PMAQ

Question 1

Give the English for the Latin phrase cacoëthes loquendi.

Answer 1

English: compulsive talking

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Question 2

Give the English for the Latin phrase beati pacifici.

Answer 2

English: blessed are the peacemakers – Fun Fact:

Question 3

Give the English for the Latin phrase de mortuis nihil nisi bonum.

Answer 3

English: speak kindly of the dead – Fun Fact:

Question 4

Give the English for the Latin phrase anno regni.

Answer 4

English: in the year if the reign – Fun Fact:

Question 5

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fiat iustitia ruat caelum.

Answer 5

English: Let justice be done though the heavens fall – Fun Fact:

Question 6

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad vitam aut culpam.

Answer 6

English: for life or until a misdeed – Fun Fact:

Question 7

Give the English for the Latin phrase Facile princeps.

Answer 7

English: Number one – Fun Fact:

Question 8

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fugit hora.

Answer 8

English: Time flies – Fun Fact:

Question 9

Give the English for the Latin phrase bis repetita placent.

Answer 9

English: a little originality, please – Fun Fact:

Question 10

Give the English for the Latin phrase audi alteram partem.

Answer 10

English: there are two sides to every question – Fun Fact:

Question 11

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad nauseam.

Answer 11

English: to the point of (causing) nausea

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Question 12

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad referendum.

Answer 12

English: for further consideration – Fun Fact:

Question 13

Give the English for the Latin phrase confiteor.

Answer 13

English: I confess – Fun Fact:

Question 14

Give the English for the Latin phrase Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.

Answer 14

English: Fortunate is he who has been able to learn the causes of things – Fun Fact:

Question 15

Give the English for the Latin phrase a vinculo matrimonii.

Answer 15

English: an absolute divorce – Fun Fact:

Question 16

Give the English for the Latin phrase donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos.

Answer 16

English: when you’re successful, everyone wants to be your friend – Fun Fact:

Question 17

Give the English for the Latin phrase codex.

Answer 17

English: a manuscript parchment; a code of laws – Fun Fact:

Question 18

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab ovo usque ad mala.

Answer 18

English: from start to finish

Fun Fact: A colorful Roman phrase reminiscent of our own “from soup to nuts,” since it is literally translated as “from the egg to the apples,” but with a meaning that is quite different. “From soup to nuts” refers to completeness, for example, of a multicourse dinner or a Sears Roebuck catalogue. ab ovo usque ad mala, by contrast, means “from start to finish.” The expression derives from the fact that Roman dinners often began with eggs and ended with fruit. “Your plan was inadequate ab ovo usque ad mala and had no chance for success.”

Question 19

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad astra per aspera.

Answer 19

English: to the stars through difficulties

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Question 20

Give the English for the Latin phrase dux femina facti.

Answer 20

English: cherchez la femme – Fun Fact:

Question 21

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad captandum vulgus.

Answer 21

English: in order to win over the masses

Fun Fact: Actions taken ad captandum vulgus are intended to please the commpn people. The implication is that such actions may not be in the best interest of society, but are intended only to achieve popularity. Politicians campaigning for office, for example, are wont to promise reforms ad captandum vulgus and never give a thought to accomplishing them.

Question 22

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab intra.

Answer 22

English: from within

Fun Fact: The insider’s role is played out ab intra. “The only hope for reform of an institution is through effort expended ab intra.”

Question 23

Give the English for the Latin phrase editio princeps.

Answer 23

English: first edition – Fun Fact:

Question 24

Give the English for the Latin phrase amor.

Answer 24

English: love – Fun Fact:

Question 25

Give the English for the Latin phrase arbiter elegantiae.

Answer 25

English: an authority in matters of taste – Fun Fact:

Question 26

Give the English for the Latin phrase excudit.

Answer 26

English: made by – Fun Fact:

Question 27

Give the English for the Latin phrase et hoc genus omne.

Answer 27

English: and all that sort – Fun Fact:

Question 28

Give the English for the Latin phrase disiecta membra.

Answer 28

English: fragments – Fun Fact:

Question 29

Give the English for the Latin phrase alter ego.

Answer 29

English: bosom pal – Fun Fact:

Question 30

Give the English for the Latin phrase exeat.

Answer 30

English: permission to be absent – Fun Fact:

Question 31

Give the English for the Latin phrase Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.

Answer 31

English: Perhaps this will be a pleasure to look back on one day – Fun Fact:

Question 32

Give the English for the Latin phrase artes perditae.

Answer 32

English: lost arts – Fun Fact:

Question 33

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deo favente.

Answer 33

English: with God’s favor – Fun Fact:

Question 34

Give the English for the Latin phrase delirium tremens.

Answer 34

English: the d.t.’s – Fun Fact:

Question 35

Give the English for the Latin phrase consensus audacium.

Answer 35

English: a conspiracy – Fun Fact:

Question 36

Give the English for the Latin phrase coniunctis viribus.

Answer 36

English: with united powers – Fun Fact:

Question 37

Give the English for the Latin phrase caeli enarrant gloriam Dei.

Answer 37

English: the heavens bespeak the glory of God

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Question 38

Give the English for the Latin phrase Genus irritabile vatum.

Answer 38

English: The irritable race of poets – Fun Fact:

Question 39

Give the English for the Latin phrase cave quid dicis, quando, et cui.

Answer 39

English: beware what you say, and to whom

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Question 40

Give the English for the Latin phrase Domine, dirige nos.

Answer 40

English: Lord, direct us – Fun Fact:

Question 41

Give the English for the Latin phrase curriculum vitae.

Answer 41

English: a résumé – Fun Fact:

Question 42

Give the English for the Latin phrase absolvo.

Answer 42

English: I acquit

Fun Fact: A judge acquitting a person after a trial may say, “Absolvo!” The term may also be used ironically by persons other than judges. For example, a domestic contretemps may end with one of the parties to the dispute using absolvo to close the discussion. On the other hand, this use of absolvo may protract the conflict.

Question 43

Give the English for the Latin phrase Finis coronat opus.

Answer 43

English: The end crowns the work – Fun Fact:

Question 44

Give the English for the Latin phrase a verbis ad verbera.

Answer 44

English: from words to blows – Fun Fact:

Question 45

Give the English for the Latin phrase ave Caesar, morituri te salutant.

Answer 45

English: hail, Caesar, those who are about to die salute you – Fun Fact:

Question 46

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex officio.

Answer 46

English: By virtue of the office – Fun Fact:

Question 47

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad utrumque paratus.

Answer 47

English: prepared for the worst – Fun Fact:

Question 48

Give the English for the Latin phrase accessit.

Answer 48

English: honorable mention

Fun Fact: This word literally means “he (or she) came near”, but in academic settings, particularly in European universities, an accessit is the recognition awarded the runner-up in a competition for a medal or other honor. Academic terminologystill relies to a great extent on Latin. This is not surprising, since the earliest universities were concerned primarily with, and conducted their official business in, classical languages. Accessit has a certain cachet: “I had hoped to win first prize, but i knew I would be content with an accessit​” is far more comforting that “close but no cigar” or even “honorable mention”.

Question 49

Give the English for the Latin phrase auri sacra fames.

Answer 49

English: money-mad

Fun Fact: Those who live only to acquire wealth are characterized by Virgil as having auri sacra fames, literally “the cursed hunger for gold”.

Question 50

Give the English for the Latin phrase aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus.

Answer 50

English: you can’t win ‘em all – Fun Fact:

Question 51

Give the English for the Latin phrase coram populo.

Answer 51

English: in public – Fun Fact:

Question 52

Give the English for the Latin phrase diem ex die.

Answer 52

English: continuously – Fun Fact:

Question 53

Give the English for the Latin phrase furor.

Answer 53

English: madness – Fun Fact:

Question 54

Give the English for the Latin phrase corrigenda.

Answer 54

English: items to be corrected – Fun Fact:

Question 55

Give the English for the Latin phrase alere flammam.

Answer 55

English: to feed the flame – Fun Fact:

Question 56

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum baculinum.

Answer 56

English: an appeal to force – Fun Fact:

Question 57

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ad crumenam.

Answer 57

English: an appeal based on money or the promise of profit – Fun Fact:

Question 58

Give the English for the Latin phrase amor nummi.

Answer 58

English: cupidity – Fun Fact:

Question 59

Give the English for the Latin phrase a quo.

Answer 59

English: from which – Fun Fact:

Question 60

Give the English for the Latin phrase fecit.

Answer 60

English: Made by – Fun Fact:

Question 61

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fluctuat nec mergitur.

Answer 61

English: unsinkable – Fun Fact:

Question 62

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation A.U.C..

Answer 62

Latin: ab urbe condita

English: since the founding of the city

Fun Fact: Abbreviated A.U.C. the city referred to is ancient Rome, the Big Apple of its day. Romans dated years from the founding of their city, in 753 B.C.. Tradition has it that in that year Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, built Rome. In infancy the twind were thrown into the Tiber, the river still running through modern Rome, but were saved by a shepherd and suckled by a wolf. Romulus became the first king of Rome upon its founding. Remus was put to death because he mocked his brother’s city. Ab urbe condita is also given as anno urbis conditae, “in the year of the founding of the city”, also abbreviated A.U.C..

Question 63

Give the English for the Latin phrase compos sui.

Answer 63

English: master of himself – Fun Fact:

Question 64

Give the English for the Latin phrase aere perennius.

Answer 64

English: everlasting – Fun Fact:

Question 65

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deo volente.

Answer 65

English: God willing – Fun Fact:

Question 66

Give the English for the Latin phrase amicus usque ad aras.

Answer 66

English: a friend to the end – Fun Fact:

Question 67

Give the English for the Latin phrase a mensa et toro.

Answer 67

English: a legal separation – Fun Fact:

Question 68

Give the English for the Latin phrase eiusdem.

Answer 68

English: birds of a feather – Fun Fact:

Question 69

Give the English for the Latin phrase ditat Deus.

Answer 69

English: God enriches – Fun Fact:

Question 70

Give the English for the Latin phrase anno aetatis suae….

Answer 70

English: in the year of his (or her) age… – Fun Fact:

Question 71

Give the English for the Latin phrase compos mentis.

Answer 71

English: of sound mind – Fun Fact:

Question 72

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex uno disce omnes.

Answer 72

English: From one example you may deduce the rest – Fun Fact:

Question 73

Give the English for the Latin phrase coitus interruptus.

Answer 73

English: interrupted coitus – Fun Fact:

Question 74

Give the English for the Latin phrase Experto credite.

Answer 74

English: Trust me – Fun Fact:

Question 75

Give the English for the Latin phrase est modus in rebus.

Answer 75

English: choose the middle ground – Fun Fact:

Question 76

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum.

Answer 76

English: an argument or proof or appeal – Fun Fact:

Question 77

Give the English for the Latin phrase Favete linguis.

Answer 77

English: Hold your tongue – Fun Fact:

Question 78

Give the English for the Latin phrase confer.

Answer 78

English: compare – Fun Fact:

Question 79

Give the English for the Latin phrase aequo animo.

Answer 79

English: calmly

Fun Fact: Aequo animo, literally “with a calm mind”, refers to evenness of mental attitude. Anyone who has composure or equanimity usually behaves aequo animo.

Question 80

Give the English for the Latin phrase editio cum notis variorum.

Answer 80

English: an edition with the notes of various persons – Fun Fact:

Question 81

Give the English for the Latin phrase crescite et multiplicamini.

Answer 81

English: increase and multiply – Fun Fact:

Question 82

Give the English for the Latin phrase Aurora.

Answer 82

English: goddess of the morning – Fun Fact:

Question 83

Give the English for the Latin phrase e libris.

Answer 83

English: from the library of – Fun Fact:

Question 84

Give the English for the Latin phrase emeritus.

Answer 84

English: having served his time – Fun Fact:

Question 85

Give the English for the Latin phrase dabit qui dedit.

Answer 85

English: he who has given will give – Fun Fact:

Question 86

Give the English for the Latin phrase exeunt.

Answer 86

English: they leave the stage – Fun Fact:

Question 87

Give the English for the Latin phrase advocatus diaboli.

Answer 87

English: devil’s advocate – Fun Fact:

Question 88

Give the English for the Latin phrase de bono et malo.

Answer 88

English: come what may – Fun Fact:

Question 89

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fortiter in re, suaviter in modo.

Answer 89

English: Resolutely in action, gently in manner – Fun Fact:

Question 90

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deo optimo maximo.

Answer 90

English: to God, the best, the greatest – Fun Fact:

Question 91

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad vitam.

Answer 91

English: for life – Fun Fact:

Question 92

Give the English for the Latin phrase aura popularis.

Answer 92

English: temporary celebrity – Fun Fact:

Question 93

Give the English for the Latin phrase desipere in loco.

Answer 93

English: to play the fool on occasion – Fun Fact:

Question 94

Give the English for the Latin phrase de iure.

Answer 94

English: sanctioned by law – Fun Fact:

Question 95

Give the English for the Latin phrase custos morum.

Answer 95

English: a censor – Fun Fact:

Question 96

Give the English for the Latin phrase caetera desunt.

Answer 96

English: the rest are missing

Fun Fact: This scholarly notation (also given as cetera desunt) is used to indicate that parts of a work have not been found despite careful research. “The full text of the verse by Sappho has never been found, so the missing portions are marked caetera desunt.”

Question 97

Give the English for the Latin phrase erratum.

Answer 97

English: error – Fun Fact:

Question 98

Give the English for the Latin phrase a Deo et Rege.

Answer 98

English: from God and the King

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Question 99

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fata obstant.

Answer 99

English: The gods willed otherwise – Fun Fact:

Question 100

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fabas indulcet fames.

Answer 100

English: Hunger makes everything taste good – Fun Fact:

Question 101

Give the English for the Latin phrase Domino optimo maximo.

Answer 101

English: to the Lord God, supreme ruler of the world – Fun Fact:

Question 102

Give the English for the Latin phrase dii penates.

Answer 102

English: guardians of the household – Fun Fact:

Question 103

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad augusta per angusta.

Answer 103

English: to honors through difficulties

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Question 104

Give the English for the Latin phrase aequam servare mentem.

Answer 104

English: to keep one’s cool

Fun Fact: Aequam servare mentem, which translates literally as “to keep an unruffled mind”, recognizes the value of maintaining a clear head while conducting the business of life, especially when making important decisions. Horace, in his Odes, suggested aequam memento rebus in arduis servare mentem, adjuring us to remember to maintain a clear head when attempting difficult tasks.

Question 105

Give the English for the Latin phrase bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis.

Answer 105

English: good wine gladdens a person’s heart

Fun Fact: The Psalms speak of “wine that maketh glad the heart of man”, referring to the bountiful favors provided by God. In the modern world, bonum vinum laetificat may find wider application as a slogan for promoting consumption of win and spirits.

Question 106

Give the English for the Latin phrase diem perdidi.

Answer 106

English: another day wasted – Fun Fact:

Question 107

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab irato.

Answer 107

English: unfair, unprovoked

Fun Fact: This phrase may be taken literally as “from an angry man.” Thus, any action taken ab irato is to be understood as arising from anger rather than reason, and responses to such actions will be weighed carefully by reasonable people. “Orders to fire subordinates were given ab irato, and therefore were not carried out until the President had a chance to reconsider.”

Question 108

Give the English for the Latin phrase bis dat qui cito dat.

Answer 108

English: he gives twice who quickly gives – Fun Fact:

Question 109

Give the English for the Latin phrase absit omen.

Answer 109

English: may this not be an omen

Fun Fact: The rough equivalent of “Protect me, O Lord”, absit omen, literally “may the omen be absent”, was used to invoke divine protection against evil when something foreboding occurred. The Romans, strong believers in divination, employed soothsayers to interpret omens as a means of foretelling the future. Soothsayers were so popular that the Romans had many words for these practitioners, among them auspex and haruspex. An auspex relied on observation of the behavior of birds to foretell the future, and we are indebted to this highly specialized word for our own words “auspices” and “auspicious”. A haruspex found special value in examining the entrails of sacrificial animals to foretell the future, but also made interpretations based on less gory activities, such as observation of lightning and other natural phenomena. While we do not pay as much attention to omens today, there are those who may say absit omen or its equivalent—”knock on wood”?—when a black cat crosses in front of them.

Question 110

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation c or ca..

Answer 110

Latin: circa

English: from start to finish

Fun Fact: This scholar’s term indicated uncertainty about a date. “It is generally assumed that Chaucer was born c 1340 A.D..” “The vase was dated ca. fourth century B.C..”

Question 111

Give the English for the Latin phrase de proprio motu.

Answer 111

English: spontaneously – Fun Fact:

Question 112

Give the English for the Latin phrase aqua pura.

Answer 112

English: distilled water – Fun Fact:

Question 113

Give the Latin and English for the Latin A.M. that refers to temporal distance from a particular date.

Answer 113

Latin: anno mundi

English: in the year of the world

Fun Fact: Yet another term for reckoning passage of time from a fixed event. Anno mundi, abbreviated A.M., marks the number of years that have passed since the world began. In the Hebrew tradition, the year of creation corresponds to 3761 B.C.. The Irish theologian Ussher in the mid-seventeenth century computed the date of creation as 4004 B.C.. Thus, the year 2000 A.D. will correspond to 5761 A.M. or 6004 A.M., depending on whose date of creation is preferred.

Question 114

Give the English for the Latin phrase ave atque vale.

Answer 114

English: hail and farewell – Fun Fact:

Question 115

Give the English for the Latin phrase alea iacta est.

Answer 115

English: the die is cast – Fun Fact:

Question 116

Give the English for the Latin phrase damnum absque iniuria.

Answer 116

English: sorry, no basis for a lawsuit – Fun Fact:

Question 117

Give the English for the Latin phrase alias dictus.

Answer 117

English: otherwise called – Fun Fact:

Question 118

Give the English for the Latin phrase de pilo pendet.

Answer 118

English: we’ve reached the critical stage – Fun Fact:

Question 119

Give the English for the Latin phrase caveant consules ne quid detrimenti respublica capiat.

Answer 119

English: beware, consuls, that the republic is not harmed

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Question 120

Give the English for the Latin phrase caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt.

Answer 120

English: those who cross the sea change the sky, not their spirits

Fun Fact: In this delightful sentence from Horace’s Epistles, we are cautioned that a change of scene—here caelum, “the heavens”, also given as coelum—does not change us: As we travel from one place to another, what we see with our eyes may change dramatically, but we are the same people we were when we started our journey. If we are to credit Horace, then, we cannot flee our destinies, nor by flight can we change what is fundamental to our nature: the grass is not greener on the other side of the street. Fortunately, in Paradise Lost Milton sends a happier message:

• The mind is its own place, and in itself*
• Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n*

Question 121

Give the English for the Latin phrase corpus iuris.

Answer 121

English: body of the law – Fun Fact:

Question 122

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ad absurdum.

Answer 122

English: an appeal pointing out the absurdity of one’s opponent’s point of view, rather than establishing the merits of one’s own position – Fun Fact:

Question 123

Give the English for the Latin phrase deus ex machina.

Answer 123

English: an unlikely and providential intervention – Fun Fact:

Question 124

Give the English for the Latin phrase ante Christum.

Answer 124

English: before Christ – Fun Fact:

Question 125

Give the English for the Latin phrase consensus omnium.

Answer 125

English: agreement of all – Fun Fact:

Question 126

Give the English for the Latin phrase dum vita est spes est.

Answer 126

English: while there’s life, there’s hope – Fun Fact:

Question 127

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad litem.

Answer 127

English: for the suit or action

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Question 128

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fide et fiducia.

Answer 128

English: By faith and confidence – Fun Fact:

Question 129

Give the English for the Latin phrase de facto.

Answer 129

English: in reality – Fun Fact:

Question 130

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deus Misereatur.

Answer 130

English: May God Have Mercy – Fun Fact:

Question 131

Give the English for the Latin phrase exegi monumentum aere perennius.

Answer 131

English: I have raised a monument more durable than bronze – Fun Fact:

Question 132

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad unguem.

Answer 132

English: perfectly – Fun Fact:

Question 133

Give the English for the Latin phrase e.g..

Answer 133

English: for example – Fun Fact:

Question 134

Give the English for the Latin phrase ecce signum.

Answer 134

English: look at the proof – Fun Fact:

Question 135

Give the English for the Latin phrase ex aequo et bono.

Answer 135

English: equitably – Fun Fact:

Question 136

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad limina apostolorum.

Answer 136

English: to the highest authority

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Question 137

Give the English for the Latin phrase carpe diem.

Answer 137

English: enjoy, enjoy

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Question 138

Give the English for the Latin phrase Arcades ambo.

Answer 138

English: two of a kind

Fun Fact: Virgil, in his Eclogues, wrote of Arcades ambo, literally “Arcadians both”, two men of exceptional skill in pastoral poetry and music. Ancient Arcadia, in the Peloponnesus, was perceived as a region of rustic simplicity and contentment, where poetry and music flourished. Thus, in one sense, Arcades ambo may be taken as “two persons having like tastes, characteristics, or professions”. But the expression has another interpretation. In Don Juan, Lord Byron used the phrase ironically: “Arcades ambo, id est—blackguards both.” Byron’s intention has overtaken Virgil’s, so Arcades ambo today more often is used pejoratively.

Question 139

Give the English for the Latin phrase exeunt.

Answer 139

English: the leave the stage – Fun Fact:

Question 140

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab incunabulis.

Answer 140

English: from infancy

Fun Fact: The Latin word incunabula may be translated as “cradle, swaddling clothes, infancy, or origin.” The English “incunabula” refers to the earliest stage or beginning of anything, but most often to copies of books that date back to the period before 1500 A.D., when the use of movable type in printing was in its formative age. The Latin ab incunabulis has nothing to do with books.

Question 141

Give the English for the Latin phrase et sic de similibus.

Answer 141

English: and that goes for the others too – Fun Fact:

Question 142

Give the English for the Latin phrase de duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum.

Answer 142

English: choose the lesser of two evils – Fun Fact:

Question 143

Give the English for the Latin phrase annuit coeptis.

Answer 143

English: He (God) has favored our undertaking – Fun Fact:

Question 144

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora.

Answer 144

English: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush – Fun Fact:

Question 145

Give the English for the Latin phrase casus foederis.

Answer 145

English: a situation triggering action under a treaty

Fun Fact: Casus in its many meanings is discussed under CASUS BELLI. Foederis is the genitive of foedus, which literally is “a league” or “an alliance between two states”, but came to mean the document creating the alliance. Those of us who have studied the events of World War I may recall that intricate networks of alliances had been set up among the nations of Europe. When an attack was made on one of the nations so allied, it became the casus foederis, obliging all the other nations in one way or another to commit their resources to the tragic war that followed. Foedus is not restricted in meaning to alliances between nations. Cicero spoke of foedus amorum, “a love pact”, surely a happier and more narrowly intended agreement.

Question 146

Give the English for the Latin phrase consummatum est.

Answer 146

English: it is completed – Fun Fact:

Question 147

Give the English for the Latin phrase curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent.

Answer 147

English: minor losses can be talked away, profound ones strike us dumb – Fun Fact:

Question 148

Give the English for the Latin phrase e contrario.

Answer 148

English: on the contrary – Fun Fact:

Question 149

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex libris.

Answer 149

English: From the library of – Fun Fact:

Question 150

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ad inf. ad infin..

Answer 150

Latin: ad infinitum

English: without limit

Fun Fact: Abbreviated ad inf. and ad infin., this phrase is the Latin equivalent of “forever, to infinity, endlessly”. “Her husband went on ad infinitum on the question of equal division of household chores.”

Question 151

Give the English for the Latin phrase cessante causa cessat et effectus.

Answer 151

English: when the cause is removed, the effect disappears – Fun Fact:

Question 152

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ab auctoritate.

Answer 152

English: a proof derived from authority – Fun Fact:

Question 153

Give the English for the Latin phrase et al..

Answer 153

English: et alii / et aliae / et alia – Fun Fact:

Question 154

Give the English for the Latin phrase Artium Magister.

Answer 154

English: Master of Arts – Fun Fact:

Question 155

Give the English for the Latin phrase Gratias tibi ago.

Answer 155

English: Thank you – Fun Fact:

Question 156

Give the English for the Latin phrase anno Domini.

Answer 156

English: in the year of our Lord – Fun Fact:

Question 157

Give the English for the Latin phrase Artium Baccalaureus.

Answer 157

English: Bachelor of the Arts – Fun Fact:

Question 158

Give the English for the Latin phrase amicus humani generis.

Answer 158

English: a philanthropist – Fun Fact:

Question 159

Give the English for the Latin phrase damnant quod non intelligunt.

Answer 159

English: they condemn what they do not understand – Fun Fact:

Question 160

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fuit Ilium.

Answer 160

English: Troy has had it – Fun Fact:

Question 161

Give the English for the Latin phrase consensus facit legem.

Answer 161

English: consent makes law – Fun Fact:

Question 162

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars artium.

Answer 162

English: logic – Fun Fact:

Question 163

Give the English for the Latin phrase arbiter bibendi.

Answer 163

English: a toastmaster – Fun Fact:

Question 164

Give the English for the Latin phrase cave canem.

Answer 164

English: beware of the dog

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Question 165

Give the English for the Latin phrase apologia pro vita sua.

Answer 165

English: a defense of his life – Fun Fact:

Question 166

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ab inconvenienti.

Answer 166

English: an appeal based on the hardship or inconvenience involved – Fun Fact:

Question 167

Give the English for the Latin phrase Felix qui nihil debet.

Answer 167

English: Happy is he who owes nothing – Fun Fact:

Question 168

Give the English for the Latin phrase etiam atque etiam.

Answer 168

English: again and again – Fun Fact:

Question 169

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deo iuvante.

Answer 169

English: with God’s help – Fun Fact:

Question 170

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad patres.

Answer 170

English: dead

Fun Fact: The literal translation of ad patres is “to the fathers” or “to the ancestors”. To go ad patres is to die; to send someone ad patres is to kill that person.

Question 171

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab ovo.

Answer 171

English: from the very beginning

Fun Fact: The literal meaning of ab ovo is “from the egg,” so a thorough search is a search ab ovo, a thorough analysis is an analysis ab ovo, and a complete presentation is one made ab ovo. It is interesting to note, however, that ab ovo may imply a tedious thoroughness: “Once again we were subjected to a sententious ab ovo account that lasted more than an hour and lulled most of us to sleep.”

Question 172

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad locum.

Answer 172

English: at or to the place

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Question 173

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad kalendas graecas.

Answer 173

English: never

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Question 174

Give the English for the Latin phrase bellum.

Answer 174

English: war – Fun Fact:

Question 175

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex nihilo nihil fit.

Answer 175

English: Nothing comes from nothing – Fun Fact:

Question 176

Give the English for the Latin phrase conditio sine qua non.

Answer 176

English: indispensible condition – Fun Fact:

Question 177

Give the English for the Latin phrase delineavit.

Answer 177

English: he (or she) drew (this) – Fun Fact:

Question 178

Give the English for the Latin phrase cedant arma togae.

Answer 178

English: military power must be subordinate to civil authority

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Question 179

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars gratia artis.

Answer 179

English: art for art’s sake – Fun Fact:

Question 180

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad populum.

Answer 180

English: to the people – Fun Fact:

Question 181

Give the English for the Latin phrase aut vincere aut mori.

Answer 181

English: victory or death – Fun Fact:

Question 182

Give the English for the Latin phrase ducit amor patriae.

Answer 182

English: love of country guides me – Fun Fact:

Question 183

Give the English for the Latin phrase doctus cum libro.

Answer 183

English: having book learning – Fun Fact:

Question 184

Give the English for the Latin phrase coram iudice.

Answer 184

English: before a judge who was jurisdiction – Fun Fact:

Question 185

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad arbitrium.

Answer 185

English: at pleasure

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Question 186

Give the English for the Latin phrase esto perpetua.

Answer 186

English: may she live forever – Fun Fact:

Question 187

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad perpetuam rei memoriam.

Answer 187

English: for the perpetual remembrance of the thing – Fun Fact:

Question 188

Give the English for the Latin phrase divide et impera.

Answer 188

English: divide and rule – Fun Fact:

Question 189

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad eundem gradum.

Answer 189

English: to the same degree

Fun Fact: Often abbreviated ad eundem, this phrase can be used to apportion blame or praise justly among parties to a deed. “The judge held both litigants accountable ad eundem.” Ad eundeum gradum has a special use when applied to academic life. Construing gradum as an academic rank, under special circumstances a student holding a Master of Arts degree from one university may be awarded the same degree by another university without examination, such degree being termed “M.A. ad eundem gradum”.

Question 190

Give the English for the Latin phrase beatae memoriae.

Answer 190

English: of blessed memory – Fun Fact:

Question 191

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentam ad invidiam.

Answer 191

English: an appeal to envy or other undesirable human traits – Fun Fact:

Question 192

Give the English for the Latin phrase Gaudeamus igitur.

Answer 192

English: Let us therefore rejoice – Fun Fact:

Question 193

Give the English for the Latin phrase de die in diem.

Answer 193

English: continuously – Fun Fact:

Question 194

Give the English for the Latin phrase dies faustus.

Answer 194

English: an auspicious day – Fun Fact:

Question 195

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars amandi.

Answer 195

English: art of love – Fun Fact:

Question 196

Give the English for the Latin phrase corpus delicti.

Answer 196

English: the terrible evidence that a crime has been committed – Fun Fact:

Question 197

Give the English for the Latin phrase cornu copiae.

Answer 197

English: horn of plenty – Fun Fact:

Question 198

Give the English for the Latin phrase a latere.

Answer 198

English: from the side – Fun Fact:

Question 199

Give the English for the Latin phrase acta est fabula.

Answer 199

English: it’s all over

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Question 200

Give the English for the Latin phrase a priori.

Answer 200

English: from what is already known

Fun Fact: Reasoning a priori, literally “from what comes before”, is a logical process in which consequences are deduced from principles that are assumed. Thus, a priori reasoning, also called “deductive reasoning”, is based initially on assumptions that derive from prior knowledge.

Question 201

Give the English for the Latin phrase ense et aratro.

Answer 201

English: serving in war and in peace – Fun Fact:

Question 202

Give the English for the Latin phrase amantes sunt amentes.

Answer 202

English: lovers are lunatics – Fun Fact:

Question 203

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad verbum.

Answer 203

English: verbatim – Fun Fact:

Question 204

Give the English for the Latin phrase credo quia absurdum est.

Answer 204

English: I believe it because it is unreasonable – Fun Fact:

Question 205

Give the English for the Latin phrase dum tacent clamant.

Answer 205

English: their silence speaks volumes – Fun Fact:

Question 206

Give the English for the Latin phrase dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.

Answer 206

English: there’s no greater honor than to die for one’s country – Fun Fact:

Question 207

Give the English for the Latin phrase anguis in herba.

Answer 207

English: a hidden danger – Fun Fact:

Question 208

Give the English for the Latin phrase casus belli.

Answer 208

English: justification for making war

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Question 209

Give the English for the Latin phrase bonis avibus.

Answer 209

English: under favorable signs

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Question 210

Give the English for the Latin phrase adsum.

Answer 210

English: present! – Fun Fact:

Question 211

Give the English for the Latin phrase de nihilo nihil.

Answer 211

English: nothing comes from nothing – Fun Fact:

Question 212

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fidei Defensor.

Answer 212

English: Defender of the Faith – Fun Fact:

Question 213

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad gloriam.

Answer 213

English: for glory

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Question 214

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ave Regina Caelorum.

Answer 214

English: Hail, Queen of Heaven – Fun Fact:

Question 215

Give the English for the Latin phrase e pluribus unum.

Answer 215

English: one out of many – Fun Fact:

Question 216

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad rem.

Answer 216

English: to the matter at hand – Fun Fact:

Question 217

Give the English for the Latin phrase coelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt.

Answer 217

English: those who cross the sea change the sky, not their spirits – Fun Fact:

Question 218

Give the English for the Latin phrase de integro.

Answer 218

English: anew – Fun Fact:

Question 219

Give the English for the Latin phrase amantium irae amoris intergratio est.

Answer 219

English: lover’s quarrels are the renewal of love – Fun Fact:

Question 220

Give the English for the Latin phrase adversaria.

Answer 220

English: a journal – Fun Fact:

Question 221

Give the English for the Latin phrase currente calamo.

Answer 221

English: with pen running on – Fun Fact:

Question 222

Give the English for the Latin phrase cum tacent clamant.

Answer 222

English: silence is an admission of guilt – Fun Fact:

Question 223

Give the English for the Latin phrase audaces fortuna iuvat.

Answer 223

English: fortune favors the bold – Fun Fact:

Question 224

Give the English for the Latin phrase Dies Irae.

Answer 224

English: Day of Wrath – Fun Fact:

Question 225

Give the English for the Latin phrase altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi.

Answer 225

English: still waters run deep – Fun Fact:

Question 226

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab asino lanam.

Answer 226

English: blood from a stone

Fun Fact: Anyone who tries to achieve the impossible is doomed to failure. Thus, an attempt to get ab asino lanam, literally “wool from an ass,” will inevitably fail.

Question 227

Give the English for the Latin phrase aut bibat aut abeat.

Answer 227

English: you’re either for us or against us – Fun Fact:

Question 228

Give the English for the Latin phrase adversa.

Answer 228

English: things noted – Fun Fact:

Question 229

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex tempore.

Answer 229

English: extemporaneously – Fun Fact:

Question 230

Give the English for the Latin phrase cetera desunt.

Answer 230

English: the rest are missing – Fun Fact:

Question 231

Give the English for the Latin phrase et tu, Brute.

Answer 231

English: so you’re mixed up in this too – Fun Fact:

Question 232

Give the English for the Latin phrase aegrescit medendo.

Answer 232

English: the remedy is worse than the disease – Fun Fact:

Question 233

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars longa, vita brevis.

Answer 233

English: art is long, but life is short – Fun Fact:

Question 234

Give the English for the Latin phrase Divinitatis Doctor.

Answer 234

English: Doctor of Divinity – Fun Fact:

Question 235

Give the English for the Latin phrase errare humanum est.

Answer 235

English: to err is human – Fun Fact:

Question 236

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deo gratias.

Answer 236

English: thanks to God – Fun Fact:

Question 237

Give the English for the Latin phrase cum grano salis.

Answer 237

English: with a grain of salt – Fun Fact:

Question 238

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fides Punica.

Answer 238

English: A double cross – Fun Fact:

Question 239

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fortuna favet fortibus.

Answer 239

English: Fortune favors the brave – Fun Fact:

Question 240

Give the English for the Latin phrase aut Caesar aut nihil.

Answer 240

English: all or nothing – Fun Fact:

Question 241

Give the English for the Latin phrase anno hegirae.

Answer 241

English: in the year of the hegira – Fun Fact:

Question 242

Give the English for the Latin phrase abyssus abyssum invocat.

Answer 242

English: one misstep leads to another

Fun Fact: A warning, literally “hell calls hell”, in the Psalms of David and a typically Roman maxim as well. In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis said: “The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” We can easily see that the first cigarette, the first drink of whiskey, the first step down any inviting path, is difficult to prevent, yet we must always be on guard: Abyssus abyssum invocat​.

Question 243

Give the English for the Latin phrase a cruce salus.

Answer 243

English: salvation (comes) from the cross

Fun Fact: The cross is, of course, the symbol of the death of Christ, and Christ’s death meant redemption for his followers. Thus, a cruce salus is the teaching that salvation comes from belief in Christianity.

Question 244

Give the English for the Latin phrase brutum fulmen.

Answer 244

English: an empty threat

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Question 245

Give the English for the Latin phrase cadit quaestio.

Answer 245

English: the argument collapses

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Question 246

Give the English for the Latin phrase de novo.

Answer 246

English: anew – Fun Fact:

Question 247

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad usum Delphini.

Answer 247

English: expurgated – Fun Fact:

Question 248

Give the English for the Latin phrase cum laude.

Answer 248

English: with praise – Fun Fact:

Question 249

Give the English for the Latin phrase beatus.

Answer 249

English: the blessed person – Fun Fact:

Question 250

Give the English for the Latin phrase docendo discimus.

Answer 250

English: we learn by teaching – Fun Fact:

Question 251

Give the English for the Latin phrase amor proximi.

Answer 251

English: love of one’s neighbor – Fun Fact:

Question 252

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex parte.

Answer 252

English: From one side only – Fun Fact:

Question 253

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fugit irreparabile tempus.

Answer 253

English: We cannot stop time in its tracks – Fun Fact:

Question 254

Give the English for the Latin phrase aut viam inveniam aut faciam.

Answer 254

English: where there’s a will there’s a way – Fun Fact:

Question 255

Give the English for the Latin phrase apparatus criticus.

Answer 255

English: critical matter – Fun Fact:

Question 256

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ad hominem.

Answer 256

English: an argument against the man – Fun Fact:

Question 257

Give the English for the Latin phrase disputandi pruritus ecclesiarum scabies.

Answer 257

English: the theologian’s urge to debate is an incurable disease – Fun Fact:

Question 258

Give the English for the Latin phrase a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

Answer 258

English: between a rock and a hard place – Fun Fact:

Question 259

Give the English for the Latin phrase Gradus ad Parnassum.

Answer 259

English: a step to Parnassus – Fun Fact:

Question 260

Give the English for the Latin phrase consule Planco.

Answer 260

English: in the good old days – Fun Fact:

Question 261

Give the English for the Latin phrase a posteri.

Answer 261

English: from effect to cause – Fun Fact:

Question 262

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab initio.

Answer 262

English: from the beginning

Fun Fact: The Latin equivalent of “from the start” or “from inception.” “Lack of adequate capital doomed the company to failure ab initio.”

Question 263

Give the English for the Latin phrase de profundis.

Answer 263

English: out of the depths (of despair) – Fun Fact:

Question 264

Give the English for the Latin phrase auctor ignotus.

Answer 264

English: an unknown author – Fun Fact:

Question 265

Give the English for the Latin phrase a maximis ad minima.

Answer 265

English: from the greatest to the least – Fun Fact:

Question 266

Give the English for the Latin phrase annus mirabilis.

Answer 266

English: a remarkable year

Fun Fact: Any year in which great events occur may be called an annus mirabilis, for example, 1666 A.D., when a great fire raged in London for almost a week and virtually destroyed that city. The phrase is also used to designate a year in which figures of great importance were born, particularly when that year produced important people in great numbers. Thus, the year 1809 is considered an annus mirabilis. Consider first Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who were born in that year, and then go on to Alfred, Lord Tennyson and to Nikolai Gogol, Oliver Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allen Poe, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as Louis Braille, Edward FitzGerald, William Gladstone, Fanny Kemble, Cyrus McCormick, and even Kit Carson—​they don’t hardly make years like that one no more.

Question 267

Give the English for the Latin phrase alumnus.

Answer 267

English: nursling, foster child – Fun Fact:

Question 268

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex ungue leonem.

Answer 268

English: From a sample we can judge the whole – Fun Fact:

Question 269

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fronti nulla fides.

Answer 269

English: Never judge a book by its cover – Fun Fact:

Question 270

Give the English for the Latin phrase dabit deus his quoque finem.

Answer 270

English: God will grant an end even to these (troubles) – Fun Fact:

Question 271

Give the English for the Latin phrase a capite ad calcem.

Answer 271

English: thoroughly

Fun Fact: Literally “from head to heel”, a capite ad calcem may be thought of as the Latin equivalent of “from top to bottom” or “from stem to stern”. “The candidate, claiming that the entire municipal government was rotten, promised a reorganization a capite ad calcem​.”

Question 272

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex pede Herculem.

Answer 272

English: From a sample we can judge the wbhole – Fun Fact:

Question 273

Give the English for the Latin phrase alieni generis.

Answer 273

English: of a different kind – Fun Fact:

Question 274

Give the English for the Latin phrase De Rerum Natura.

Answer 274

English: On the Nature of Things – Fun Fact:

Question 275

Give the English for the Latin phrase caeteris paribus.

Answer 275

English: other things being equal

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Question 276

Give the English for the Latin phrase apage Satanas.

Answer 276

English: away with thee, Satan – Fun Fact:

Question 277

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fames optimum condimentum.

Answer 277

English: Hunger is the best seasoning – Fun Fact:

Question 278

Give the English for the Latin phrase de omni re scribili et quibusdam aliis.

Answer 278

English: I know everything worth knowing, and more – Fun Fact:

Question 279

Give the English for the Latin phrase certiorari.

Answer 279

English: to be made certain

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Question 280

Give the English for the Latin phrase collegium.

Answer 280

English: colleagueship – Fun Fact:

Question 281

Give the English for the Latin phrase dis aliter visum.

Answer 281

English: man proposes, God disposes – Fun Fact:

Question 282

Give the English for the Latin phrase Grammatici certant.

Answer 282

English: Grammarians dispute – Fun Fact:

Question 283

Give the English for the Latin phrase divina natura dedit agros, ars humana aedificavit urbes.

Answer 283

English: God made the country, and man made the town – Fun Fact:

Question 284

Give the English for the Latin phrase exempli gratia.

Answer 284

English: for instance – Fun Fact:

Question 285

Give the English for the Latin phrase Festina lente.

Answer 285

English: Make haste slowly – Fun Fact:

Question 286

Give the English for the Latin phrase dum vivimus vivamus.

Answer 286

English: while we live, let us live – Fun Fact:

Question 287

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation A.M. that refers to a certain time of day.

Answer 287

Latin: ante meridiem

English: before noon

Fun Fact: Meridies means “noon” or “midday”. A.M., the English abbreviation for ante meridiem, refers to time prior to noon and after midnight.

Question 288

Give the English for the Latin phrase animis opibusque parati.

Answer 288

English: ready for anything – Fun Fact:

Question 289

Give the English for the Latin phrase ante mortem.

Answer 289

English: before death – Fun Fact:

Question 290

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ad captandum.

Answer 290

English: an appeal based primarily on arousing popular passions

Fun Fact: Actions taken argumentum ad captandum are intended to please the commpn people. The implication is that such actions may not be in the best interest of society, but are intended only to achieve popularity. Politicians campaigning for office, for example, are wont to promise reforms argumentum ad captandum and never give a thought to accomplishing them.

Question 291

Give the English for the Latin phrase deceptio visus.

Answer 291

English: an optical illusion – Fun Fact:

Question 292

Give the English for the Latin phrase Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet..

Answer 292

English: May he love tomorrow who never has loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well – Fun Fact:

Question 293

Give the English for the Latin phrase albo lapillo notare diem.

Answer 293

English: to mark a day with a white stone – Fun Fact:

Question 294

Give the English for the Latin phrase esse quam videri.

Answer 294

English: to be rather than to seem – Fun Fact:

Question 295

Give the English for the Latin phrase arrectis auribus.

Answer 295

English: on the alert – Fun Fact:

Question 296

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars poetica.

Answer 296

English: the art of poetry – Fun Fact:

Question 297

Give the English for the Latin phrase castigat ridendo mores.

Answer 297

English: laughter succeeds where lecturing won’t

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Question 298

Give the English for the Latin phrase Genius loci.

Answer 298

English: The guardian spirit of a place – Fun Fact:

Question 299

Give the English for the Latin phrase arte perire sua.

Answer 299

English: to trip oneself up – Fun Fact:

Question 300

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad unum omnes.

Answer 300

English: unanimously – Fun Fact:

Question 301

Give the English for the Latin phrase contraria contrariis curantur.

Answer 301

English: opposites are cured by opposites – Fun Fact:

Question 302

Give the English for the Latin phrase Facilis descensus Averno.

Answer 302

English: The descent to hell is easy – Fun Fact:

Question 303

Give the English for the Latin phrase aurea mediocritas.

Answer 303

English: moderation in all things – Fun Fact:

Question 304

Give the English for the Latin phrase amor vincit omnia.

Answer 304

English: love conquers all – Fun Fact:

Question 305

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad hominem.

Answer 305

English: against the man

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Question 306

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fugaces labuntur anni.

Answer 306

English: You wake up one morning and find you are old – Fun Fact:

Question 307

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fiat voluntas Tua.

Answer 307

English: Thy will be done – Fun Fact:

Question 308

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab imo pectore.

Answer 308

English: from the heart

Fun Fact: When we speak from the heart, we speak sincerely, but the Romans spoke ab imo pectore, literally “from the bottom of the breast (chest).”

Question 309

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad gustum.

Answer 309

English: to one’s taste

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Question 310

Give the English for the Latin phrase dura lex sed lex.

Answer 310

English: the law is hard, but it is the law – Fun Fact:

Question 311

Give the English for the Latin phrase asinus asinum fricat.

Answer 311

English: one fool rubs the other’s back – Fun Fact:

Question 312

Give the English for the Latin phrase Finem respice.

Answer 312

English: look to the end – Fun Fact:

Question 313

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab uno disce omnes.

Answer 313

English: from one example learn about all

Fun Fact: This maxim, literally “from one learn all”, found in Vergil’s Aeneid, applies to situations in which the import of a single observation is universally applicable. It is careless application of ab uno disce omnes that may trap us in faulty generalizations.

Question 314

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fons et origo.

Answer 314

English: The source and origin – Fun Fact:

Question 315

Give the English for the Latin phrase Dominus vobiscum.

Answer 315

English: God be with you – Fun Fact:

Question 316

Give the English for the Latin phrase bis vivit qui bene vivit.

Answer 316

English: he lives twice who lives well – Fun Fact:

Question 317

Give the English for the Latin phrase de asini umbra disceptare.

Answer 317

English: “little things affect little minds” – Fun Fact:

Question 318

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad vitam aeternam.

Answer 318

English: forever – Fun Fact:

Question 319

Give the English for the Latin phrase audemus iura nostra defendere.

Answer 319

English: we dare defend our rights – Fun Fact:

Question 320

Give the English for the Latin phrase caveat emptor.

Answer 320

English: let the buyer beware

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Question 321

Give the English for the Latin phrase delenda est Carthago.

Answer 321

English: Carthage must be destroyed – Fun Fact:

Question 322

Give the English for the Latin phrase alma mater.

Answer 322

English: nourishing mother – Fun Fact:

Question 323

Give the English for the Latin phrase consilio manuque.

Answer 323

English: by stratagem and manual labor – Fun Fact:

Question 324

Give the English for the Latin phrase abusus non tollit usum.

Answer 324

English: misuse does not nullify proper use

Fun Fact: Broadly applied, this maxim teaches that the value of a procedure, an object, etc. is not destroyed by improper use. The helicopter, for example, was thought of by its principle inventor as a lifesaving machine. If abusus non tollit usum is correct, the machine’s use in war does not mean the helicopter itself is evil. The value of television as an instructional medium, to take another example, is not destroyed by those who watch the tube all day long. In yet another sense, the maxim may be applied by prescriptive linguists to what they construe as corruptions in usage. Abusus non tollit usum for them means that improper use of a word does not destroy its proper use, and those who deal imprecisely with the language are not given carte blanche to work their destructive ways. Recognizing the Latin maxim, Eric Partridge entitled one of his workd on language Usage and Abusage. There is yet another form of abusus not tollit usum, which is recognized by jurists as conveying that same thought: ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia, “the consequences of abuse do not apply to general use”, suggesting that a right should not be withheld because some perople abuse it.

Question 325

Give the English for the Latin phrase Habeas corpus.

Answer 325

English: You may have the body – Fun Fact:

Question 326

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad quem.

Answer 326

English: for (or to) which (or whom) – Fun Fact:

Question 327

Give the English for the Latin phrase ante bellum.

Answer 327

English: before the war – Fun Fact:

Question 328

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad hoc.

Answer 328

English: for this (purpose)

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Question 329

Give the English for the Latin phrase anno urbis conditae.

Answer 329

English: in the year since Rome was founded – Fun Fact:

Question 330

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab absurdo.

Answer 330

English: from the absurd

Fun Fact: One who argues ab absurdo seeks to establish the validity of his position by pointing out the absurdity of his opponent’s position. While an argument ab absurdo may have the effect of demolishing one’s opponent’s position in debate, it usually does not of itself prove the validity of one’s own position.

Question 331

Give the English for the Latin phrase caeca invidia est.

Answer 331

English: envy is blind

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Question 332

Give the English for the Latin phrase argumentum ad rem.

Answer 332

English: a relevant argument – Fun Fact:

Question 333

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fortes fortuna iuvat.

Answer 333

English: Fortune helps the brave – Fun Fact:

Question 334

Give the English for the Latin phrase Beata Maria.

Answer 334

English: Blessed Mary – Fun Fact:

Question 335

Give the English for the Latin phrase aetatis suae.

Answer 335

English: of his (or her) age – Fun Fact:

Question 336

Give the English for the Latin phrase Extinctus amabitur idem.

Answer 336

English: How quickly we forget – Fun Fact:

Question 337

Give the English for the Latin phrase coram non iudice.

Answer 337

English: before a judge who does not have jurisdiction – Fun Fact:

Question 338

Give the English for the Latin phrase beati pauperes spiritu.

Answer 338

English: blessed are the poor in spirit – Fun Fact:

Question 339

Give the English for the Latin phrase aut disce aut discede.

Answer 339

English: either learn or leave – Fun Fact:

Question 340

Give the English for the Latin phrase caput mortuum.

Answer 340

English: worthless residue

Fun Fact: The literal meaning of caput mortuum is “death’s head”, a skull. The term was used by the alchemists to designate the residue in a flask after distillation was complete. Caput mortuum now can be taken as any worthless residue, even a useless person.

Question 341

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex more.

Answer 341

English: According to custom – Fun Fact:

Question 342

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab aeterno.

Answer 342

English: since the beginning of time

Fun Fact: Anything that has existed ab aeterno, literally “from eternity,” has no assignable date of origin. This phrase can be used to describe almost any human folly: “Wars have been fought ab aeterno.”

Question 343

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab extra.

Answer 343

English: from the outside

Fun Fact: This phrase, the opposite of ab intra, finds use in such thoughts as “We are mistaken in believing that peace will come to the Middle East through the efforts ab extra of world powers.”

Question 344

Give the English for the Latin phrase Acheruntis pabulum.

Answer 344

English: food for the gallows

Fun Fact: Acheruntis pabulum should not be aplied willy-nilly to all the poor wretches who sit on death row, but only to those who may be thought of as deserving to die. Acheron—the Romans called it Acheruns—was one of seven rivers said to flow around Hell. Thus, any person adjudged sufficiently evil may be said to be Acheruntis pabulum​, literally “food of Acheron”.

Question 345

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab absurdum.

Answer 345

English: to absurdity

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Question 346

Give the English for the Latin phrase excelsior.

Answer 346

English: ever upward – Fun Fact:

Question 347

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fidus Achates.

Answer 347

English: Bosom pal – Fun Fact:

Question 348

Give the English for the Latin phrase caritas.

Answer 348

English: love, charity

Fun Fact:

Question 349

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ars Amatoria.

Answer 349

English: The Art of Love – Fun Fact:

Question 350

Give the English for the Latin phrase alter idem.

Answer 350

English: another self – Fun Fact:

Question 351

Give the English for the Latin phrase cuius regio eius religio.

Answer 351

English: the ruler of a territory chooses its religion – Fun Fact:

Question 352

Give the English for the Latin phrase Exitus acta probat.

Answer 352

English: The end justifies the means – Fun Fact:

Question 353

Give the English for the Latin phrase caput mundi.

Answer 353

English: the Big Apple

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Question 354

Give the English for the Latin phrase bene.

Answer 354

English: well – Fun Fact:

Question 355

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad maiorem Dei gloriam.

Answer 355

English: for the greater glory of God

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Question 356

Give the English for the Latin phrase de gustibus non est disputandum.

Answer 356

English: there’s no accounting for tastes – Fun Fact:

Question 357

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deus vobiscum.

Answer 357

English: God be with you – Fun Fact:

Question 358

Give the English for the Latin phrase Congregatio de Propaganda Fide.

Answer 358

English: Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith – Fun Fact:

Question 359

Give the English for the Latin phrase arma virumque cano.

Answer 359

English: arms and the man I sing – Fun Fact:

Question 360

Give the English for the Latin phrase cum privilegio.

Answer 360

English: with privilege – Fun Fact:

Question 361

Give the English for the Latin phrase dixi.

Answer 361

English: that settles the matter – Fun Fact:

Question 362

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fata viam invenient.

Answer 362

English: The gods will find a way – Fun Fact:

Question 363

Give the English for the Latin phrase Austriae est imperare orbi universo.

Answer 363

English: it is Austria’ destiny to rule the world – Fun Fact:

Question 364

Give the English for the Latin phrase Dei gratia.

Answer 364

English: by the grace of God – Fun Fact:

Question 365

Give the English for the Latin phrase Dominus illuminatio mea.

Answer 365

English: the Lord is my light – Fun Fact:

Question 366

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex proprio motu.

Answer 366

English: voluntarily – Fun Fact:

Question 367

Give the English for the Latin phrase auspicium melioris aevi.

Answer 367

English: an omen of a better time – Fun Fact:

Question 368

Give the English for the Latin phrase dulce est desipere in loco.

Answer 368

English: sweet it is to relax at the proper time – Fun Fact:

Question 369

Give the English for the Latin phrase Adeste Fideles.

Answer 369

English: O come, all ye faithful

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Question 370

Give the English for the Latin phrase ante partum.

Answer 370

English: before childbirth – Fun Fact:

Question 371

Give the English for the Latin phrase beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere.

Answer 371

English: to accept a favor is to sell one’s freedom – Fun Fact:

Question 372

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad clerum.

Answer 372

English: to the clergy

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Question 373

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex mero motu.

Answer 373

English: spontaneously – Fun Fact:

Question 374

Give the English for the Latin phrase amor patriae.

Answer 374

English: patriotism – Fun Fact:

Question 375

Give the English for the Latin phrase de minimis non curat praetor.

Answer 375

English: don’t bother me with petty matters – Fun Fact:

Question 376

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad interim.

Answer 376

English: in the meantime

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Question 377

Give the English for the Latin phrase aqua et igni interdictus.

Answer 377

English: banished – Fun Fact:

Question 378

Give the English for the Latin phrase coram nobis.

Answer 378

English: before us – Fun Fact:

Question 379

Give the English for the Latin phrase Ex post facto.

Answer 379

English: from what is done afterward – Fun Fact:

Question 380

Give the English for the Latin phrase ex animo.

Answer 380

English: sincerely – Fun Fact:

Question 381

Give the English for the Latin phrase causa sine qua non.

Answer 381

English: a necessary condition

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Question 382

Give the English for the Latin phrase aeger.

Answer 382

English: sick – Fun Fact:

Question 383

Give the English for the Latin phrase bona fide.

Answer 383

English: in good faith

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Question 384

Give the English for the Latin phrase a fortiori.

Answer 384

English: with stronger reason – Fun Fact:

Question 385

Give the English for the Latin phrase albae gallinae filius.

Answer 385

English: a lucky devil – Fun Fact:

Question 386

Give the English for the Latin phrase amicus curiae.

Answer 386

English: an impartial spokesman in a court of law – Fun Fact:

Question 387

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad quod damnum.

Answer 387

English: to what damage – Fun Fact:

Question 388

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad litteram.

Answer 388

English: to the last jot

Fun Fact: Littera has as one of its meanings “letter of the alphabet”. Ad litteram, literally “to the letter”, means “precisely”. “We must live up to our agreement ad litteram.”

Question 389

Give the English for the Latin phrase editio vulgata.

Answer 389

English: common edition – Fun Fact:

Question 390

Give the English for the Latin phrase cui bono?.

Answer 390

English: who stands to gain? – Fun Fact:

Question 391

Give the English for the Latin phrase aureo hamo piscari.

Answer 391

English: money talks – Fun Fact:

Question 392

Give the English for the Latin phrase certum est quia impossibile est.

Answer 392

English: it is certain because it is impossible – Fun Fact:

Question 393

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad valorem.

Answer 393

English: in proportion to value – Fun Fact:

Question 394

Give the English for the Latin phrase ab origine.

Answer 394

English: from the first

Fun Fact: Ab origine may be translated as “from the very beginning, source, or origin.” The English word “aborigine”—the preferred form is “aboriginal”—comes directly from this phrase and means “original or earliest known inhabitant of a place.” “Scholars who are interested in gaining full understanding of an institution, for example, find it valuable to pursue ab origine studies in the hope that knowledge of the beginnings of an institution under study will shed light on its present status.”

Question 395

Give the English for the Latin phrase ad calendas graecas.

Answer 395

English: never

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Question 396

Give the English for the Latin phrase dum spiro spero.

Answer 396

English: while I breathe, I hope – Fun Fact:

Question 397

Give the English for the Latin phrase acta sanctorum.

Answer 397

English: deeds of the saints

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Question 398

Give the English for the Latin phrase exit.

Answer 398

English: He (or she) leaves the stage – Fun Fact:

Question 399

Give the English for the Latin phrase Felicitas habet multos amicos.

Answer 399

English: Prosperity has many friends – Fun Fact:

Question 400

Give the English for the Latin phrase artes, scientia, veritas.

Answer 400

English: arts, science, truth – Fun Fact:

Question 401

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fama volat.

Answer 401

English: Rumor travels fast – Fun Fact:

Question 402

Give the English for the Latin phrase ecce homo.

Answer 402

English: behold the man – Fun Fact:

Question 403

Give the English for the Latin phrase ex cathedra.

Answer 403

English: with authority – Fun Fact:

Question 404

Give the English for the Latin phrase Campus Martius.

Answer 404

English: the field of Mars

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Question 405

Give the English for the Latin phrase consensus.

Answer 405

English: agreement – Fun Fact:

Question 406

Give the English for the Latin phrase ergo.

Answer 406

English: therefore – Fun Fact:

Question 407

Give the English for the Latin phrase cogito ergo sum.

Answer 407

English: I think, therefore I exist – Fun Fact:

Question 408

Give the English for the Latin phrase cacoëthes carpendi.

Answer 408

English: a mania for finding fault

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Question 409

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fide et amore.

Answer 409

English: By faith and love – Fun Fact:

Question 410

Give the English for the Latin phrase cacoëthes scribendi.

Answer 410

English: an incurable itch to write

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Question 411

Give the English for the Latin phrase age quod agis.

Answer 411

English: pay attention to what your are doing – Fun Fact:

Question 412

Give the English for the Latin phrase Gloria in Excelsis Deo.

Answer 412

English: Glory be to God on high – Fun Fact:

Question 413

Give the English for the Latin phrase eheu fugaces labuntur anni.

Answer 413

English: alas, the fleeting years glide by – Fun Fact:

Question 414

Give the English for the Latin phrase Deus vult.

Answer 414

English: God wills it – Fun Fact:

Question 415

Give the English for the Latin phrase adversus solem ne loquitur.

Answer 415

English: don’t waste your time arguing the obvious – Fun Fact:

Question 416

Give the English for the Latin phrase et cetera.

Answer 416

English: and so on – Fun Fact:

Question 417

Give the Latin and English for the abbreviation ad lib..

Answer 417

Latin: ad libitum

English: extemporaneously

Fun Fact: Literally meaning “at pleasure” and abbreviated ad lib.​ in Latin, this expression is popularly used as a noun phrase or modifier in English in the form “ad lib” to express the absence of planning. “His worst jokes were carefully planned ad libs.”

Question 418

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fama semper vivat.

Answer 418

English: May his (or her) good name live forever – Fun Fact:

Question 419

Give the English for the Latin phrase ceteris paribus.

Answer 419

English: other things being equal – Fun Fact:

Question 420

Give the English for the Latin phrase aegrotat.

Answer 420

English: a note from the doctor – Fun Fact:

Question 421

Give the English for the Latin phrase Fiat lux.

Answer 421

English: Let there be light – Fun Fact:

Question 422

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars moriendi.

Answer 422

English: the art of dying – Fun Fact:

Question 423

Give the English for the Latin phrase crescit eundo.

Answer 423

English: it grows as it goes – Fun Fact:

Question 424

Give the English for the Latin phrase Facta non verba.

Answer 424

English: Actions speak louder than words – Fun Fact:

Question 425

Give the English for the Latin phrase dramatis personae.

Answer 425

English: cast of characters – Fun Fact:

Question 426

Give the English for the Latin phrase consensus gentium.

Answer 426

English: widespread agreement – Fun Fact:

Question 427

Give the English for the Latin phrase beati possidentes.

Answer 427

English: possession is nine points of the law – Fun Fact:

Question 428

Give the English for the Latin phrase aegri somnia.

Answer 428

English: a sick man’s dreams – Fun Fact:

Question 429

Give the English for the Latin phrase contra bonos mores.

Answer 429

English: against the best interests of society – Fun Fact:

Question 430

Give the English for the Latin phrase et ux..

Answer 430

English: and wife – Fun Fact:

Question 431

Give the English for the Latin phrase et nunc et semper.

Answer 431

English: from now on – Fun Fact:

Question 432

Give the English for the Latin phrase ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem.

Answer 432

English: by the sword she seeks peaceful quiet under liberty – Fun Fact:

Question 433

Give the English for the Latin phrase arcanum arcanorum.

Answer 433

English: secret of secrets – Fun Fact:

Question 434

Give the English for the Latin phrase aeternum vale.

Answer 434

English: farewell forever – Fun Fact:

Question 435

Give the English for the Latin phrase circa.

Answer 435

English: about – Fun Fact:

Question 436

Give the English for the Latin phrase absit invidia.

Answer 436

English: no offense intended

Fun Fact: When we say absit invidia, literally “let ill will be absent”, our words reflect the power that Romans attributed to animosity, whether or not openly expressed. They believed, as do many people today, that ill feelings toward someone could cause that person great harm, so they absolved themselves of the intention to harm someone by saying absit invidia—the English expressions “no offense” and “no offense intended”, by comparison, are mere social gestures intended to prevent ill feelings. Absit invidia may also be extended: absit invidia verbo means “may it be said without giving offense”.

Question 437

Give the English for the Latin phrase a tergo.

Answer 437

English: from behind – Fun Fact:

Question 438

Give the English for the Latin phrase ave Maria.

Answer 438

English: hail Mary – Fun Fact:

Question 439

Give the English for the Latin phrase Gesta Romanorum.

Answer 439

English: Deeds of the Romans – Fun Fact:

Question 440

Give the English for the Latin phrase Agnus Dei.

Answer 440

English: Lamb of God – Fun Fact:

Question 441

Give the English for the Latin phrase alieni iuris.

Answer 441

English: subject to another’s authority – Fun Fact:

Question 442

Give the Latin and English for the motto of the state of Oregon.

Answer 442

Latin: alis volat propriis

English: she (he) flies on her (his) own wings

Fun Fact: The intention is clear: Oregonians are proud of their ability to get along on their own. Anyone who has the same independent spirit can also adopt this motto. In line with today’s enlightened parenthood, a parent watching proudly as a child manages independently can say alis volat propriis. The Latin gives no indication of gender, so the statement can be made of any newly independent offspring. The translation “she flies on her own wings” reflects the customs of a less enlightened day, when gender was applied to ships of state as wellas to other ships. (For the crossword puzzle fan, it is worth mentioning that ala means “wing”.

Question 443

Give the English for the Latin phrase exceptio probat regulam.

Answer 443

English: the exception – Fun Fact:

Question 444

Give the English for the Latin phrase adhuc sub iudice lis est.

Answer 444

English: the case is still before the court

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Question 445

Give the English for the Latin phrase cf..

Answer 445

English: confer; compare – Fun Fact:

Question 446

Give the English for the Latin phrase dirigo.

Answer 446

English: I direct – Fun Fact:

Question 447

Give the English for the Latin phrase floruit.

Answer 447

English: He [she] flourished – Fun Fact:

Question 448

Give the English for the Latin phrase ars est celare artem.

Answer 448

English: true art conceals the means by which it is achieved

Fun Fact: Ovid’s maxim in Ars Amatoria, literally “it is art to conceal art”, has it that in the best works of art the audience is not distracted by the artist’s technique, but responds instead to the power of the work, as the artist intended. True art must appear artless. Ars est celare artem is a critical evaluation of a work of art, thus, is a high compliment.

Question 449

Give the English for the Latin phrase animal bipes implume.

Answer 449

English: a human being – Fun Fact: