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  2. Post tenebras lux - Wikipedia

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    Post tenebras lux is a Latin phrase translated as Light After Darkness. It appears as Post tenebras spero lucem ("After darkness, I hope for light") in the Vulgate version of Job 17:12. [1] Post Tenebras Lux in the seal of the Canton of Geneva

  3. List of Latin phrases (L) - Wikipedia

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    light in the Lord: Motto of the Ateneo de Manila University: lux in tenebris lucet: The light that shines in the darkness: Motto of Columbia University School of General Studies [5] Also: John 1:5. lux libertas: light and liberty: Motto of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Lux mentis Lux orbis: Light of the mind, Light of the world

  4. Lux in Tenebris - Wikipedia

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    Lux in tenebris is the motto of the prominent "Moran" surname, which translates to "light in darkness". The Moran name comes from membership in a medieval dynastic sept and means "descendent of Mórán," which translates to "big one". Many Moran crests feature three stars and the motto "Lucent in tenebris".

  5. History of Latin - Wikipedia

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    Ecclesiastical Latin (sometimes called Church Latin) is a broad and analogous term referring to the Latin language as used in documents of the Roman Catholic Church, its liturgies (mainly in past times) and during some periods the preaching of its ministers. Ecclesiastical Latin is not a single style: the term merely means the language ...

  6. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...

  7. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    Loosely: "You have been dismissed". Concluding words addressed to the people in the Mass of the Roman Rite. [7] The term missa "Mass" derives from a reanalysis of the phrase to mean "Go, the missa is accomplished." iter legis: the path of the law: The path a law takes from its conception to its implementation iucunda memoria est praeteritorum ...

  8. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [27] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those words are constructed in the clue. The second way is the hidden ...

  9. Latin - Wikipedia

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    Thus, many Latin scientific and philosophical words were Greek loanwords or had their meanings expanded by association with Greek words, as ars 'craft' and tekhne 'art'. [ 83 ] Because of the Roman Empire's expansion and subsequent trade with outlying European tribes, the Romans borrowed some northern and central European words, such as beber ...