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Roman Catholic theological term for the content and truths of the Faith or "the deposit of the Faith", contrasted with fides qua creditur, which is the personal faith by which the Faith is believed; see previous phrase fides quaerens intellectum: faith seeking understanding: motto of St. Anselm; Proslogion: fidus Achates: faithful Achates
Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka; it derives from an expression found in Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:18 (Greek: παρ' ἐλπίδα ἐπ' ἐλπίδι, Latin: contra spem in spe[m]) with reference to Abraham the Patriarch who maintained faith in becoming the father of many nations despite being childless and well-advanced in years.
The phrase denotes a previous life, generally believed to be the result of reincarnation. vita, dulcedo, spes: Mary, [our] life, sweetness, [and] hope: Motto of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, which is derived from the Roman Catholic hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary titled Salve Regina. vita incerta, mors certissima
A phrase used in the Roman Catholic liturgy, and sometimes in its sermons and homilies, and a general form of greeting among and towards members of Catholic organizations. See also Pax vobiscum. dona nobis pacem: give us peace: Often set to music, either by itself or as the final phrase of the Agnus Dei prayer of the Holy Mass. donatio mortis causa
the hope of the flock: from Virgil's Eclogues: spem reduxit: he has restored hope: Motto of New Brunswick. spero meliora: I aspire to greater things: Also translated "I expect better" and "I hope for better things." spes bona: good hope: Motto of University of Cape Town. spes vincit thronum: hope conquers (overcomes) the throne
Vulgate Latin words and phrases (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Latin religious words and phrases" The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total.
Popular as a motto; derived from a phrase in Virgil's Eclogue (X.69: omnia vincit Amor – "Love conquers all"); a similar phrase also occurs in his Georgics I.145. laborare pugnare parati sumus: To work, (or) to fight; we are ready: Motto of the California Maritime Academy: labore et honore: By labour and honour: laboremus pro patria
To our faith add knowledge: Motto of Newington College. in fidem: into faith: To the verification of faith. in fieri: in becoming: In progress; pending. in fine (i.f.) in the end: At the end. Used in footnotes, for example, "p. 157 in fine": "the end of page 157". in flagrante delicto: in a blazing wrong, while the crime is blazing