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alma mater: nourishing mother: Term used for the university one attends or has attended. Another university term, matriculation, is also derived from mater. The term suggests that the students are "fed" knowledge and taken care of by the university. It is also used for a university's traditional school anthem. alter ego: another I
Alma mater (Latin: alma mater; pl.: almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase meaning 'nourishing mother'. It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The term is related to alumnus , literally meaning 'nursling', which describes a school graduate.
from the books: Precedes a person's name, denoting "from the library of" the nominate; also a synonym for "bookplate". ex luna scientia: from the moon, knowledge: The motto of the Apollo 13 lunar mission, derived from ex scientia tridens, the motto of Jim Lovell's alma mater, the United States Naval Academy: ex malo bonum: good out of evil
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
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The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from alere "to nourish". [1] The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former ...
Kieckhefer has written on sainthood, medieval ritual magic, [4] witchcraft, medieval and contemporary church architecture, hoopoes, and mystical literature; [5] he has also edited and translated important texts from medieval Latin. [6] He has taught at Northwestern University since 1975. [7]
Latin In the beginning was the Word. (John 1:1) University of Queensland: Scientia ac Labore: Latin Through knowledge and hard work University of Southern Queensland: Per Studia Mens Nova: Latin Through study the mind is made new University of Sydney: Sidere mens eadem mutato: Latin The constellations change, [but] the mind [remains] the same [3]