LATIN MOTTOES,PHRASES,AND
ABBREVIATIONS
tempus fugit
time flies
Semper fidelis
Always faithful
semper paratus
always prepared
caveat emptor
Let the buyer beware!
persona non grata
a person not welcome
Habeas corpus
You have the body
Cogito ergo sum
I think, therefore I am
E pluribus unum
One out of many
quid pro quo
this for that
Ad hominem
To the man
Carpe diem
Seize the day
annuit coeptis
He (God) watched over our beginnings
novus ordo saeclorum
a new order of the ages
errare humanum est
To err is human…
Ad astra per aspera
To the stars through difficulties
Modus operandi (M.O.)
Mode of operating
Ad infinitum
To infinity
ad nauseam
to a sickening or disgusting point
sine qua non
“without which not,”
i.e., a necessity
festina lente
“hurry slowly”
CAVE CANEM
Beware of the dog!
veni, vidi, vici
“I came, I saw, I conquered,” said Gaius
Julius Caesar .
bona fide
in good faith
Lapsus linguae
Slip of the tongue
Ad hoc
For this purpose
Alter ego
Other self
status quo
situation which is
Nota bene (N.B.)
Note well
Cum grano salis
With a grain of salt
SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS
S P Q R
The Senate and the Roman People
Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short
De facto
According to the fact
De iure
According to the law
Alma mater
Nurturing mother
Magna cum laude
With great honor
Curriculum vitae (C.V.)
Resume- the course of your life
Ab ovo usque ad mala
From the egg all the way to apples
Non compos mentis
Not sound of mind
Citius, altius, fortius
Swifter, higher, stronger
Mea culpa, mihi ignosce
My fault, excuse me
Pro bono
For the good
Per capita
By the heads
De gustibus non est
disputandum
There is no disputing about tastes.
Mens sana in corpore sano
and
A sound mind in a sound body
Ars artis gratia
Art for the sake of art
In loco parentis
In place of a parent
Requiescat in pace (R.I.P.)
Rest in peace
Non sequitur
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9
It does not follow
A.D.
(anno domini)
In the year of our Lord
Ad lib.
(Ad libitum)
Freely, without script
a.m.
(ante meridiem)
Before noon
p.m.
(Post meridiem)
After noon
e.g.
exempli gratia =
Lit: for the sake of
example;
for example
et al.
authors
“et alii” =
and others (people)
etc.
The store sells bananas,
oranges, apples, grapes, etc.
“et cetera” = and other things
i.e.
“id est” = “that is”
gives an explanation
pro tem.
“pro tempore” =
for the time being,
i.e., temporarily
P.S.
“post scriptum” =
written afterwards
Rx
Recipe-take as directed
vs
Versus, against
A.U.C.
“ab urbe condita”
from the founding of the city
(Rome) (753 B.C.)
finis