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Carmina Burana is a cantata composed in 1935 and 1936 by Carl Orff, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana.Its full Latin title is Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis ("Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images").
In pectore (Latin for 'in the breast/heart') is a term used in the Catholic Church for an action, decision, or document which is meant to be kept secret. It is most often used when there is a papal appointment to the College of Cardinals without a public announcement; the pope keeps the name of that cardinal to himself.
Translation Notes a bene placito: from one well pleased: i.e., "at will" or "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplácito) derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure). a capite ad calcem: from head to heel: i.e., "from top to bottom", "all the way through", or "from head ...
free sea: In law, a sea open to international shipping navigation. mare nostrum: our sea: A nickname given to the Mediterranean during the height of the Roman Empire, as it encompassed the entire coastal basin. Mater Dei: Mother of God: A name given to describe Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, who is also called the Son of God. mater familias
Disgraced music superstar R. Kelly was dealt a legal blow on Wednesday after an appeals court in New York denied the singer's challenge to his 30-year-prison sentence and conviction on ...
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
Mundi homines stupidos, et pectora caeca, rebellis. Et quia sic nostram complerent crimina pellem, Virginis in corpus voluit demittere coelo Ipse Deus prolem, quam nunciet angelus almae Matri, quo miseros contracta sorde lavaret. I myself saw the high God wishing to punish the stupid men of the earth and the blind heart of the rebel.
The man nicknamed NYC’s “worst drug dealer” because he’s been arrested 20 times in two years was nabbed again this month, according to court records. Brandon Hunter was arrested Feb. 5 ...