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Jove [f] is a less common English formation based on Iov-, the stem of oblique cases of the Latin name. Linguistic studies identify the form *Iou-pater as deriving from the Proto-Italic vocable *Djous Patēr, [7] and ultimately the Indo-European vocative compound *Dyēu-pəter (meaning "O Father Sky-god"; nominative: *Dyēus-pətēr). [116]
Virtus, god or goddess of military strength, personification of the Roman virtue of virtus. Volturnus, god of water, was assigned a flamen minor. Not to be confused with Vulturnus. Voluptas, goddess of pleasure. Vulcan, god of the forge, fire, and blacksmiths, husband to Venus, and one of the Dii Consentes, was assigned a flamen minor.
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter V.
A supreme deity, supreme god or supreme being is the conception of the sole deity of monotheistic religions or, in polytheistic or henotheistic religions, the paramount deity or supernatural entity which is above all others.
Nobiscum deus ('God with us') was a battle cry of the late Roman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire. The name Amadeus translates to 'for love of God'. The genitive/dative dei occurs in such phrases as Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei ('work of God'), Agnus Dei ('Lamb of God') and Dei Gratia ('By the Grace of God').
This is a mixture of Latin and English abbreviations. DG Dei gratia "by the grace of God" [1] A part of the monarch's title, it is found on all British and Canadian coins. DV Deo volente "God willing" ead. eadem "the same" (woman) See id. below. Eadem is pronounced with stress on the first e. et al. et alii, et alia, et alibi
Abraxas stands above the sun[-god] and above the devil If the Pleroma were capable of having a being, Abraxas would be its manifestation. — 2nd Sermon That which is spoken by God-the-Sun is life; that which is spoken by the Devil is death; Abraxas speaketh that hallowed and accursed word, which is life and death at the same time.