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

A sound mind in a sound body

and

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

It does not follow

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9

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.

“et alii” = and others

(people)

authors

etc.

“et cetera” = and other things

The store sells bananas, oranges, apples, grapes, etc.

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