Extra Phrases Flashcards
post hoc ergo propter hoc
after this, therefore because of it
caveat lector
let the reader beware
infra dignitatem
beneath dignity
in extremis
at the point of death (in the furthest extreme)
memento mori
remember to die
nil desperandum
do not despair
ex cathedra
from the chair (the Pope’s infallibility)
anguis in herba
snake in the grass
mirabile dictu
miraculous to say
ad hominem
to the man (a personal attack)
noli me tangere
don’t touch me
ceteris paribus
other things being equal
non obstante veredicto
judgement not withstanding the verdict
nolle prosequi
be unwilling to pursue
in limine
on the threshold
ex parte
from the party
currente calamo
offhand; without deep reflection
de profundis
from the depths
ex proprio motu
of his own motion
dis aliter visum
the gods have deemed otherwise
Hannibal ad portas
Hannibal at the gates
deus ex machina
god from machine
nemine contradicente
nobody contradicting
pares cum paribus facillime congregantur
equals with equals very easily associate themselves
finit coronat opus
the end crowns the work
mutatis mutandis
the necessary changes having been made
