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This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list covers the letter P.
George Pace (1915–1975), English architect who specialised in ecclesiastical works; Ian Pace (born 1968), English classical pianist; John Pace (c. 1523 – c. 1590), English jester to Henry VIII, to the Duke of Norfolk, and at the court of Elizabeth I; Norman Pace (born 1953), English actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy ...
abbreviation or word Latin translation usage and notes AB Artium Baccalaureus "Bachelor of Arts" An undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. a.C.n. ante Christum natum "before Christ" "B.C." is commonly used in English instead to convey this meaning. ad. nat. delt.
Like the other liturgical salutations, e. g., "Dominus vobiscum", the Pax is of biblical origin. [1]The Vulgate version of the Gospels contains such forms as "veniet pax vestra", "pax vestra revertetur ad vos" (literally, "may your peace return to you"; figuratively, "let your peace rest on you" or "may you be treated with the peace with which you treat others" (Matthew 10:13)), "pax huic ...
As an abbreviation (simply "D.V.") it is often found in personal letters (in English) of the early 1900s, employed to generally and piously qualify a given statement about a future planned action, that it will be carried out, so long as God wills it (see James 4:13–15, which encourages this way of speaking); cf. inshallah.
Although now limited to specialized uses, the terms the Pasch or Pascha are sometimes used in Modern English. [17] Pace, a dialect form of Pasch, is found in Scottish English [18] and in the English of northeastern England, [19] and used especially in combination with the word "egg", as in "Pace Egg play. [20]
The symbol is a superposition of the semaphore signals for the letters "N" and "D", taken to stand for "nuclear disarmament", [2] while simultaneously acting as a reference to Goya's The Third of May 1808 (1814) (aka "Peasant Before the Firing Squad"). [3] The V hand signal and the peace flag also became international peace symbols.
The song "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic features the line "hope is our four-letter word". Hate: The band Shock Therapy sang a song "Hate Is a 4-Letter Word". Jazz: A photo-montage by partner-artists Privat & Primat is titled "Jazz and Love are 4-Letter Words". Nice: Good Omens's famous wall scene: Crowley's "I'm not nice; nice is a four-letter ...