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ut dicitur: as has been said; as above: ut incepit fidelis sic permanet: as she began loyal, so she persists: Poetically, "Loyal she began, loyal she remains." Motto of Ontario. ut infra: as below: ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus. that in all things, God may be glorified: Motto of the Order of Saint Benedict: ut mare quod ut ventus: to sea and ...
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 of a word". Verbum Dei: Word of God: See religious text.
This phrase is commonly shortened to credo quia absurdum, and is also sometimes rendered credo quia impossibile est (I believe it because it is impossible) or, as Darwin used it in his autobiography, credo quia incredibile. credo ut intelligam: I believe so that I may understand: A motto of St Anselm, used as the motto of St. Anselm Hall ...
A theological phrase meaning that the act of receiving a sacrament actually confers the promised benefit, such as a baptism actually and literally cleansing one's sins. The Catholic Church affirms that the source of grace is God, not just the actions or disposition of the minister or the recipient of the sacrament. ex oriente lux: light from ...
God chooses the weak of the world: The motto of Venerable Vital-Justin Grandin, the bishop of the St. Albert Diocese, which is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton: infra dignitatem (infra dig) beneath (one's) dignity: ingenio stat sine morte decus: the honors of genius are eternal: Propertius, Elegies Book III, 2 initium sapientiae ...
Down the rabbit hole; backtranslation, not a genuine Latin phrase; see Down the rabbit hole. desiderantes meliorem patriam: they desired a better land: From Hebrews 11:16; the motto of the Order of Canada. Deus caritas est: God Is Love: Title and first words of the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. For other meanings see Deus caritas est ...
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:
Vulgate Latin words and phrases (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Latin religious words and phrases" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total.