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ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things: i.e., "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. ad quod damnum: to whatever damage
ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things: i.e., "considering everything's weight". The abbreviation was historically used by physicians and others to signify that the last prescribed ingredient is to weigh as much as all of the previously mentioned ones. ad quod damnum: to whatever damage
lit. 'uproar', 'disturbance', 'crowd'; in music, specifically in the musical settings of the Passion of Jesus, it refers to any text that is spoken by any group of people, including the disciples, the Jews, or the soldiers. turris fortis mihi Deus: God is my strong tower: Motto of Clan Kelly: tutum te robore reddam: I will give you safety by ...
In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.) Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured ...
omnium gatherum: gathering of all: miscellaneous collection or assortment; "gatherum" is English, and the term is used often used facetiously onus probandi: burden of proof: onus procedendi: burden of procedure: burden of a party to adduce evidence that a case is an exception to the rule opera omnia: all works: collected works of an author ...
Meaning "To Rome and the World". A standard opening of Roman proclamations. Also a traditional blessing by the pope. urbs in horto: city in a garden: Motto of the City of Chicago. usque ad finem: to the very end: Often used in reference to battle, implying a willingness to keep fighting until you die. usus est magister optimus: practice is the ...
words fly away, writings remain: verbatim: word for word: The phrase refers to perfect transcription or quotation. verbatim et literatim: word for word and letter by letter: verbi divini minister: servant of the Divine Word: A phrase denoting a priest. Cf. "Verbum Dei" infra. verbi gratia (v. gr. or v. g.) for example: Literally, "for the sake ...
Lacrimae rerum (Latin: [ˈlakrɪmae̯ ˈreːrũː] [1]) is the Latin phrase for "tears of things." It derives from Book I, line 462 of the Aeneid (c. 29–19 BC), by Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70–19 BC).