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An exhortation to Satan to be gone, often a Roman Catholic response to temptation. From a popular Medieval Roman Catholic exorcism formula, derived from the rebuke of Jesus Christ to St. Peter, as quoted in the Vulgate, Mark 8:33: vade retro me Satana ("get behind Me, Satan"). [3] The phrase "vade retro" ("go back") is also in Terence's Formio ...
common Catholic edict and motto of a Catholic private school, Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana Magna Carta: Great Charter: Set of documents from 1215 between Pope Innocent III, King John of England, and English barons. magna cum laude: with great praise: Common Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude: magna di curant ...
Latin name of the Octave of Easter in the Roman Catholic liturgy. Dominus fortitudo nostra: The Lord is our strength: Motto of the Southland College, Philippines. Psalm 28, 8. Dominus illuminatio mea: The Lord is my light: Motto of the University of Oxford, England. Psalm 27, 1. Dominus pastor: The Lord is [our] shepherd
Translated into Latin from Baudelaire's L'art pour l'art. Motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. While symmetrical for the logo of MGM, the better word order in Latin is "Ars artis gratia". ars longa, vita brevis: art is long, life is short: Seneca, De Brevitate Vitae, 1.1, translating a phrase of Hippocrates that is often used out of context. The "art ...
Catholic Church legal terminology (3 C, 70 P) N. New Testament Latin words and phrases (19 P) T. Five solae (6 P) V. Vulgate Latin words and phrases (1 C, 29 P)
A Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country", or more literally, "Father of the Fatherland". pater peccavi: Father, I have sinned: The traditional beginning of a Roman Catholic confession. pauca sed bona: few, but good: Similar to "quality over quantity"; though there may be few of something, at least they are of good quality. pauca sed matura
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
In Roman Catholic ecclesiology, doctrinal matters are ultimately decided by the Vatican. Romanes eunt domus: People called Romans they go the house: An intentionally garbled Latin phrase from Monty Python's Life of Brian. Its intended meaning is "Romans, go home!", in Latin Romani ite domum. rorate coeli: drop down ye heavens: a.k.a. The Advent ...