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This page lists 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 Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before the rise of ancient Rome.
- This list covers the letter P. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.
Latin | Translation | Notes | |
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pace | Ablative form of peace | 'With all due respect to', 'with due deference to', 'by leave of', 'no offence to', or 'despite (with respect)'. Used to politely acknowledge someone with whom the speaker or writer disagrees or finds irrelevant to the main argument. | |
pace tua | with your peace | Thus, 'with your permission'. | |
Pacem in terris | Peace on Earth | ||
pacta sunt servanda | agreements must be kept | Also 'contracts must be honoured'. Indicates the binding power of treaties. | |
palma non sine pulvere | no reward without effort | Also 'dare to try'; motto of numerous schools. | |
palmam qui meruit ferat | He who has earned the palm, let him bear it. | Loosely, 'achievement should be rewarded' (or, 'let the symbol of victory go to him who has deserved it'); frequently used motto | |
panem et circenses | bread and circuses | From Juvenal, Satire X, line 81. Originally described all that was needed for emperors to placate the Roman mob. Today used to describe any entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters. | |
parvus pendetur fur, magnus abire videtur | The petty thief is hanged, the big thief gets away. | ||
para bellum | prepare for war | From 'Si vis pacem para bellum': if you want peace, prepare for war—if a country is ready for war, its enemies are less likely to attack. Usually used to support a policy of peace through strength (deterrence). In antiquity, however, the Romans viewed peace as the aftermath of successful conquest through war, so in this sense the proverb identifies war as the means through which peace will be achieved. | |
parare Domino plebem perfectam | to prepare for God a perfect people | motto of the St. Jean Baptiste High School | |
parce sepulto | forgive the interred | it is ungenerous to hold resentment toward the dead. Quote from the Aeneid, III 13-68. | |
parens patriae | parent of the nation | A public policy requiring courts to protect the best interests of any child involved in a lawsuit. See also Pater Patriae. | |
pari passu | with equal step | Thus, 'moving together', 'simultaneously', etc. | |
parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus | The mountains are in labour, a ridiculous mouse will be born. | said of works that promise much at the outset but yield little in the end (Horace, Ars poetica137) – see also The Mountain in Labour | |
parum luceat | It does not shine [being darkened by shade]. | Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, 1/6:34 – see also lucus a nonlucendo | |
parva sub ingenti | the small under the huge | Implies that the weak are under the protection of the strong, rather than that they are inferior. Motto of Prince Edward Island. | |
parvis imbutus tentabis grandia tutus | When you are steeped in little things, you shall safely attempt great things. | Motto of Barnard Castle School, sometimes translated as 'Once you have accomplished small things, you may attempt great ones safely'. | |
passim | here and there, everywhere | Less literally, 'throughout' or 'frequently'. Said of a word, fact or notion that occurs several times in a cited text. Also used in proofreading, where it refers to a change that is to be repeated everywhere needed. | |
pater familias | father of the family | Or 'master of the house'. The eldest male in a family, who held patria potestas ('paternal power'). In Roman law, a father had enormous power over his children, wife, and slaves, though these rights dwindled over time. Derived from the phrase pater familias, an Old Latin expression preserving the archaic -as ending for the genitive case. | |
Pater Omnipotens | Father Almighty | A more direct translation would be 'omnipotent father'. | |
Pater Patriae | father of the nation | Also rendered with the gender-neutral parens patriae ('parent of the nation'). | |
pater peccavi | Father, I have sinned | The traditional beginning of a Roman Catholicconfession. | |
pauca sed bona | few, but good | Similar to 'quality over quantity'; though there may be few of something, at least they are of good quality. | |
pauca sed matura | few, but ripe | Said to be one of Carl Gauss's favorite quotations. Used in The King and I by Rodgers and Hammerstein. | |
paulatim ergo certe | slowly therefore surely | Former motto of Latymer Upper School in London (the text latim er is concealed in the words) | |
pax aeterna | eternal peace | A common epitaph | |
Pax Americana | American Peace | A euphemism for the United States of America and its sphere of influence. Adapted from Pax Romana. | |
Pax Britannica | British Peace | A euphemism for the British Empire. Adapted from Pax Romana | |
Pax Christi | Peace of Christ | Used as a wish before the Holy Communion in the Catholic Mass, also the name of the peace movement Pax Christi | |
pax Dei | peace of God | Used in the Peace and Truce of God movement in 10th-century France | |
Pax Deorum | Peace of the gods | Like the vast majority of inhabitants of the ancient world, the Romans practiced pagan rituals, believing it important to achieve a state of Pax Deorum (The Peace of the gods) instead of Ira Deorum (The Wrath of the gods). | |
Pax, Domine | peace, lord | lord or master; used as a form of address when speaking to clergy or educated professionals | |
pax et bonum | peace and the good | Motto of St. Francis of Assisi and, consequently, of his monastery in Assisi; understood by Catholics to mean 'Peace and Goodness be with you,' as is similar in the Mass; translated in Italian as pace e bene. | |
pax et justitia | peace and justice | Motto of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
pax et lux | peace and light | Motto of Tufts University and various schools | |
Pax Europaea | European Peace | euphemism for Europe after World War II | |
Pax Hispanica | Spanish Peace | Euphemism for the Spanish Empire; specifically can mean the twenty-three years of supreme Spanish dominance in Europe (approximately 1598–1621). Adapted from Pax Romana. | |
pax in terra | peace on earth | Used to exemplify the desired state of peace on earth | |
Pax intrantibus, salus exeuntibus | Peace to those who enter, health to those who depart. | Used as an inscription over the entrance of buildings (especially homes, monasteries, inns). Often benedicto habitantibus (Blessings on those who abide here) is added. | |
pax matrum, ergo pax familiarum | peace of mothers, therefore peace of families | If the mother is peaceful, then the family is peaceful. The inverse of the Southern United States saying, 'If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.' | |
Pax Mongolica | Mongolian Peace | period of peace and prosperity in Asia during the Mongol Empire | |
pax optima rerum | peace is the greatest good | Silius Italicus, Punica (11,595); motto of the university of Kiel | |
Pax Romana | Roman Peace | period of relative prosperity and lack of conflict in the early Roman Empire | |
Pax Sinica | Chinese Peace | period of peace in East Asia during times of strong Chinesehegemony | |
pax tecum | peace be with you (singular) | ||
Pax tibi, Marce, Evangelista meus. Hic requiescet corpus tuum. | Peace to you, Mark, my Evangelist. Here will rest your body. |
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pax vobiscum | peace [be] with you | A common farewell. The 'you' is plural ('you all'), so the phrase must be used when speaking to more than one person; pax tecum is the form used when speaking to only one person. | |
peccavi | I have sinned | Telegraph message and pun from Charles Napier, British general, upon completely subjugating the Indian province of Sindh in 1842. This is, arguably, the most terse military despatch ever sent. The story is apocryphal. | |
pecunia non olet | money doesn't smell | According to Suetonius' De vita Caesarum, when Emperor Vespasian was challenged by his son Titus for taxing the public lavatories, the emperor held up a coin before his son and asked whether it smelled or simply said non olet ('it doesn't smell'). From this, the phrase was expanded to pecunia non olet, or rarely aes non olet ('copper doesn't smell'). | |
pecunia, si uti scis, ancilla est; si nescis, domina | if you know how to use money, money is your slave; if you don't, money is your master | Written on an old Latin tablet in downtown Verona (Italy). | |
pede poena claudo | punishment comes limping | That is, retribution comes slowly but surely. From Horace, Odes, 3, 2, 32. | |
pendent opera interrupta | the work hangs interrupted | From the Aeneid of Virgil, Book IV | |
per | By, through, by means of | See specific phrases below | |
per angusta ad augusta | through difficulties to greatness | Joining sentence of the conspirators in the drama Hernani by Victor Hugo (1830). The motto of numerous educational establishments. | |
per annum (pa.) | each year | Thus, 'yearly'—occurring every year | |
per ardua | through adversity | Motto of the British RAF Regiment | |
per ardua ad alta | through difficulty to heights | Through hardship, great heights are reached; frequently used motto | |
per ardua ad astra | through adversity to the stars | Motto of the Royal, Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Air Forces, the U. S. State of Kansas and of several schools. The phrase is used by Latin Poet Virgil in the Aeneid; also used in H. Rider Haggard's novel The People of the Mist. | |
per aspera ad astra | through hardships to the stars | From Seneca the Younger; frequently used motto, sometimes as ad astra per aspera ('to the stars through hardships') | |
per capita | by heads | 'Per head', i.e., 'per person', a ratio by the number of persons. The singular is per caput. | |
per capsulam | through the small box | That is, 'by letter' | |
per contra | through the contrary | Or 'on the contrary' (cf. a contrario) | |
per crucem vincemus | through the cross we shall conquer | Motto of St John Fisher Catholic High School, Dewsbury | |
Per Crucem Crescens | through the cross, growth | Motto of Lambda Chi Alpha | |
per curiam | through the senate | Legal term meaning 'by the court', as in a per curiam decision | |
per definitionem | through the definition | Thus, 'by definition' | |
per diem(pd.) | by day | Thus, 'per day'. A specific amount of money an organization allows an individual to spend per day, typically for travel expenses. | |
per fas et nefas | through right or wrong | By fair means or foul | |
per fidem intrepidus | fearless through faith | ||
per literas regias per lit. reg. per regias literas per reg. lit. &c. | by royal letters | by letters patent; of academic degrees: awarded by letters patent from the King/Queen, rather than by a University[3][4] | |
per mare per terram | by sea and by land | Motto of the Royal Marines and (with small difference) of Clan Donald and the Compagnies Franches de la Marine | |
per mensem (pm.) | by month | Thus, 'per month', or 'monthly' | |
per multum cras, cras, crebro dilabitur aetas | what can be done today should not be delayed | ||
per os(p.o.) | through the mouth | Medical shorthand for 'by mouth' | |
per pedes | by feet | Used of a certain place that can be traversed or reached by foot, or to indicate that one is travelling by foot as opposed to by a vehicle | |
per procura (p.p.)or(per pro) | through the agency | Also rendered per procurationem. Used to indicate that a person is signing a document on behalf of another person. Correctly placed before the name of the person signing, but often placed before the name of the person on whose behalf the document is signed, sometimes through incorrect translation of the alternative abbreviation per pro. as 'for and on behalf of'. | |
per quod | by reason of which | In a UK legal context: 'by reason of which' (as opposed to per se which requires no reasoning). In American jurisprudence often refers to a spouse's claim for loss of consortium. | |
per rectum(pr) | through the rectum | Medical shorthand; see also per os | |
per rectum ad astra | via rectum to the stars | a modern parody of per aspera ad astra, originating and most commonly used in Russia, meaning that the path to success took you through most undesirable and objectionable places or environments; or that a found solution to a complex problem is extremely convoluted. | |
per risum multum poteris cognoscere stultum | by excessive laughter one can recognise the fool | ||
per se | through itself | Also 'by itself' or 'in itself'. Without referring to anything else, intrinsically, taken without qualifications etc. A common example is negligence per se. See also malum in se. | |
per stirpes | through the roots | Used in wills to indicate that each 'branch' of the testator's family should inherit equally. Contrasted with per capita. | |
per unitatem vis | through unity, strength | Motto of Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets | |
per veritatem vis | through truth, strength | Motto of Washington University in St. Louis | |
per volar sunata[sic] | born to soar | Frequently used motto; not from Latin but from Dante's Purgatorio, Canto XII, 95, the Italian phrase 'per volar sù nata'. | |
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim | Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. | From Ovid, Amores, Book III, Elegy XI | |
periculum in mora | danger in delay | ||
perinde ac [si] cadaver [essent] | [well-disciplined] like a corpse | Phrase written by St. Ignatius of Loyola in his Constitutiones Societatis Iesu (1954) | |
perita manus mens exculta | skilled hand, cultivated mind | Motto of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia | |
perge sequar | advance, I follow | from Virgil's AeneidIV 114; in Vergil's context: 'proceed with your plan, I will do my part.' | |
Pericula ludus | Danger is my pleasure | Motto of the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte | |
perpetuum mobile | thing in perpetual motion | A musical term; also used to refer to hypothetical perpetual motion machines | |
Perseverantia et Fide in Deo | Perseverance and Faith in God | Motto of Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, India | |
persona non grata | person not pleasing | An unwelcome, unwanted or undesirable person. In diplomatic contexts, a person rejected by the host government. The reverse, persona grata ('pleasing person'), is less common, and refers to a diplomat acceptable to the government of the country to which he is sent. | |
petitio principii | request of the beginning | Begging the question, a logical fallacy in which a proposition to be proved is implicitly or explicitly assumed in one of the premises | |
pia desideria | pious longings | Or 'dutiful desires' | |
pia fraus | pious fraud | Or 'dutiful deceit'. Expression from Ovid; used to describe deception which serves Church purposes | |
pia mater | pious mother | Or 'tender mother'. Translated into Latin from Arabic. The delicate innermost of the three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. | |
Pietate et doctrina tuta libertas | Freedom is made safe through character and learning | Motto of Dickinson College | |
pinxit | one painted | Thus, 'he painted this' or 'she painted this'. Formerly used on works of art, next to the artist's name. | |
piscem natare doces | [you] teach a fish to swim | Latin proverb, attributed by Erasmus in his Adagia to Greek origin (Diogenianus, Ἰχθὺν νήχεσθαι διδάσκεις); corollary Chinese idiom (班門弄斧) | |
placet | it pleases | expression of assent | |
plenus venter non studet libenter | A full belly does not like studying | I.e., it is difficult to concentrate on mental tasks after a heavy meal. The following variant is also attested: plenus si venter renuit studere libenter (the belly, when full, refuses to study willingly). | |
plenus venter facile de ieiuniis disputat | A full belly readily discusses fasting. | Hieronymus, Epistulæ 58,2 | |
pluralis majestatis | plural of majesty | The first-person plural pronoun when used by an important personage to refer to himself or herself; also known as the 'royal we' | |
pluralis modestiae | plural of modesty | ||
plus minusve (p.m.v.) | more or less | Frequently found on Roman funerary inscriptions to denote that the age of a decedent is approximate | |
plus ultra | further beyond | National motto of Spain and a number of other institutions | |
pollice compresso favor iudicabatur | goodwill decided by compressed thumb | Life was spared with a thumb tucked inside a closed fist, simulating a sheathed weapon. Conversely, a thumb up meant to unsheath your sword. | |
pollice verso | with a turned thumb | Used by Roman crowds to pass judgment on a defeated gladiator. The type of gesture used is uncertain. Also the name of a famous painting depicting gladiators by Jean-Léon Gérôme. | |
Polonia Restituta | Rebirth of Poland | ||
pons asinorum | bridge of asses | Any obstacle that stupid people find hard to cross. Originally used of Euclid's Fifth Proposition in geometry. | |
Pontifex Maximus | Greatest High Priest | Or 'Supreme Pontiff'. Originally an office in the Roman Republic, later a title held by Roman Emperors, and later a traditional epithet of the pope. The pontifices were the most important priestly college of the religion in ancient Rome; their name is usually thought to derive from pons facere ('to make a bridge'), which in turn is usually linked to their religious authority over the bridges of Rome, especially the Pons Sublicius. | |
posse comitatus | force of the county[5] | Thus, to be able to be made into part of a retinue or force. In common law, a sheriff's right to compel people to assist law enforcement in unusual situations. | |
possunt quia posse videntur | They can because they think they can | Inscription on the back of Putney medals, awarded to boat race winning Oxfordblues. From Virgil's Aeneid Book V line 231. | |
post aut propter | after it or by means of it | Causality between two phenomena is not established (cf. post hoc, ergo propter hoc) | |
post cibum (p.c.) | after food | Medical shorthand for 'after meals' (cf. ante cibum) | |
post coitum | After sex | After sexual intercourse | |
post coitum omne animal triste est sive gallus et mulier | After sexual intercourse every animal is sad, except the cock (rooster) and the woman | Or: triste est omne animal post coitum, praeter mulierem gallumque. Attributed to Galen of Pergamum.[6] | |
post eventum | after the event | Refers to an action or occurrence that takes place after the event that is being discussed (similar in meaning to post factum). More specifically, it may refer to a person who is recounting an event long after it took place, implying that details of the story may have changed over time. (Some sources attribute this expression to George Eliot.) | |
post factum | after the fact | Not to be confused with ex post facto. | |
post festum | after the feast | Too late, or after the fact | |
post hoc ergo propter hoc | after this, therefore because of this | A logical fallacy where one assumes that one thing happening after another thing means that the first thing caused the second. | |
post meridiem (p.m.) | after midday | The period from noon to midnight (cf. ante meridiem) | |
post mortem (pm) | after death | Usually rendered postmortem. Not to be confused with post meridiem | |
Post mortem auctoris (p.m.a.) | after the author's death | The phrase is used in legal terminology in the context of intellectual property rights, especially copyright, which commonly lasts until a certain number of years after the author's death. | |
post nubila phoebus | after the clouds, the sun | Motto of the University of Zulia, Venezuela, as well as Hartford, Connecticut | |
post nubes lux | out of darkness, light | Motto of Cranfield University | |
post prandial | after “late breakfast” | Refers to the time after any meal. Usually rendered postprandial. | |
post scriptum (p.s.) | after what has been written | A postscript. Used to mark additions to a letter, after the signature. Can be extended to post post scriptum(p.p.s.), etc. | |
post tenebras lux, or post tenebras spero lucem | after darkness, [I hope for] light | from Vulgata, Job 17:12; frequently used motto | |
postera crescam laude | we grow in the esteem of future generations | Motto of the University of Melbourne | |
potest solum unum | There can be only one | Highlander | |
praemia virtutis honores | honours are the rewards of virtue | ||
praemonitus praemunitus | forewarned is forearmed | Common catch phrase of the fictional character 'Captain Blood' from the novel Captain Blood (novel) | |
praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes | Lead in order to serve, not in order to rule. | Motto of Lancaster Royal Grammar School | |
praeter legem | after the law | Legal terminology, international law | |
Praga Caput Regni | Prague, Head of the Kingdom | Motto of Prague from Middle Ages | |
Praga Caput Rei publicae | Prague, Head of the Republic | Motto of Prague from 1991 | |
Praga mater urbium | Prague, Mother of Cities | Motto of Prague from 1927 | |
Praga totius Bohemiae domina | Prague, the mistress of the whole of Bohemia | Former motto of Prague | |
Pretium Laborum Non Vile | No mean reward for labour | Motto of the Order of the Golden Fleece | |
pretiumque et causa laboris | The prize and the cause of our labour | Motto of Burnley Football Club; from Ovid's Metamorphoses, 4.739 (Latin)/English): 'The Tale of Perseus and Andromeda': resoluta catenis incedit virgo, pretiumque et causa laboris. ('freed of her chains the virgin approaches, cause and reward of the enterprise.') | |
prima facie | at first sight | Used to designate evidence in a trial which is suggestive, but not conclusive, of something (e.g., a person's guilt) | |
prima luce | at dawn | Literally 'at first light' | |
primas sum: primatum nil a me alienum puto | I am a primate; nothing about primates is outside of my bailiwick | A sentence by the American anthropologist Earnest Hooton and the slogan of primatologists and lovers of the primates. | |
primum mobile | first moving thing | Or 'first thing able to be moved'; see primum movens | |
primum movens | prime mover | Or 'first moving one'. A common theological term, such as in the cosmological argument, based on the assumption that God was the first entity to 'move' or 'cause' anything. Aristotle was one of the first philosophers to discuss the 'uncaused cause', a hypothetical originator—and violator—of causality. | |
primum non nocere | first, to not harm | A medical precept. Often falsely attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, though its true source is probably a paraphrase from Hippocrates' Epidemics, where he wrote, 'Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future; practice these acts. As to diseases, make a habit of two things: to help, or at least to do no harm.' | |
primus inter pares | first among equals | Position of the Ecumenical Patriarch in the Eastern Orthodox Church, position of the President of the Swiss Confederation among the members of the Federal Council, and a title of the Roman Emperors (cf. princeps). | |
principia probant non probantur | principles prove; they are not proved | Fundamental principles require no proof; they are assumed a priori. | |
principiis obsta (et respice finem) | resist the beginnings (and consider the end) | Ovid, Remedia Amoris, 91 | |
principium individuationis | Individuation | psychological term: the self-formation of the personality into a coherent whole | |
prior tempore potior iure | earlier in time, stronger in law | A legal principle that older laws take precedence over newer ones. The inverse principle is known as lex posterior. | |
pro aris et focis | For altars and hearths | The motto of the Royal Queensland Regiment, and many other regiments. | |
pro bono publico | for the public good | Often abbreviated pro bono. Work undertaken voluntarily at no expense, such as public services. Often used of a lawyer's work that is not charged for. | |
pro Brasilia fiant eximia | let exceptional things be made for Brazil | Motto of São Paulo state, Brazil. | |
pro Deo Domo Patria | For God, home and country | Motto of the University of Mary Washington | |
pro Deo et Patria | For God and Country | Frequently used motto | |
pro domo (sua) | for (one’s own) home or house | serving the interests of a given perspective or for the benefit of a given group. | |
pro Ecclesia, pro Texana | For Church, For Texas | Motto of Baylor University, a private Christian Baptist university in Waco, Texas. | |
pro fide et patria | for faith and fatherland | Motto of the originally Irish Muldoon family and of several schools, such as the Diocesan College (Bishops) in Cape Town, South Africa, and All Hallows High School in the Bronx, New York. | |
pro forma | for form | Or 'as a matter of form'. Prescribing a set form or procedure, or performed in a set manner. | |
pro gloria et patria | for glory and fatherland | Motto of Prussia | |
pro hac vice | for this occasion | Request of a state court to allow an out-of-state lawyer to represent a client. | |
pro multis | for many | It is part of the Rite of Consecration of the wine in Western Christianity tradition, as part of the Mass. | |
pro parte | in part | Frequently used in taxonomy to refer to part of a group. | |
pro patria | for country | Pro Patria Medal: for operational service (minimum 55 days) in defence of the Republic South Africa or in the prevention or suppression of terrorism; issued for the Border War (counter-insurgency operations in South West Africa 1966–89) and for campaigns in Angola (1975–76 and 1987–88). Motto of The Royal Canadian Regiment, Royal South Australia Regiment, Hurlstone Agricultural High School. | |
pro patria vigilans | watchful for the country | Motto of the United States Army Signal Corps. | |
pro populo et gloria | for the people and glory | Motto of HMS Westminster | |
pro per | for self | to defend oneself in court without counsel; abbreviation of propria persona. See also: pro se. | |
pro rata | for the rate | i.e., proportionately. | |
pro re nata(PRN, prn) | for a thing that has been born | Medical shorthand for 'as the occasion arises' or 'as needed'. Also 'concerning a matter having come into being'. Used to describe a meeting of a special Presbytery or Assembly called to discuss something new, and which was previously unforeseen (literally: 'concerning a matter having been born'). | |
pro rege et lege | for king and the law | Found on the Leeds coat of arms. | |
pro rege, lege et grege | for king, the law and the people | Found on the coat of arms of Perth, Scotland. | |
pro se | for oneself | to defend oneself in court without counsel. Some jurisdictions prefer, 'pro per'. | |
pro scientia atque sapientia | for knowledge and wisdom | motto of Stuyvesant High School in New York City | |
pro scientia et patria | for science and nation | motto of the National University of La Plata | |
pro studio et labore | for study and work | ||
pro tanto | for so much | Denotes something that has only been partially fulfilled. A philosophical term indicating the acceptance of a theory or idea without fully accepting the explanation. | |
pro tanto quid retribuemus | what shall we give in return for so much | The motto of the city of Belfast; taken from the Vulgate translation of Psalm 116. | |
pro tempore | for the time (being) | Denotes a temporary current situation; abbreviated pro tem. | |
probatio pennae | testing of the pen | Medieval Latin term for breaking in a new pen | |
probis pateo | I am open for honest people | Traditionally inscribed above a city gate or above the front entrance of a dwelling or place of learning. | |
prodesse quam conspici | To Accomplish Rather Than To Be Conspicuous | motto of Miami University | |
propria manu (p.m.) | 'by one's own hand' | ||
propter vitam vivendi perdere causas | to destroy the reasons for living for the sake of life | That is, to squander life's purpose just in order to stay alive, and live a meaningless life. From Juvenal, Satyricon VIII, verses 83–84. | |
protectio trahit subjectionem, et subjectio protectionem | Protection draws allegiance, and allegiance draws protection | Legal maxim, indicating that reciprocity of fealty with protection | |
provehito in altum | launch forward into the deep | motto of Memorial University of Newfoundland | |
proxime accessit | he came next | the runner-up | |
proximo mense (prox.) | in the following month | Used in formal correspondence to refer to the next month. Used with ult. ('last month') and inst. ('this month'). | |
pulchrum est paucorum hominum | Beauty is for the few | from Friedrich Nietzsche's 1889 book Twilight of the Idols | |
pulvis et umbra sumus | we are dust and shadow | From Horace, Carmina book IV, 7, 16. | |
punctum saliens | leaping point | Thus, the essential or most notable point. The salient point. | |
purificatus non consumptus | purified, not consumed |
References[edit]
- ^St Mark's Square
- ^Trademark registration
- ^East Kent History — Rev. Edmund Ibbot (Accessed 27 July 2016)
- ^Forbes, Eric G.; Murdin, Lesley; Wilmoth, Frances (eds). The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal, Volume 1, page 80, foot note 3 (Accessed 27 July 2016)
- ^Solodow, Joseph Latin Alive: The Survival of Latin in English and the Romance Languages, Cambridge University Press, 2010 p. 160: 'out of the phrase posse comitatus 'the force of the county' arose our present use of posse for a group of men whom the sheriff calls upon in a crisis.'
- ^Kinsey, Alfred Charles (1998) [1953]. Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. Indiana University Press. p. 638. ISBN978-0-253-33411-4. (Kinsey Reports)
Additional references
- Adeleye, Gabriel G. (1999). Thomas J. Sienkewicz; James T. McDonough, Jr. (eds.). World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc. ISBN0865164223.
- Stone, Jon R. (1996). Latin for the Illiterati. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN0415917751.
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The Latin phrase Deo Vero et honori means 'God and honor'. It is often found on family crests in England and France.
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Perth Academy's motto is 'Pro Rege Lege et Grege'.
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County Borough of Leeds's motto is 'PRO REGE ET LEGE'.
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It means 'For King and the law.' -This is on the Coat of Arms of Leeds, England.
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Faithful to God and to country is the English equivalent of 'Deo fidelis et patriae'. In the word by word translation, the masculine noun 'Deo', in the dative singular as the indirect object of the verb, means 'God'. The adjective 'fidelis' means 'faithful'. The conjunction 'et' means 'and'. The noun 'patriae', in the dative singular, means 'country'.
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Royal Fencible American Regiment's motto is 'PRO REGE ET LEGE'.
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Royal Life Guards - Denmark -'s motto is 'Pro Rege et Grege'.
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HKBP Nommensen University's motto is 'Pro Deo et Patria'.
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It means 'On behalf of God and the constitution (or foundation--says google translate)'.
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The club's motto is the same as that of the city of Leeds : 'Pro rege et lege' which means 'for the King and the Law'. 'Marching on together' is the team song. Winrar for window8 free download.
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Pro aris et focis, alternative phrasing: Pro Deo et Patria ('For God and Country') is a Latin phrase used as the motto of many families, military regiments, and some educational institutions meaning 'For God* and country' or literally 'For altars and hearths', but is used by ancient authors to express attachment to all that was most dear and venerable. It could be more idiomatically translated 'for hearth and home;' as the Latin term 'aris', generally refers to either the altars of the spirits of the house (the Lares) and is often used as a synecdoche for the family home. Thus the famous Latin orator and philosopher Cicero uses the phrase to emphasize the importance of his argument in his philosophical work De Natura Deorum (3.40).[1]
Family motto[edit]
Pro Aris et Focis is the motto of many families such as the Blomfield’s of Norfolk, the Mulvihills of Ireland, the Waits of Scotland, a private members club in Australia, the United Service Club Queensland and of military regiments all over the world, such as the Middlesex Yeomanry of Britain, the Royal Queensland Regiment of Australia and the Victoria Rifles of Canada. And also in France, during French Revolution, Henri du Vergier, Marquis de La Rochejacquelein, General-in Chief of the Catholic and Royal Vendean Army, took this motto.
Secret society[edit]
Pro Aris et Focis is the name of a secret society in Brussels in 1789 which prepared the Brabant Revolution against the Austrian Emperor Joseph II. The leading figure was Jan-Baptist Verlooy.[2]
Motto of institutions[edit]
Formal end of the 'orange' military Civic guard in Haarlem, and start of a new 'Patriotic people's militia' called 'Pro Aris et Focis' (1787)
'For God and country' is the motto of the American Legion.[3]
Deo et Patriae is the motto of Regis High School (New York City),[4] and Pro Deo et Patria is the motto of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.
'Pro Aris et Focis is the motto for 'Academia San Jorge,' a Puerto Rico PK-12 school. The motto is embedded in the school's shield and logo. The school is located in Santurce, Puerto Rico.[citation needed]
Pro Aris et Focis is the motto for Maritzburg College, a high school in South Africa, and the motto is embedded in the school's shield.[5]
Pro Aris et PRO Focis was the motto of the 71st New York State Volunteers, 'The American Guard', which was formed not long before the Civil War and saw service in that War, and down to almost the present time. Its HQ was in the old Armory at 34th and Park Avenue in New York City. The building no longer stands, but plaque parts of its original structure have been incorporated into the walls of the skyscraper that presently occupies the site.[citation needed]
It one of the mottoes of Bristol University.[citation needed]
'For God, for Country, and for Yale' is one of the mottoes of Yale university, inscribed in stone on many of the university's residential colleges and frequently invoked at the annual Harvard-Yale football game. It also features in Yale college songs like Bright College Years and is often seen on flyers and graffiti on the Yale campus.
Death of Osama Bin Laden[edit]
In May 2011, the phrase 'For God and country' was used as a confirmation signal by U.S. Navy SEALs during the death of Osama bin Laden in Abottabad, Pakistan. On his radio, the U.S. Navy SEAL responsible for killing bin Laden reported over a radio, “For God and country, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo.” After a pause, he added, “Geronimo EKIA” (enemy killed in action).[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^De Natura Deorum (3.40) at thelatinlibrary.com.
- ^Blom, J. C. H.; Lamberts, E., eds. (2006). History of the Low Countries (New ed.). New York [u.a.]: Berghahn Books. p. 293. ISBN978-1845452728.
- ^Daniel S. Wheeler. 'For God and country'. American Legion. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
Ten years ago, the Legionnaires at Post 258 in Jonesboro, Sa., felt like they were carrying out the organization's mission of 'For country.' But they felt their obligation to the other party of the Legion's motto, 'For God,' wasn't being met. So they did something about it. And now, the post's Chapel for God and Country is in its 10th year of hosting a Sunday morning interdenominational worship service. The service provides fellowship for verterans and non-veterans alike, and has actually helped boost membership in the post. An idea that at first glance may seem unconventional is actually carrying out the Legion's very core values. Members of our post become concerned about the fact that although our motto is 'For God and country,' we had inadequately emphasized the spiritual dimension of the soldier and the veteran.' said Post 258 member Herbert Kitchens, who retired in 2002 after 28 years as a U.S. Army chaplain and now serves as the chapel pastor.
- ^'Regis High School: Welcome to Regis High School'. www.regis.org.
- ^http://www.maritzburgcollege.org.za/home/our-history
- ^Philip Sherwell (May 7, 2011). 'Osama bin Laden killed: Behind the scenes of the deadly raid'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^Schmidle, Nicholas, 'Getting Bin Laden', The New Yorker, August 8, 2011.
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flante Deo et spiritu irae eius esse consumpto
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By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
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gratias agentes semper pro omnibus in nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi Deo et Patr
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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numquid faciem eius accipitis et pro Deo iudicare nitimin
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Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
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sicut Abraham credidit Deo et reputatum est ei ad iustitia
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Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
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et invenies gratiam et disciplinam bonam coram Deo et hominibu
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So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
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corrupta est autem terra coram Deo et repleta est iniquitat
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The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
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haec est pars hominis impii a Deo et hereditas verborum eius a Domin
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This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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quid enim scriptura dicit credidit Abraham Deo et reputatum est illi ad iustitia
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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
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sustine me paululum et indicabo tibi adhuc enim habeo quod pro Deo loqua
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Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
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et erit tam ipsi quam semini illius pactum sacerdotii sempiternum quia zelatus est pro Deo suo et expiavit scelus filiorum Israhe
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And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
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cui iratus respondit Iacob num pro Deo ego sum qui privavit te fructu ventris tu
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And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
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gratias agimus Deo et Patri Domini nostri Iesu Christi semper pro vobis orante
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We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
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dixit autem illi uxor sua adhuc tu permanes in simplicitate tua benedic Deo et morer
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Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
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salvam fac plebem tuam et benedic hereditati tuae et rege eos et extolle eos usque in aeternu
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Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
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et suppleta est scriptura dicens credidit Abraham Deo et reputatum est illi ad iustitiam et amicus Dei appellatus es
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And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
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