Latin is the most exquisite of languages to me, i love it, and am in love with it. I can remember when i was in my 10th grade, i had an english test, we were asked to write an essay about our favourite word, ( yes i know, i had the sillest of teachers), anyways without any futher thoughts i chose this ¨Requiescat In Pace. - (Rip) May He/She Rest In Peace.. they asked for a word? and i chose a PHRASE, you wouldnt imagine the rubbish i wrote untill when my essay was handed back to me with the following remark on the rear ¨¨¨Madam RIP, if you dont know how to speak latin or interprete basic phrases, please dont write gagagbantis for me, this is rubbish¨¨ three over twenty*bang* suffice to say, i just folded my sheet, turned to my friend and with an almighty smile i asked ¨i got nineteen, what did you get¨¨....
*fastward* ten years after, i am here, SHARING COMMON LATIN PHRASES¨ i have no shame, and am not giving up on what i still cant go a day thinking, whether it was rubbish i wrote on not, LATIN REMAINS MY FAVOURITE LANGUAGE.... yes not even the famous English....
This is a list some widely used Latin Phrases, you dont need to commit all to memory, but knowing a few might get you some extra bonus, YOU NEVER KNOW, you never know! happy read...
A
A Cappella - In The Chapel Style, Without Instruments
A Mensa Et Thoro - From Board And Bed (Legal Separation)
A Posteriori - From What Comes Later
A Priori - From What Comes Before
A Verbis Ad Verbera - From Words To Blows
Ad Absurdum - Taken To Absurd Lengths, To An Absurd Extreme
Ad Hoc - To This Particular Purpose
Ad Hominem - According To The Person
Ad Infinitum - Going On Forever
Ad Interim - For The Meantime
Ad Libitum (Ad Lib) - As One Pleases
Ad Locum - At The Place
Ad Nauseam - To The Point Of Making One Sick
Addendum - An Item To Be Added
Advocatus Diaboli - Devil's Advocate (Someone Takes A Position Solely For The Sake Of A Discussion Or Argument.)
Agenda - Things To Be Done
Alea Iacta Est. - "The Die Is Cast." (Julius Caesar)
Alias - Otherwise
Alibi - Elsewhere
Alma Mater - Nurturing Or Nourishing Mother (Refers To The University One Has Attended)
Alter Ego - Another "I" Or Another Self
Alumnus - From The Word "Alere" Meaning To Nurture, A Graduate Of A School Or University Feminine Form Is Alumna, Plural - Alumni.
Amicus Curiae - Friend Of The Court
Amor Patriae - Love Of Country
Amor Vincit Omnia. - Love Conquers All.
Anno (An.) - Year
Anno Domini (A.D.) - In The Year Of The Lord
Anno Mundi - In The Year Of The World
Annus Horribilis - A Horrible Year (Queen Elizabeth Ii Described 1992.)
Annus Mirabilis - Year Of Wonders
Ante - Before
Ante Cibum (A.C.) - Before Meals
Ante Meridiem (A.M.) - Before Noon In The Period From Midnight To Noon.
Ante Mortem - Before Death
Ante Prandium (A.P.) - Before A Meal, Especially Lunch
Antebellum - Before The War
Aqua Vitae - Water Of Life (Spirits, Wine/Brandy)
Argumentum Ad Populum - A Fallacious Argument; Because Many People Believe Something It Is Not Necessarily True
Ars Gratia Artis - Art For Art's Sake
Artium Baccalaureus - Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)
Artium Magister - Master Of Arts (Ma)
Audaces Fortuna Iuvat. - Fortune Favours The Bold.
Audio, Video, Disco. - I Hear, I See, I Learn. (Smile!)
Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights
Aut Vincere Aut Mori. - Either Conquer Or Die.
Ave Atque Vale - Hello And Goodbye
B
Bis In Die (Bid) –Twice A Day
Bona Fide -In Good Faith
C
Carpe Diem. - Seize The Day. (Literally "Pluck” The Day)
Casus Belli - An Act Used To Justify War
Causa Mortis - Cause Of Death
Caveat. - Let Him/Her Beware.
Caveat Emptor. - Let The Buyer Beware.
Caveat Lector. - Let The Reader Beware. (Text Might Not Be Accurate.)
Circa (Ca.) - Around Or Approximately, Usually Used With Dates.
Circulus Vitiosus - Vicious Circle
Citius Altius Fortius – “Faster, Higher, Stronger” (Olympic Motto)
Cogito Ergo Sum. - "I Think Therefore I Am." (René Descartes)
Commune Bonum - The Common Good
Compos Mentis - Of Sound Mind
Consensu Omnium - By The Agreement Of All
Consummatum Est. - It Is Completed
Cui Prodest Scelus, Is Fecit. - The One Who Derives Advantage From The Crime Is The One Most Likely To Have Committed It. - Seneca .
Culpa - A Sin
Cum - With
Cum Grano Salis - With A Grain Of Salt
Cum Laude - With Praise
Curriculum Vitae - The Course Of One's Life (Resumé)
D
De Facto - In Fact
De Iure - According To Law
De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum. – Say Only Good About The Dead.
Deo Gratias. - Thanks Be To God.
Deus Ex Machina - God From The Machine (Contrived Solution Usually To A Literary Plot)
De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum. - There Is No Arguing Tastes.
Deus Vobiscum. - God Be With You.
Divide Et Impera - Divide And Conquer.
Dominus Vobiscum. - The Lord Be With You.
Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori. “It Is Sweet And Honourable To Die For One's Country." (Horace)
Dum Spiro, Spero. - While I Breathe, I Hope.
E
E Pluribus Unum - "From Many, One." - A National Motto (Usa)
Ecce Homo. - Behold The Man.
Editio Princeps - First Printed Edition
Eiusdem Generis - Of The Same Kind
Emeritus - From Merit (Often Used To Refer To A Retired Professor)
Eo Ipso - By That Very Act
Ergo – Therefore (Used To Show A Logical Conclusion)
Errare Humanum Est. - To Err Is Human.
Erratum - Error
Esse Quam Videri - To Be Rather Than To Seem
Et Alii (Et Al.) - And Others (Used To Abbreviate A List Of Names)
Et Cetera (Etc.) - And The Rest, Nowadays Also "And Others", "And So On", "And More")
Et Sequens - And The Following
Et Tu, Brute - "And You, Brutus?" (Quotation From William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar)
Ex - Out Of
Ex Animo - From The Heart (Sincerely)
Ex Cathedra - With Authority
Ex Deo - From God
Ex Dolo - Intentionally
Ex Gratia - From Kindness Or From Grace (Referring To Someone Performing An Act Out Of Kindness As Opposed To Being Forced To Do It)
Ex Libris -From The Books (Library) Of
Ex More - According To Custom
Ex Officio - From The Office (When Someone Holds One Position By Virtue Of Holding Another, For Example, The U.S. Vice President Is Ex Officio President Of The Senate)
Ex Post Facto - From What Is Done Afterward, Of A Law With Retroactive Effect.
Ex Tempore - Right Away, Immediately
Excelsior - Higher, Ever Upward (Nys Motto)
Exceptio Probat Regulam. - The Exception Proves The Rule.
Extempore - Without Premeditation
Exempli Gratia (E.G.) - For The Sake Of Example, Usually Translated "For Example."
Exeunt. - They Leave.
Exit. He/She Leaves.
Extempore - Without Premeditation
F
Facile Princeps - Acknowledged Leader
Facsimile. - Make A Similar One. (Origin Of The Word Fax)
Facta, Non Verba - Deeds, Not Words
Factum Est. - It Is Done.
Fiat - Let It Be Done.
Fiat Lux. - Let There Be Light.
Finis - The End
Flagrante Delicto - In The Act Of Committing A Crime
Flamma Fumo Est Proxima. - There Is No Smoke Without Fire.
Fugit Hora. - The Hour Flies.
G
Gloria - Glory
Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Glory To God In The Highest
H
Habeas Corpus. - You Must Have The Body. (You Must Justify An Imprisonment.)
Hic Et Nunc - Here And Now
Hic Iacet - Here Lies
Homo Sum. - I Am A Man.
Honoris Causa - For The Sake Of Honor
Horas Non Numero Nisi Serenas. - I Only Count The Sunny Hours. (Common Inscription On Sundials)
Hora Somni (H.S.) - At Bedtime, Literally At The Hour Of Sleep
I
Ibidem (Ibid.) - In The Same Place, Usually In Bibliographic Citations.
Id Est (I.E.) - That Is To Say, Sometimes "In This Case," Depending On The Context
Ignorantia Legis Neminem Excusat. - Ignorance Of The Law Excuses No One.
Imago Dei - Image Of God
Imperium - Absolute Power
Imprimatur. - Let It Be Printed.
Imprimis - In First Place
Inter Arma Silent Leges - There Is No Law On The Battlefield".
In Absentia - In The Absence Of
In Articulo Mortis - At The Moment Of Death
In Camera -In Secret (Literally "In The Chamber")
Incipit - Begin Here.
Index Librorum Prohibitorum - List Of Forbidden Books
In Dubio - In Doubt
In Duplo - In Two
In Effigie - In (The Form Of) An Image
In Esse - In Existence
In Excelsis - In The Highest
In Extenso - In Long (Form) That Is Complete, Unabridged.
In Extremis - In Extremity
In Fidem - To Faith
In Fine - At The End
In Flagrante Delicto - In Flaming Crime (Caught In The Act)
In Flore - In Bloom
In Foro - In Forum (In Court)
Infra - Below, Underneath
In Futuro - In The Future
In Infinitum - To Infinity
In Loco - At The Place
In Loco Parentis - In The Place Of A Parent
In Medias Res - Into The Middle Of Things
In Memoriam - In Memory Of
In Nuce - In A Nutshell
In Perpetuum - For Ever
In Personam - Against The Person
In Pleno - In Full
In Praesenti - At The Present Time
In Principio - In The Beginning
In Propria Persona - In Person
In Puris Naturalibus - Completely Naked
In Rem - Against The Matter (Property)
In Rerum Natura - In The Nature Of Things
In Salvo - In Safety
In Se - In Itself
In Situ - In Position
In Totidem Verbis - In So Many Words
In Toto - Totally,Completely
In Transitu - In Passing
In Triplo - In Three (Copies)
In Usu - In Use
In Utero - In The Womb
In Vacuo - In A Vacuum
In Vino Veritas. - In Wine Is Truth.
In Vitro - In Glass
In Vivo - In The Living (Thing)
Incredibile Dictu - Incredible To Say
Inter Alia - Among Other Things
Inter Alios - Among Other People
Inter Se - Between Themselves
Inter Spem Et Metum - Between Hope And Fear
Inter Vivos - Between Living (People)
Intra Muros - Within The Walls, Not Public
Intra Vires - Within The Powers
Ipsi Dixit. - He Himself Said It.
Ipsissima Verba - The Exact Words
Ipso Facto - By The Fact Itself
Ipso Iure - By Operation Of The Law
Ius Gentium - The Law Of Nations
J
Justitia Omnibus - Justice For All
K
Not Used In Latin
L
Lapsus Linguae - A Slip Of The Tongue
Lapsus Memoriae - A Slip Of The Memory
Laus Deo - Praise Be To God.
Lex Domicilii - The Law Of A Person's Home Country
Lex Lata - The Law As It Exists
Lex Loci - The Law Of The Place
Lex Non Scripta - The Unwritten (Common) Law
Lex Scripta - The Written Law
Licentia Poetica - Poetic License
Literati - Men Of Letters
Locus Delicti - The Scene Of The Crime
Locus In Quo - The Place In Which Something Happens
Loquitur - He/She Speaks.
Lumen Naturale - Natural Light
Lusus Naturae - A Freak Of Nature
Lux Et Veritas - Light And Truth
Lux Mundi - The Light Of The World
M
Magister Artium (Ma) - Master Of Arts
Magna Cum Laude - With Great Distinction
Magnificat. - It Magnifies.
Magnum Opus - The Greatest Piece Of Work
Mala Fide - In Bad Faith
Manu Propria (M.P.) - With One's Own Hand
Mater - Mother
Materfamilias - Mother Of Family
Mea Culpa - Through My Fault
Memento Mori. - Remember That You Must Die.
Memorabilia - Memorable Things
Mens Sana In Corpore - A Healthy Mind In A Healthy Body
Millennium (Millennia) - A Thousand Year Period
Mirabile Visu - Wonderful To Behold
Miserere. - Have Mercy.
Modus Operandi (M.O.) - Way Of Operating
Modus Vivendi - Way Of Living
Moratorium - A Delay
Morituri Te Salutant. - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You.
N
Nascentes Morimur. - From The Moment We Are Born, We Die.
Natura Abhorret A Vacua. - Nature Abhors A Vacuum
Ne Plus Ultra (Also Non Plus Ultra) "Nothing More Beyond" Literally, The Best Or Most Extreme Example Of Something.
Nihil - Nothing
Nihil Per Os (N.P.O.) - Nothing By Mouth
Nolens Volens - Whether Unwilling Or Willing
Noli Me Tangere. - Touch Me Not.
Nolle Prosequi - Not Willing To Prosecute (A Legal Motion To Drop Legal Charges, Usually In Exchange For A Diversion Program Or Out-Of-Court Settlement)
Nolo Contendere - I Do Not Wish To Contend. (No Contest - A Plea That Can Be Entered On Behalf Of A Defendant In A Court That States The Accused Doesn't Admit Guilt But Will Accept Punishment For A Crime.)
Non Mihi Solum –Not For Myself Alone
Non Sequitur - It Does Not Follow
Nota Bene (N.B.) Note It Well.
Nulli Secundus - Second To None
Nunc Pro Tunc - Now For Then (Effective From An Earlier Date)
O
O Tempora, O Mores! - "Oh The Times! Oh The Morals!" (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
Oculus Dexter (O.D.) - Right Eye
Oculus Sinister (O.S.) - Left Eye
Oderint Dum Metuant ~ Let Them Hate So Long As They Fear. Lucius Accius Better Known Perhaps As One Of Caligula's Favorite Sayings
Odi Et Amo. – “I Hate (Her) And I Love (Her).” (Catullus)
Omnia Vincit Amor - Love Conquers All.
Onus Probandi - The Burden Of Proof
Opera Omnia - All Works (The Collected Works Of An Author)
Opere Citato (Op.Cit) - In The Cited Work
Ophidia In Herba - A Snake In The Grass (Hidden Danger Or Unknown Risk)
Opus Dei - The Work Of God
P
Panem Et Circenses - Bread And Circuses
Pari Passu - With Equal Step (Moving Together, Simultaneously)
Pater Noster - Our Father
Paterfamilias - Father Of The Family
Paucis Verbis - In A Few Words
Pax - Peace
Pax Vobiscum. - Peace Be With You.
Per Annum - Yearly
Per Capita - Per Head (Per Person)
Per Cent - Per Hundred
Per Diem - Daily
Per Os (P.O.) - By Mouth
Per Se - By Itself
Per Qod - By Virtue Of And Depending On External Facts E.G. A Libel Would Only Be Valid If The Accuser Were Truly Of Good Character. Opposite Of Per Se.
Per Stirpes - Per Branch (Used In Wills To Indicate That Each Branch Of The Testator's Family Should Inherit Equally)
Persona Non Grata - Person Not Wanted,
Post Bellum - After The War
Post Cibum (P.C.) - After Meals
Post Facto - After The Fact
Post Hoc - After This
Post Hoc Ergo Procter Hoc - A Logical Fallacy Of Ascribing Causatiuon When It Is Not Justified.
Post Meridiem (Pm) - After Midday, From Noon To Midnight
Post Mortem - After Death
Post Partum - After Childbirth
Post Prandial - After Eating.
Post Scriptum (Ps) - Written Later, Used To Mark Additions To A Letter After The Signature.
Prima Facie - At First Sight
Primum Non Nocere. "First, Do No Harm." (Hippocrates)
Primus Inter Pares - First Among Equals
Pro Bono (Pro Bono Publico) - For The Good Of The Public Said Of A Lawyer's Work That Is Not Charged For.
Pro Forma - As A Matter Of Form, Formality
Pro Nunc - For Now
Pro Patria - For One's Country
Pro Rata - For The Rate, (In Proportion To The Value)
Pro Re Nata (Prn) - As Needed
Pro Tempore - For The Time Being, (Temporary)
Probatum Est - It Has Been Proved.
Punctum Saliens - The Outstanding (Essential Or Most Notable) Point
Q
Qua - In So Far As
Quaere Verum. - Seek The Truth.
Quaque Die (Qd) - Every Day
Quaque Hora (Qh) - Every Hour
Quaque Mane (Qm) - Every Morning
Quaque Nocte (Qn) - Every Night
Quater In Die (Qid) - Four Times A Day
Quem Deus Vult Perdere, Dementat Prius - Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad
Qui Tacet Consentit. - Who Keeps Silent, Consents.
Quid Pro Quo - This For That (A Favor For A Favor)
Quidnunc? Or Quid Nunc? - What Now? (Noun: A Busybody Or A Gossip)
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? - Who Will Guard The Guardians?
Quo Iure - By What Law
Quo Vadis - Where Are You Going?
Quod Erat Demonstrandum (Qed) - Which Was To Be Demonstrated
Quod Est (Qe) - Which Is
Quorum - Of Whom
R
Re - Concerning
Redivivus - Come Back To Life
Reductio Ad Absurdum - Reduction To The Absurd
Referendum - Something To Be Referred
Regina - Queen
Requiescat In Pace. - (Rip) May He/She Rest In Peace.
Res Ipsa Loquitur. - The Thing Speaks For Itself.
Res Iudicata – A Judged Thing (Legal Concept: Once A Matter Has Been Finally Decided By The Courts, It Cannot Be Litigated Again.)
Rex - King
Rigor Mortis - The Rigidity Of Death
S
Salve - Hello
Satis - Enough
Scilicet (S.C.) - That Is To Say
Scripsit. - He/She Wrote It.
Semper Fidelis – (Semper Fi) Always Faithful
Semper Paratus - Always Prepared.
Sequens (Seq) - The Following (One)
Sic - Thus
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum - If You Wish For Peace, Prepare For War
Sic Vita Est - Such Is Life.
Signetur (Sig) - Let It Be Labeled.
Sine Anno (S.A.) - Without Year (Unknown Publication Date)
Sine Cura - Without A Care
Sine Die - Without A Day (Indefinitely)
Sine Qua Non - Something/Someone Indispensable
Sine Loco (Sl) - Without Place
Sine Prole (Sp) - Without Issue
Statim (Stat) - Immediately
Solum Deum Prae Oculis Habentes - Having Only God Before Your Eyes
Status Quo - The Current State Of Being
Stet - Let It Stand. (Marginal Mark In Proofreading To Indicate That Something Previously Deleted Or Marked For Deletion Should Be Retained)
Stricto Sensu - In The Strict Sense
Stupor Mundi - Wonder Of The World
Sub Poena - Under Penalty Of Law
Sub Rosa - Under The Rose (Secretly)
Sui Generis - Of His/Her/Its Own Kind
Sui Juris - Of One's Own Right (Capable Of Legal Responsibility)
Summa Cum Laude - With Highest Praise
Summum Bonum - The Highest Good
Summum Malum - The Supreme Evil
Sunt Omnes Unum. - They Are All One.
Suo Iure - In One's Own Right
Suo Loco - In A Person's Rightful Place
Supra - Above
T
Tabula Rasa - Blank Tablet Or Slate
Tacet - Silence
Tempore - In The Time Of
Tempus Fugit. - Time Flees.
Terra Firma - Solid Ground
Terra Incognita - Unknown Land
Ter In Die (T.I.D.) - Three Times A Day
U
Ut Dictum - As Directed
Unus Multorum - One Of Many (An Average Person)
V
Vade In Pace. - Go In Peace.
Vale - Farewell
Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas. - "Vanity, Vanity, All Is Vanity." (Ecclesiastes, 1:2)
Veni, Vidi, Vici. - I Came, I Saw, I Conquered.
Vera Causa - The True Cause (Of)
Verbatim Et Litteratim - Word For Word And Letter For Letter
Verbum Sapienti Sat Est. - A Word Is Enough To The Wise.
Veritas - Truth
Veritas Nunquam Perit. - Truth Never Dies.
Veritas Vos Liberabit. - The Truth Will Set You Free.
Versus (Vs.) - Against
Veto - I Forbid (A Right To Unilaterally Stop A Certain Piece Of Legislation)
Via - By Way Of
Vice - In Place Of
Vice Versa - With Places Exchanged (In Reverse Order)
Vide - See
Vis Legis - Force Of The Law
Vivat Regina - Long Live The Queen.
Vivat Rex - Long Live The King.
Vox Populi - Voice Of The People
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