Latin Sententiae Flashcards

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Annuit Coeptis

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He favors (our) undertaking

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E Pluribus Unum

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Out of many, one

One from many

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Novus Ordo Seclorum

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New order of the ages

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MDCCLXXVI

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1776

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Et tu Brute

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And you Brutus?

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Gallia est Omnis Divisa in Portes Tres

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All Gaul is divided into three parts

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Veni, Vidi, Vici

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I came, I saw, I conquered

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Alea Iacta Est

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The Die is Cast (Rubicon)

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A.D.

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Anno Domini - In the year of The Lord

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Status quo

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As things stand

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Quid pro quo

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Something for something

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Post Mortem

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After Death

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Hic Jacet (iacet)

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Here lies

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Nos morituri te salutamus

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We, about to die, salute you

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R.I.P

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Requiescat in pace

- May he rest in peace

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Semper Fidelis

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Always Faithful (semper fi)

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Ars Gratia artis

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Art for the sake of art

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Tempus Fugit

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Time Flees

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E.G.

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Exempli gratia - for the sake of example

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i.e.

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Id est - that is

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N.B.

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Nota bene - note well

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Etc

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Et cetere - and the rest

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Veritas

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Truth

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In vino veritas

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Truth in wine

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Caveat Emptor
Let the buyer beware
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Carpe diem
Seize the day
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P.S.
Post Scriptum- After the writing
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Non Sequitur
It does not follow
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Sine qua non
Without which not
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Ad hominem
Against the man/person
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Ad hoc
For this
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Ad nauseum
To the point of sickness
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Ad infinitum
To infinity
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(Res) Re
the matter
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res ipsa loquitur
the thing itself speaks
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M.O.
modus operandi way of operating
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modus vivendi
way of living
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De Facto
in fact (in reality)
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De Jure
in law
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ipso facto
by the fact itself
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cui bono
for whose good ( for whose benefit )
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pro bono (publico)
for the good
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gravitas
seriousness
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persona non grata
person not welcome
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vox populi
voice of the people
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in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
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citius, altius, fortius
faster, higher, stronger
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SPQR
senatus populusque Romanus | The Senate and the Roman People
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mea culpa
my fault
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alma mater
nurturing mother
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almnus/a
foster child
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cum laude
with praise
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magna cum laude
with great praise
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summa cum laude
with highest praise
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et al (alii)
and others
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AM
ante meridiem - before mid-day
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PM
post meridiem - after mid-day
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per capita
by heads
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cegito ergo sum
I think therefore I am
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pro forman
for appearance
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sui generis
of its own kind
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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
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per se
in/by/through itself
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in hoc signo vinces
in this sign you will conquer - AD 312/313- constantine
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in medias res
in the middle of things
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festina lente
hurry slowly
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resurrecturis
for those about to rise again
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compos mentis
of sound mind
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non compos mentis
not of sound mind
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nolo contendere
I do not want to contend
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manus manum lavat
"one hand washes the other hand"
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dramatis personae
people of the drama
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dramatis personae
people of the drama
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quisquis custodiet ipsos custodes
who will guard the guards themselves
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quisquis custodiet ipsos custodes
who will guard the guards themselves
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alter ego
other I
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alter ego
other I
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honoris causā
for the sake of honor
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honoris causā
for the sake of honor
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arma virumque cano
I sing of Arms and a Man
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arma virumque cano
I sing of Arms and a Man
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anima sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
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anima sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
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magnum opus
great work
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inter alia
among other things
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sub rosa
under the rose "in secret"