax at fidelis bold but faithful Motto of Queensland.

audeamus let us dare Motto of Otago University Students' Association, a direct response to the university's motto of sapereaude "dare to be wise". Also Motto of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.

audemus juranostra defendere

we dare to defendour rights

State motto of Alabama, adopted in 1923. Translated into Latin from a paraphrase of the stanza "Menwho their duties know / But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain" from the poem "WhatConstitutes a State?" by 18th-century author William Jones.


audentes fortunaiuvat

fortune favors thebold

From Virgil, Aeneid X, 284 (where the first word is in the archaic form audentis). Allegedly the lastwords of Pliny the Elder before he left the docks at Pompeii to rescue people from the eruption ofVesuvius in 79. Often quoted as audaces fortuna iuvat. Also the motto of the Portuguese ArmyCommandos, and the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) in the latter form.

audere est facere to dare is to do motto of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

audi alterampartem

hear the other side A legal principle of fairness. Also worded as audiatur et altera pars (let the other side be heard too).

audio hostem I hear the enemy Motto of 845 NAS Royal Navy

audi, vide, tace hear, see, be silent

aurea mediocritas golden mean From Horace's Odes II, 10. Refers to the ethical goal of reaching a virtuous middle ground betweentwo sinful extremes. The golden mean concept is common to many philosophers, chiefly Aristotle.

auri sacra fames accursed hunger forgold

From Virgil, Aeneid 3,57. Later quoted by Seneca as quod non mortalia pectora coges, auri sacrafames "What don't you force mortal hearts [to do], accursed hunger for gold!"

auribus teneolupum

I hold a wolf by theears

A common ancient proverb, this version from Terence. Indicates that one is in a dangerous situationwhere both holding on and letting go could be deadly. A modern version is "To have a tiger by thetail."

aurora australis southern dawn The Southern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Southern Hemisphere. It is less well-known than theNorthern Lights, or aurorea borealis. The Aurora Australis is also the name of an Antarctic icebreakership.

aurora borealis northern lights The Northern Lights, an aurora that appears in the Northern Hemisphere.

aurora musisamica

Dawn is a friend tothe Muses

Title of a distich by Iohannes Christenius (15991672): "Conveniens studiis non est nox, commoda luxest; / Luce labor bonus est et bona nocte quies." (Night is not suitable for studying, daylight is; /working by light is good, as is rest at night.) in Nihus, Barthold (1642). Epigrammata disticha [5].Johannes Kinckius.

aurum potestasest

gold is power Motto of the fictional Fowl family in the Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer

auspiciummelioris aevi

hope/token of abetter age

Motto of the Order of St Michael and St George and motto of Raffles Institution, a secondary school inSingapore.

aut Caesar autnihil

either Caesar ornothing

Indicates that the only valid possibility is to be emperor, or a similarly prominent position. Moregenerally, "all or nothing". Adopted by Cesare Borgia as a personal motto.

aut consiliis autense

either by meeting orthe sword

Thus, either through reasoned discussion or through war. The first motto of Chile.

aut cum scuto autin scuto

either with shield oron shield

"Do or die", "no retreat". A Greek expression said by Spartan mothers to their sons as they departed forbattle. A hoplite would drop his cumbersome shield in order to flee the battlefield; a slain warriorwould be borne home atop his shield.

aut neca autnecare

either kill or bekilled

or neca ne neceris (kill lest you be killed)

aut pax autbellum

either peace or war The motto of the Gunn Clan.

aut viaminveniam autfaciam

I will either find away or make one

Hannibal.

aut vincere autmori

either to conquer orto die

A general pledge of victoria aut mors "victory or death". Motto of the Higgenbotham, andHigginbottom families of Cheshire England; participants in the War of the Roses.

ave atque vale Hail and farewell! From Catullus, carmen 101, addressed to his deceased brother.

ave Europa nostravera patria

Hail, Europe, ourtrue Fatherland!

Anthem of Imperium Europa


Ave Imperator,morituri tesalutant

Hail, Emperor!Those who are aboutto die salute you!

From Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars, Claudius 21. A salute and plea for mercy recorded on oneoccasion by naumachiariicaptives and criminals fated to die fighting during mock naval encounters.Later versions included a variant of "We who are about to die", and this translation is sometimes aidedby changing the Latin to nos morituri te salutamus.

Ave Maria Hail, Mary Catholic prayer of intercession asking Mary, the mother of Jesus to pray for the petitioner.

B


barba crescit caputnescit

beard grows, headdoesn't grow wiser

barba non facitphilosophum

a beard doesn't makeone a philosopher

barba tenussapientes

wise as far as the beard Or wise only in appearance. From Erasmus's collection of Adages.

Beata Virgo Maria(BVM)

Blessed Virgin Mary A common name in the Roman Catholic Church for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The genitive,Beatae Mariae Virginis (BMV), occurs often as well, appearing with such words as horae (hours),litaniae (litanies) and officium (office).

beatae memoriae of blessed memory See in memoriam.

beati pauperesspiritu

Blessed in spirit [are]the poor.

A Beatitude from Matthew 5:3 [6] in the Vulgate: beati pauperes spiritu, quoniam ipsorum estregnum caelorum "Blessed in spirit [are] the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens".

beati possidentes blessed [are] thosewho possess

Translated from Euripides.

beatus homo quiinvenit sapientiam

blessed is the man whofinds wisdom

from Proverbs 3:13; set to music in a 1577 motet of the same name by Orlando di Lasso.

bella gerant aliiProtesilaus amet!

let others wage warProtesilaus shouldlove!

Originally from Ovid, Heroides 13.84,[7] where Laodamia is writing to her husband Protesilauswho is at the Trojan War. She begs him to stay out of danger, but he was in fact the first Greek todie at Troy. Also used of the Habsburg marriages of 1477 and 1496, written as bella gerant alii, tufelix Austria nube (let others wage war; you, fortunate Austria, marry). Said by King Matthias.

bellum omniumcontra omnes

war of all against all A phrase used by Thomas Hobbes to describe the state of nature.

bellum se ipsum alet war feeds itself

bibo ergo sum I drink, therefore I am A play on "cogito ergo sum", "I think therefore I am".

bis dat qui cito dat he gives twice, whogives promptly

A gift given without hesitation is as good as two gifts.

bis in die (bid) twice in a day Medical shorthand for "twice a day".

bona fide in good faith In other words, "well-intentioned", "fairly". In modern contexts, often has connotations of"genuinely" or "sincerely". Bona fides is not the plural (which would be bonis fidebus), but thenominative, and means simply "good faith". Opposite of mala fide.

bona notabilia note-worthy goods In law, if a person dying has goods, or good debts, in another diocese or jurisdiction within thatprovince, besides his goods in the diocese where he dies, amounting to a certain minimum value,he is said to have bona notabilia; in which case, the probat of his will belongs to the archbishop ofthat province.

bona officia good services A nation's offer to mediate in disputes between two other nations.

bona patria goods of a country A jury or assize of countrymen, or good neighbors.

bona vacantia vacant goods United Kingdom legal term for ownerless property that passes to The Crown.


boni pastoris esttondere pecus nondeglubere

it is a good shepherd's[job] to shear his flock,not to flay them

Tiberius reportedly said this to his regional commanders, as a warning against taxing the populaceexcessively.

bono malumsuperate

Overcome evil withgood

Motto of Westonbirt School.

bonum communecommunitatis

common good of thecommunity

Or "general welfare". Refers to what benefits a society, as opposed to bonum commune hominis,which refers to what is good for an individual. In the film Hot Fuzz, this phrase is chanted by anassembled group of people, in which context it is deliberately similar to another phrase that isrepeated throughout the film, which is The Greater Good.

bonum communehominis

common good of aman

Refers to an individual's happiness, which is not "common" in that it serves everyone, but in thatindividuals tend to be able to find happiness in similar things.

brutum fulmen harmless (or inert)thunderbolt

Used to indicate either an empty threat, or a judgement at law which has no practical effect.

busillis Pseudo-Latin meaning "baffling puzzle" or "difficult point". John of Cornwall (ca. 1170) was onceasked by a scribe what the word meant. It turns out that the original text said in diebus illis magnisplenae (in those days there were plenty of great things), which the scribe misread as indie busillismagnis plenae (in India there were plenty of large busillis).

C


cacoethes scribendi insatiable desire towrite

Cacothes[8] "bad habit", or medically, "malignant disease" is a borrowing of Greek kakthes.[9]

The phrase is derived from a line in the Satires of Juvenal: Tenet insanabile multos scribendicacoethes, or "the incurable desire (or itch) for writing affects many". See hypergraphia.

cadavera veroinnumera

truly countless bodies Used by the Romans to describe the aftermath of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

Caedite eos. Novitenim Dominus quisunt eius.

Kill them all. For theLord knows thosewho are his.

Supposed statement by Abbot Arnaud Amalric before the massacre of Bziers during theAlbigensian Crusade, recorded 30 years later, according to Caesar of Heisterbach.

Caelum nonanimum mutantqui trans marecurrunt

Those who hurrycross the sea changethe sky [upon them],not their souls or stateof mind

Hexameter by Horace (Epistula XI).[] Seneca shortens it to Animum debes mutare, non caelum(You must change [your] disposition, not [your] sky) in his Letter to Lucilium XXVIII, 1

Caesar non supragrammaticos

Caesar has noauthority over thegrammarians

caetera desunt the rest is missing Caetera is Medieval Latin spelling for ctera.

calix meusinebrians

my cup making medrunk

camera obscura dark chamber An optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. The source of the wordcamera.

canes pugnaces war dogs or fightingdogs

canis canem edit dog eats dog Refers to a situation where nobody is safe from anybody, each man for himself.

capax Dei capable of receivingGod

From Augustine, De Trinitate XIV, 8.11: Mens eo ipso imago Dei est quo eius capax est,[] "Themind is the image of God, in that it is capable of Him and can be partaker of Him."


capax infiniti holding the infinite a term referring (at least) to some Christian doctrines of the incarnation of the Son of God when itasserts that humanity is capable of housing full divinity within its finite frame. Related to theDocetic heresy and sometimes a counterpoint to the Reformed 'extracalvinisticum.'

caput inter nubila(condit)

(he plunges) [his]head in the clouds

So aggrandized as to be beyond practical (earthly) reach or understanding (from Virgil's Aeneid andthe shorter form appears in John Locke's Two Treatises of Government)

caput mortuum dead head Originally an alchemical reference to the dead head or worthless residue left over from a reaction.Also used to refer to a freeloader or worthless element.

Caritas Christi The love of Christ It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located inWest Meadowlark Park, Edmonton.

Caritas in Veritate Charity in Truth Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical.

carpe diem seize the day An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers orfruit. The phrase collige virgo rosas has a similar sense.

carpe noctem seize the night An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd,e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in socialactivities after sunset.

carpe vinum seize the wine

Carthago delendaest

Carthage must bedestroyed

The Roman senator Cato the Elder ended every speech after the Second Punic War with ceterumcenseo Carthaginem esse delendam, literally "For the rest, I am of the opinion that Carthage is to bedestroyed." Before the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in the European Parliament, DanielHannan ended all his speeches in a similar way with Pactio Olisipiensis censenda est "The Treaty ofLisbon must be put to a referendum".

castigat ridendomores

One corrects customsby laughing at them

Or, "[Comedy/Satire] criticises customs through humour", is a phrase coined by French New Latinpoet Jean de Santeul, but sometimes wrongly attributed to his contemporary Molire or to Romanlyric poet Horace.

casus belli event of war Refers to an incident that is the justification or case for war.

cathedra mea,regulae meae

"My chair, my rules" A quote from The Big Bang Theory when Sheldon Cooper is discussing the "state of eternal dibs" inwhich he placed his favourite chair. Quote from Series 3, Episode 22.

causa latet, vis estnotissima

The cause is hidden,but the result is wellknown.

Ovid: Metamorphoses IV, 287; motto of Alpha Sigma Phi.

causa mortis cause of death

cave beware! especially used by Doctors of Medicine, when they want to warn each other (e.g.: "cavenephrolithiases" in order to warn about side effects of an uricosuric). Spoken aloud in some Britishpublic schools by pupils to warn each other of impending authority.

cave canem Beware of the dog

caveat emptor let the buyer beware The purchaser is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need. Phrases modeled on thisone replace emptor with lector, subscriptor, venditor, utilitor: "reader", "signer", "seller", "user".

cedant arma togae let arms yield to thegown

"Let military power yield to civilian power", Cicero, De Officiis I:77. See also Toga

celerius quamasparagi cocuntur

more swiftly thanasparagus [stem]s arecooked

Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase velocius quam asparagicoquantur, using a different adverb and an alternative mood and spelling of coquere.

cepi corpus I got the body In law, it is a return made by the sheriff, upon a capias, or other process to the like purpose;signifying, that he has taken the body of the party. See also habeas corpus.

certum est quodcertum reddi potest

it is certain, whatevercan be renderedcertain

Or "... if it can be rendered certain." Often used in law when something is not known, but can beascertained (e.g. the purchase price on a sale which is to be determined by a third-party valuer)


cessante rationelegis cessat ipsa lex

when the reason forthe law ceases, thelaw itself ceases

A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does notcorrespond to the reality anymore. By Gratian.

cetera desunt the rest are missing Also spelled "caetera desunt".

ceteris paribus all other things beingequal

That is, disregarding or eliminating extraneous factors in a situation.

chartapardonationis sedefendendo

a paper of pardon todefend oneself

The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence (see manslaughter).

chartapardonationisutlagariae

a paper of pardon tothe outlaw

The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed. Also called perdonatio utlagariae.

Christianos adleones

[Throw the]Christians to thelions!

Christo etDoctrinae

For Christ andLearning

The motto of Furman University.

Christus nosliberavit

Christ has freed us title of volume I, book 5, chapter XI of Les Misrables by Victor Hugo.

Christus Rex Christ the King A Christian title for Jesus.

circa (c.) or (ca.) around In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.

circulus inprobando

circle made in testing[a premise]

Circular reasoning. Similar term to circulus vitiosus.

circulus vitiosus vicious circle In logic, begging the question, a fallacy involving the presupposition of a proposition in one of thepremises (see petitio principii). In science, a positive feedback loop. In economics, a counterpart tothe virtuous circle.

citius altius fortius faster, higher,stronger

Motto of the modern Olympics.

clamea admittendain itinere peratturnatum

A writ whereby the king of England could command the justice to admit one's claim by an attorney,who being employed in the king's service, cannot come in person.

clarere auderegaudere

[be] bright, daring,joyful

Motto of the Geal family.

clausum fregit A legal action for trespass to land; so called, because the writ demands the person summoned toanswer wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit), i.e., why he entered the plaintiff's land.

claves Sancti Petri the keys of Saint Peter A symbol of the Papacy.

clavis aurea golden key The means of discovering hidden or mysterious meanings in texts, particularly applied in theologyand alchemy.

clerico admittendo for being made a clerk In law, a writ directed to the bishop, for the admitting a clerk to a benefice upon a ne admittas, tried,and found for the party who procures the writ.

clerico capto perstatutummercatorum

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who is imprisoned upon the breach of statutemerchant.

clerico convictocommisso gaolae indefectu ordinariideliberando

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk to his ordinary, that was formerly convicted of felony; byreason that his ordinary did not challenge him according to the privilege of clerks.


clerico intra sacrosordines constitutonon eligendo inofficium

In law, a writ directed to the bailiffs, etc., that have thrust a bailiwick or beadleship upon one in holyorders; charging them to release him.

Codex IurisCanonici

Book of Canon Law The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici).

Cogitationispoenam nemopatitur

"No one sufferspunishment for mereintent."

A Latin legal phrase. See, State v Taylor, 47 Or 455, 84 P 82.

cogito ergo sum I think, therefore Iam.

A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher Ren Descartes to attempt to prove his ownexistence.

coitus interruptus interrupted congress Aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculationthe only permitted form of birth control in somereligions.

coitus moreferarum

congress in the way ofbeasts

A medical euphemism for the doggy-style sexual position.

collige virgo rosas pick, girl, the roses

Exhortation to enjoy fully the youth, similar toCarpe diem, from "De rosis nascentibus" (alsotitled "Idyllium de rosis"), attributed toAusonius or Virgil.[]

"Gather ye rosebuds whileye may", 1909, by JohnWilliam Waterhouse

combinatio nova new combination It is frequently abbreviated comb. nov.. It is used in the life sciences literature when a new name isintroduced, e.g. Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov..

communibus annis in common years One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common toevery situation"

communibus locis in common places A term frequently used among philosophical and other writers, implying some medium, or meanrelation between several places; one place with another; on a medium. "Common" here does notmean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"

communis opinio common opinion prevailing doctrine, generally accepted view (in an academic field), scientific consensus; originallycommunis opinio doctorum, "common opinion of the doctors"

compos mentis in control of the mind Describes someone of sound mind. Sometimes used ironically. Also a legal principle, non composmentis (not in control of one's faculties), used to describe an insane person.

concordia cumveritate

in harmony with truth Motto of the University of Waterloo

concordia salus well-being throughharmony

Motto of Montreal. It is also the Bank of Montreal coat of arms and motto.

concordia parvaeres crescunt

small things grow inharmony

Motto of Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

condemnant quodnon intellegunt

They condemn whatthey do notunderstand orThey condemnbecause they do notunderstand

The quod here is ambiguous: it may be the relative pronoun or a conjunction.

condicio sine quanon

condition withoutwhich not

A required, indispensable condition. Commonly mistakenly rendered with conditio ("seasoning" or"preserving") in place of condicio ("arrangement" or "condition").

confer (cf.) confer[10][11] "compare". Used as an abbreviation in text to recommend a comparison with another thing (cf.citation signal).


ConfoederatioHelvetica (C.H.)

HelvetianConfederation

The official name of Switzerland, hence the use of "CH" for its ISO country code, ".ch" for itsInternet domain, and "CHF" for the ISO three-letter abbreviation of its currency, the Swiss franc.

CongregatioSanctissimiRedemptorisC.Ss.R

Congregation of theMost Holy Redeemer

Redemptorists

coniunctis viribus with connectedstrength

Or "with united powers". Sometimes rendered conjunctis viribus. Motto of Queen Mary, Universityof London.

consuetudo prolege servatur

Custom is held aslaw.

Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;[12] established customshave the force of laws.[13] Also consuetudo est altera lex (custom is another law) and consuetudovincit communem legem (custom overrules the common law); see also: Consuetudinary.

consummatum est It is completed. The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John 19:30.

contemptusmundi/saeculi

scorn for theworld/times

Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldlyvalues.

contra bonos mores against good morals Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice.

contra legem against the law Especially in civil law jurisdictions, said of an understanding of a statute that directly contradicts itswording and thus is neither valid by interpretation nor by analogy.

contra proferentem against the proferror In contract law, the doctrine of contractual interpretation which provides that an ambiguous termwill be construed against the party that imposed its inclusion in the contract or, more accurately,against the interests of the party who imposed it.

contra spem spero hope against hope Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka; also used in the Pentateuch with reference to Abraham thePatriarch.

contra vim mortisnon crescit herba(or salvia) in hortis

No herb (or sage)grows in the gardensagainst the power ofdeath

there is no medicine against death; from various medieval medicinal texts

contradictio interminis

contradiction in terms A thing or idea that would embody a contradiction, for example, payment for a gift, or a circle withcorners. The fallacy of proposing such a thing.

contra principianegantem non estdisputandum

there can be no debatewith those who denythe foundations

Debate is fruitless when you don't agree on common rules, facts, presuppositions.

contraria contrariiscurantur

the opposite is curedwith the opposite

First formulated by Hippocrates to suggest that the diseases are cured with contrary remedies.Antonym of similia similibus curantur (the diseases are recovered with similar remedies.)

cor ad cor loquitur heart speaks to heart From Augustine's Confessions, referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart"with God. Commonly used in reference to a later quote by Cardinal John Henry Newman. A mottoof Newman Clubs.

cor aut mors Heart or Death (Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, tono longer be respected as person of integrity.)

cor meum tibioffero domineprompte et sincere

my heart I offer toyou Lord promptlyand sincerely

John Calvin's personal motto, also adopted by Calvin College

cor unum one heart A popular school motto. Often used as names for religious and other organisations such as thePontifical Council Cor Unum.

coram Deo in the Presence ofGod

A phrase from Christian theology which summarizes the idea of Christians living in the Presence of,under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of God.

coram nobis, coramvobis

in our presence, inyour presence

Two kinds of writs of error.


coram populo in the presence of thepeople

Thus, openly.

coram publico in view of the public

Corpus Christi Body of Christ The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Eucharist. It is also the nameof a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, the name of Colleges at Oxford and Cambridgeuniversities, and a controversial play.

corpus delicti body of the offence The fact that a crime has been committed, a necessary factor in convicting someone of havingcommitted that crime; if there was no crime, there can not have been a criminal.

Corpus IurisCanonici

Body of Canon Law The official compilation of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Codex Iuris Canonici).

Corpus Iuris Civilis Body of Civil Law The body of Roman or civil law.

corpus vile worthless body A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment, as in the phrase 'Fiat experimentum incorpore vili.'

corrigenda things to be corrected

corruptio optimipessima

the corruption of thebest is the worst

corruptissima republica plurimaeleges

When the republic isat its most corrupt thelaws are mostnumerous

Tacitus

corvus oculumcorvi non eruit

a raven will not pickout an eye of anotherraven

corruptus inextremis

corrupt to the extreme Motto of the fictional Springfield Mayor Office in The Simpsons TV-Show

cras amet quinunquam amavit;quique amavit, crasamet

May he lovetomorrow who hasnever loved before;And may he who hasloved, love tomorrowas well

It's the refrain from the 'Pervigilium Veneris', a poem which describes a three day holiday in the cultof Venus, located somewhere in Sicily, involving the whole town in religious festivities joined witha deep sense of nature and Venus as the "procreatrix", the life-giving force behind the natural world.

Cras es Noster The Future is Ours Motto of San Jacinto College.

creatio ex nihilo creation out ofnothing

A concept about creation, often used in a theological or philosophical context. Also known as the'First Cause' argument in Philosophy of Religion. Contrasted with creatio ex materia.

Credo in UnumDeum

I Believe in One God The first words of the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed.

credo quiaabsurdum est

I believe it because itis absurd

A very common misquote of Tertullian's et mortuus est Dei Filius prorsus credibile quia ineptum est(and the Son of God is dead: in short, it is credible because it is unfitting), meaning that it is soabsurd to say that God's son has died that it would have to be a matter of belief, rather than reason.The misquoted phrase, however, is commonly used to mock the dogmatic beliefs of the religious(see fideism). This phrase is commonly shortened to credo quia absurdum, and is also sometimesrendered credo quia impossibile est (I believe it because it is impossible) or, as Darwin used it in hisautobiography, credo quia incredibile.

crescamus in Illoper omnia

May we grow in Himthrough all things

Motto of Cheverus High School.

crescat scientia vitaexcolatur

let knowledge grow,let life be enriched

Motto of the University of Chicago.

crescente luce Light ever increasing Motto of James Cook University.


crescit cumcommercio civitas

Civilization prosperswith commerce

Motto of Claremont McKenna College.

crescit eundo it grows as it goes State motto of New Mexico, adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when NewMexico received statehood. Originally from Lucretius' De rerum natura book VI, where it refers incontext to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as itgoes.

cruci dum spirofido

while I live, I trust inthe cross, Whilst Itrust in the Cross Ihave life

Motto of the Sisters of Loreto (IBVM) and its associated schools.

cucullus non facitmonachum

The hood does notmake the monk

William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Scene I, Act V 4850

cui bono Good for whom? "Who benefits?" An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who wouldbenefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cuiprodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America, a fictional supervillain group. Theopposite is cui malo (Bad for whom?).

cui prodest for whom it advances Short for cui prodest scelus is fecit (for whom the crime advances, he has done it) in Seneca'sMedea. Thus, the murderer is often the one who gains by the murder (cf. cui bono).

cuique suum to each his own

cuius est solum eiusest usque adcoelum et adinferos

Whose the land is, allthe way to the sky andto the underworld ishis.

First coined by Accursius of Bologna in the 13th century. A Roman legal principle of property lawthat is no longer observed in most situations today. Less literally, "For whosoever owns the soil, it istheirs up to the sky and down to the depths."

cuius regio, eiusreligio

whose region, hisreligion

The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects. A regional prince's ability to choosehis people's religion was established at the Peace of Augsburg in 1555.

cuiusvis hominis esterrare, nullius nisiinsipientis in erroreperseverare.

Anyone can err, butonly the fool persistsin his fault

Cicero, Philippica XII, 5.

culpa fault Also "blame" or "guilt". In law, an act of neglect. In general, guilt, sin, or a fault. See also meaculpa.

cum gladiis etfustibus

with swords and clubs From the Bible. Occurs in Matthew 26:47 [14] and Luke 22:52 [15].

cum gladio et sale with sword and salt Motto of a well-paid soldier. See salary.

cum grano salis with a grain of salt Not to be taken too seriously or as the literal truth.

cum hoc ergopropter hoc

with this, therefore onaccount of this

Fallacy of assuming that correlation implies causation.

cum laude with praise The standard formula for academic Latin honors in the United States. Greater honors include magnacum laude and summa cum laude.

cum mortuis inlingua mortua

with the dead in adead language

Movement from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

cum privilegio adimprimendumsolum

with the exclusiveright to print

Copyright notice used in 16th-century England, used for comic effect in The Taming of the Shrew byWilliam Shakespeare

cuncti adsintmeritaequeexpectent praemiapalmae

let all come who bymerit deserve themost reward

Motto of University College London.

cupio dissolvi desire to be dissolved From the Bible, locution indicating a will to death ("I want to die").


cur Deus Homo Why the God-Man The question attributed to Anselm in his work of by this name, wherein he reflects on why the Christof Christianity must be both fully Divine and fully Human. Often translated "why did God becomeMan?"

cura personalis care for the wholeperson

Motto of Georgetown University School of Medicine and University of Scranton.

cura te ipsum take care of your ownself

An exhortation to physicians, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems beforeaddressing those of others.

curriculum vitae course of life An overview of a person's life and qualifications, similar to a rsum.

custos morum keeper of morals A censor.

cygnis insignis distinguished by itsswans

Motto of Western Australia.

cygnus inter anates swan among ducks

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Da Deus fortunae God give happinessor God give luck

Traditional Czech brewers greeting.

Da mihi factum,dabo tibi ius

Give me the fact(s),I'll give you the law

also: Da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius; legal principle based on Roman law; parties should present thefacts of a case while the judge rules on the law. Related to iura novit curia (the court knows the law).

damnant quod nonintelligunt

They condemn whatthey do notunderstand

Used to describe ignorant people.

damnatio adbestias

condemnation to [the]beasts

Colloquially "thrown to the lions".

damnatiomemoriae

damnation ofmemory

A Roman custom in which disgraced Romans (particularly former Emperors) were pretended to havenever existed.

damnum absqueinjuria

damage withoutinjury

A loss that results from no one's wrongdoing. In Roman law, a man is not responsible for unintended,consequential injury to another resulting from a lawful act. This protection does not necessarily applyto unintended damage by negligence or folly.

dat deusincrementum ordeus datincrementum

God gives growth Motto of several schools

data venia "with due respect" or"given the excuse"

Used before disagreeing with someone.

datum perficiemusmunus

We shall accomplishthe mission assigned

Motto of Batalho de Operaes Policiais Especiais (BOPE), Rio de Janeiro.

de bene esse as well done A de bene esse deposition is used to preserve the testimony of a witness who is expected not to beavailable to appear at trial and be cross-examined.

de bonis asportatis carrying goods away Trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny (wrongful taking of chattels).

decessit sine prole died without issue Used in genealogical records, often in the abbreviated form dsp, to indicate a person who diedwithout having had any children

decessit [sine] vitapatris

died in the lifetime ofthe father

Used in genealogical records, often in the abbreviated form dvp or dsvp, to indicate a person whopredeceased his father

de dato of the date Used in the context of "As we agreed in the meeting d.d. 26th Mai 2006.


de facto by deed Said of something that is the actual state of affairs, in contrast to something's legal or officialstanding, which is described as de jure. De facto refers to the "way things really are" rather than whatis "officially" presented as the fact.

de fideli with faithfulness A clerk makes the declaration De fideli on when appointed, promising to do his or her tasks faithfullyas a servant of the court.

de futuro regarding the future Usually used in the context of "at a future time"

de gustibus non estdisputandum

there is no disputingabout tastes

Less literally "there's no accounting for taste". Likely of Scholastic origin (see Wiktionary).

de integro again, a second time

de jure by law "Official", in contrast with de facto. Analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice".In other contexts, can mean "according to law", "by right" or "legally". Also commonly written deiure, the classical form.

de lege ferenda from law to be passed

de lege lata "from law passed" or"by law in force"

de minimis noncurat lex

The law does notbother with thesmallest things.

The court does not want to bother with small, trivial things. A case must have importance for thecourt to hear it. See "de minimis non curat praetor".

de minimis noncurat praetor

The commander doesnot bother with thesmallest things.

Also "The chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles." Trivial matters are no concern of ahigh official (cf. aquila non capit muscas, the eagle does not catch flies). Sometimes rex (the king) orlex (the law) is used in place of praetor, and de minimis is a legal term referring to things unworthyof the law's attention.

de mortuis autbene aut nihil

about the dead, eitherwell or nothing

Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all" (cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum).

de mortuis nil nisibonum

about the dead,nothing unless a goodthing

From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est, "nothing must be said about the dead except the good",attributed by Diogenes Lartius to Chilon. In legal contexts, this quotation is used with the oppositemeaning, as defaming a deceased person is not a crime. In other contexts, it refers to taboos againstcriticizing the recently deceased.

de nobis fabulanarratur

about us is the storytold

Thus, "their story is our story". Originally referred to the end of Rome's dominance. Now often usedwhen comparing any current situation to a past story or historical event.

de novo from the new "Anew" or "afresh". In law, a trial de novo is a retrial. In biology, de novo means newly synthesized,and a de novo mutation is a mutation that neither parent possessed or transmitted. In economics, denovo refers to newly founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been inoperation for five years or less.

de omni re scibili etquibusdam aliis

about every knowablething, and evencertain other things

The 15th-century Italian scholar Giovanni Pico della Mirandola wrote the De omni re scibili portion(about every knowable thing), and a wag added et quibusdam aliis (and even certain other things).

de omnibusdubitandum

be suspicious ofeverything, doubteverything

Attributed to Ren Descartes. Karl Marx's favorite motto and a title of one of Sren Kierkegaard'sworks De Omnibus Dubitandum Est

de oppresso liber Free From HavingBeen Oppressed

Commonly mistranslated as "To Liberate the Oppressed". The motto of the United States ArmySpecial Forces.

de profundis from the depths Out of the depths of misery or dejection. From the Latin translation of Psalm 130.

de re about the matter In logic, de dicto statements (about the truth of a proposition) are distinguished from de re statements(about the properties of a thing itself).

decus et tutamen An ornament and asafeguard

Inscription on British one-pound coins. Originally on 17th-century coins, it refers to the inscribededge as a protection against the clipping of precious metal. The phrase originally comes from Virgil'sAeneid.


defendit numerus There is safety innumbers

defunctus viventepatre

("dvp") died with hisfather (still) living.See also viventerege[16]

Used by genealogists to denote a son who has pre-deceased his father and not lived long enough toinherit his father's title or estate. See also sine prole.

Dei Gratia Regina By the Grace of God,Queen

Also Dei Gratia Rex (By the Grace of God, King). Abbreviated as D G REG preceding FideiDefensor (F D) on British pounds, and as D G Regina on Canadian coins.

Dei sub numineviget

under God's Spiritshe flourishes

Motto of Princeton University.

delectatio morosa peevish delight In Catholic theology, a pleasure taken in sinful thought or imagination, such as brooding on sexualimages. It is distinct from actual sexual desire, and involves voluntary and complacent eroticfantasizing, without any attempt to suppress such thoughts.

deliriant istiRomani

They are mad, thoseRomans!

A translation into Latin from Ren Goscinny's ils sont fous, ces romains!, frequently issued by Obelixin the Asterix comics.

Deo ac veritati For God and for truth Motto of Colgate University.

Deo Confidimus In God we trust Motto of Somerset College.

Deo domuique for God and for home Motto of Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne.

Deo et patriae for God and Country Motto of Regis High School (New York City).

Deo gratias thanks [be] to God The semi-Hispanicized form Deogracias is a Philippine first name.

Deo juvante with God's help The motto of Monaco and its monarch which appears on the royal arms.

Deo OptimoMaximo (DOM)

To the Best andGreatest God

Derived from the Pagan Iupiter Optimo Maximo (To the best and greatest Jupiter). Printed on bottlesof Bndictine liqueur.

Deo vindice with God as protector Motto of the Confederate States of America. An alternate translation is "With an avenging God".

Deo volente God willing This was often used in conjunction with a signature at the end of letters. It was used in order tosignify that "God willing" this letter will get to you safely, "God willing" the contents of this lettercome true. As an abbreviation (simply "D.V.") it is often found in personal letters (in English) of theearly 1900s, employed to generally and piously qualify a given statement about a future plannedaction, that it will be carried out, so long as God wills. The motto of Southern IllinoisUniversity-Carbondale. See also: Insha'Allah.

descensus incuniculi cavum

The descent into thecave of the rabbit

Down the Rabbit Hole (see: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland#Famous lines and expressions.

Deus Caritas Est God is Love The first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI; for other meanings, see Deus Caritas Est (disambiguation)

deus ex machina a god from a machine From the Greek (ap mchans thes). A contrived or artificial solution, usuallyto a literary plot. Refers to the practice in Greek drama of lowering by crane (the mechan) an actorplaying a god or goddess onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot. The device ismost commonly associated with Euripides.

Deus Lux Mea Est God is my Light The motto of The Catholic University of America.

Deus meumque jus God and my right The principal motto of Scottish Rite Freemasonry; see also Dieu et mon droit.

deus otiosus God at leisure

Deus spes nostra God is our hope The motto of Sir Thomas de Boteler, founder of Boteler Grammar School Warrington in 1526

Deus vult God wills it! The principal slogan of the Crusades.Motto of Bergen Catholic High School, NJ

dictatum erat (dict) as previously stated Recent academic substitution for the spacious and inconvenient "As previously stated, ...". Literally,has been stated; also translated as "dicta prius" (literally, said previously).


dicto simpliciter [From] a maxim,simply

I.e. "From a rule without exception." Short for a dicto simpliciter, the a often being dropped byconfusion with the English indefinite article. A dicto simpliciter occurs when an acceptable exceptionis ignored or eliminated. For instance, the appropriateness of using opiates is dependent on thepresence of extreme pain. To justify the recreational use of opiates by referring to a cancer patient orto justify arresting said cancer patient by comparing him to the recreational user would be a dictosimpliciter.

dictum factum what is said is done Motto of U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron VF-194

dictum meumpactum

my word [is] mybond

Motto of the London Stock Exchange

diem perdidi I have lost the day From the Roman Emperor Titus. Passed down in Suetonius's biography of him in Lives of the TwelveCaesars

Dies Irae Day of Wrath Refers to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology. The name of a famous 13th-century MedievalLatin hymn by Tommaso da Celano, used in the Mass for the dead.

dies non juridicum Day without judiciary Days under common law (traditionally Sunday) in which no legal process can be served and anyjudgment is void. This concept was first codified by the English Parliament in the reign of Charles II.

dirigo I direct In Classical Latin, "I arrange". State motto of Maine. Based on a comparison of the state of Maine tothe star Polaris.

dis aliter visum it seemed otherwiseto the gods

In other words, the gods have different plans than mortals, and so events do not always play out aspeople wish them to. Virgil, Aeneid, 2:428.

dis manibussacrum (D.M.S.)

Sacred to theghost-gods

Refers to the Manes, Roman spirits of the dead. Loosely "To the memory of". A conventionalinscription preceding the name of the deceased on pagan grave markings, often shortened to dismanibus (D.M.), "for the ghost-gods". Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H. S. E.),"he lies here".

disce aut discede Learn or Depart Motto of Royal College Colombo.

disce quasi sempervicturus vive quasicras moriturus

Learn as if alwaysgoing to live; live asif tomorrow going todie.

Attributed to St Edmund of Abingdon.

discendo discimus while teaching welearn

disiecta membra scattered limbs That is, "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, I, 4, 62, where it was written "disiectimembra poetae" (limbs of a scattered poet). Also written as disjecta membra.

ditat Deus God enriches State motto of Arizona, adopted in 1911. Probably derived from the Vulgate's translation of Genesis14:23.

divide et impera divide and rule A Roman maxim adopted by Julius Caesar, Louis XI and Machiavelli. Commonly rendered "divideand conquer".

dixi I have spoken A popular eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The implied meaning is: "I havesaid all that I had to say and thus the argument is settled".

["...", ...] dixit ["...", ...] said Used to attribute a statement or opinion to its author, rather than the speaker.

do ut des I give that you maygive

Often said or written for sacrifices, when one "gives" and expects something back from the gods.

docendo discitur It is learned byteaching

Also translated "One learns by teaching." Attributed to Seneca the Younger.

docendo disco,scribendo cogito

I learn by teaching,think by writing.


dolus specialis special intent "The ... concept is particular to a few civil law systems and cannot sweepingly be equated with thenotions of special or specific intent in common law systems. Of course, the same might equally besaid of the concept of specific intent, a notion used in the common law almost exclusively within thecontext of the defense of voluntary intoxication."Genocide scholar William Schabas[17]

Domine dirige nos Lord guide us Motto of the City of London

DominusIlluminatio Mea

the Lord is my light Motto of the University of Oxford.

Dominus fortitudonostra

The Lord is ourStrength

Motto of the Southland College, Philippines

Dominus vobiscum Lord be with you Phrase used during and at the end of Catholic sermons, and a general greeting form among andtowards members of Catholic organizations, such as priests and nuns. See also pax vobiscum.

dona nobis pacem give us peace Often set to music, either by itself or as part of the Agnus Dei prayer of the Mass. Also an ending inthe video game Haunting Ground.

donatio mortiscausa

giving in expectationof death

A legal concept where a person in imminent mortal danger need not meet the requisite considerationto create or modify a will.

draco dormiensnunquamtitillandus

a sleeping dragon isnever to be tickled

Motto of the fictional Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series; translated more loosely in thebooks as "never tickle a sleeping dragon".

dramatis person the parts of the play More literally, "the masks of the drama"; more figuratively, "cast of characters". The charactersrepresented in a dramatic work.

duae tabulae rasaein quibus nihilscriptum est

Two blank slates withnothing written uponthem

Stan Laurel, inscription for the fanclub logo of The Sons of the Desert.

ducimus We lead Motto of the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Ducit amor patriae Love of country leadsme

Motto of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment

ducunt volentemfata, nolentemtrahunt

The fates lead thewilling and drag theunwilling

Attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca.

ductus exemplo leadership byexample

Motto for the United States Marine Corps' Officer Candidates School located at Marine Corps BaseQuantico; Quantico, Virginia.

dulce belluminexpertis

war is sweet to theinexperienced

War may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the more experiencedknow better. A phrase from Erasmus in the 16th century.

Dulce est desiperein loco

It is sweet onoccasion to play thefool.

It is pleasant to relax once in a while. From Horace, Odes IV, 12, 28. Used by George Knapton forSir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet 1744 portrait.

dulce et decorumest pro patria mori

It is sweet andhonorable to die forthe fatherland.

From Horace, Odes III, 2, 13. Used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem about World War I,Dulce et Decorum est.

dulce et utile a sweet and usefulthing

Horace wrote in his Ars Poetica that poetry must be dulce et utile (pleasant and profitable), bothenjoyable and instructive.

dulce periculum danger is sweet Horace, Odes III, 25, 16. Motto of the Scottish clan MacAulay.

dulcius ex asperis sweeter afterdifficulties

Motto of the Scottish clan Fergusson.[18]

dum RomadeliberatSaguntum perit

while Rome debates,Saguntum is indanger

Used when someone has been asked for urgent help, but responds with no immediate action. Similarto Hannibal ante portas, but referring to a less personal danger.


dum spiro spero while I breathe, Ihope

State motto of South Carolina. From Cicero.

dum vita est, spesest

while there is life,there is hope

dum vivimusservimus

While we live, weserve

motto of Presbyterian College.

dum vivimus,vivamus

While we live, let uslive!

An encouragement to embrace life. Motto inscribed on the sword of the main character in the novelGlory Road.

dura lex sed lex [the] law [is] harsh,but [it is the] law

dura mater tough mother outer covering of the brain

durante munere while in office For example, the Governor General of Canada is durante munere the Chancellor and PrincipalCompanion of the Order of Canada.

dux bellorum war leader

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e pluribus unum out of many, one Former de facto motto of the United States of America. Used on many U.S. coins and inscribed onthe Capitol. Also used as the motto of S.L. Benfica. Less commonly written as ex pluribus unum.

Ecce Homo Behold the Man From the Latin Vulgate Gospel according to St. John (XIX.v) [19] (19.5, Douay-Rheims) [20],where Pontius Pilate speaks these words as he presents Christ, crowned with thorns, to the crowd. Itis also the title of Nietzsche's autobiography and of the theme music by Howard Goodall for theITV comedy Mr. Bean, in which the full sung lyric is Ecce homo qui est faba ("Behold the manwho is a bean").

ecce panis angelorum behold the bread ofangels

A phrase occasionally inscribed near the altar in Catholic churches; it makes reference to the Host;the Eucharist; the bread of Heaven; the Body of Christ. See also: Panis Angelicus.

editio princeps first edition The first printed edition of a work.

ego non not I short for "Even if all others... I will not."

ego te absolvo I absolve you Part of the absolution-formula spoken by a priest as part of the sacrament of Penance (cf. absolvo).

ego te provoco I provoke you Used as a challenge, "I dare you".

eheu fugaceslabuntur anni

Alas, the fleetingyears slip by

From Horace's Odes II, 14.

eluceat omnibus lux let the light shine outfrom all

The motto of Sidwell Friends School

emeritus veteran Also "worn-out". Retired from office. Often used to denote a position held at the point ofretirement, as an honor, such as professor emeritus or provost emeritus. This does not necessarilymean that the honoree is no longer active.

ens causa sui existing because ofoneself

Or "being one's own cause". Traditionally, a being that owes its existence to no other being, henceGod or a Supreme Being (cf. Primum Mobile).

ense petit placidamsub libertate quietem

by the sword sheseeks a serene reposeunder liberty

State motto of Massachusetts, adopted in 1775.

entia non suntmultiplicandapraeter necessitatem

entities must not bemultiplied beyondnecessity

Occam's Razor or law of parsimony; that is, that arguments which do not introduce extraneousvariables are to be preferred in logical argumentation.


entitas ipsa involvitaptitudinem adextorquendumcertum assensum

reality involves apower to compelsure assent

A phrase used in modern Western philosophy on the nature of truth.

eo ipso by that very (act) Technical term used in philosophy and the law. Similar to ipso facto. Example: "The fact that I amdoes not eo ipso mean that I think." From Latin eo ipso, ablative form of id ipsum, "that (thing)itself".

eo nomine by that name

equo ne credite do not trust the horse Virgil, Aeneid, II. 4849 (Latin)

erga omnes in relation toeveryone

ergo therefore Denotes a logical conclusion (cf. cogito ergo sum).

errare humanum est to err is human From Seneca the Younger: Errare humanum est, perseverare autem diabolicum, et tertia non datur(To err is human; to persist [in committing such errors] is of the devil, and the third possibility isnot given.) Several authors contemplated the idea before Seneca: Livy Venia dignus error ishumanus (Storie, VIII, 35) and Cicero: is Cuiusvis errare: insipientis nullius nisi, in erroreperseverare (Anyone can err, but only the fool persists in his fault) (Philippicae XII, ii, 5). 300years later Augustine of Hippo recycled the idea in his Sermones (164, 14): Humanum fuit errare,diabolicum est per animositatem in errore manere.[21]

erratum error Or "mistake". Lists of errors in a previous edition of a work are often marked with the plural, errata("errors").

errantis voluntasnulla est

the will of amistaken party isvoid

Roman legal principle formulated by Pomponius in the Digest of the Corpus Juris Civilis, statingthat legal actions undertaken by man under the influe

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