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charge made by a Justice of the Peace in Medieval England against those who rode in arms against the King's Peace. ars celare artem: art [is] to conceal art: An aesthetic ideal that good art should appear natural rather than contrived. Of medieval origin, but often incorrectly attributed to Ovid. [13] ars gratia artis: art for the sake of art
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:
words a foot and a half long: From Horace's Ars Poetica, "proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba " ("he throws down his high-flown language and his foot-and-a-half-long words"). A self-referential jab at long words and needlessly elaborate language in general. Si comprehendis [,] non est Deus: if you understand [something], it is not God
words from mouth: Taking the words out of someone's mouth, speaking exactly what the other colloquist wanted to say. verba ita sunt intelligenda ut res magis valeat quam pereat: words are to be understood such that the subject matter may be more effective than wasted: I. e., when explaining a subject, it is important to clarify rather than confuse.
Adagia (singular adagium) is the title of an annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs, compiled during the Renaissance by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus. Erasmus' repository [1]: 102 of proverbs is "one of the most monumental ... ever assembled" (Speroni, 1964, p. 1).
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 M.
Here are 50 Thomas Jefferson quotes that demonstrate his love for his country and life. Related: 30 Quotes From FDR to Uplift and Inspire All Americans 50 Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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 D.