Latin words and phrases

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ancient Roman board game

Latin phrase denoting the transience of life

architectural structure

thumb gesture used in the context of gladiatorial combat

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In medieval Latin, a ''''' (plural ''') was a compilation of excerpts or sententia from other writings and is an offshoot of the commonplacing tradition. The word is from the Latin flos (flower) and legere (to gather): literally a gathering of flowers, or collection of fine extracts from the body of a larger work. It was adapted from the Greek anthologia'' (ἀνθολογία) "anthology", with the same etymological meaning.

thumb|upright=1.2|Visitors to Los Angeles' Getty Villa, modeled after the [[Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, get a glimpse of otium as experienced at an ancient Roman villa.]]

thumb|A 14th-century lavabo as a niche (architecture)|niche recessed into the side wall of a sanctuary in [[Amblie, Normandy]] A lavabo is a device used to provide water for the washing of hands. It consists normally of a ewer or container of some kind to pour water, and a bowl to catch the water as it falls off the hands. In ecclesiastical usage it refers to all of: the basin in which the priest washes their hands; the ritual that surrounds this action in the Catholic Mass; and the architectural feature or fitting where a basin or place for one is recessed into the side wall of the sanctuary,

phrase meaning secrecy

The abbreviation cf. (for Latin or , both meaning 'compare') is generally used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed. Different style guides offer differing advice.

malevolent, dangerous or harmful magic

thumb|right|250px|A silver litra from Sicily, BC thumb|right|250px|A BC bronze onkia coin (a 1/12 subdivision of a litra) with one value-pellet above the boar. A coin worth 2/12 or 3/12 litra would have had 2 or 3 value pellets respectively. A litra (: litrae; ) was a small silver coin (or unit of measurement for other precious metals) used in the Archaic-era and early Classical colonies of ancient Greece in general and in ancient Sicily in particular. As a coin, the litra was similar in value to the obol. In silver content, the coin weighed and was equal to one-fifth of a drachma. As a unit

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Roman Catholic chapel entered via the Scala Sancta

Latin term meaning "for the sake of form"

describes in Christian worship, the prayer direction of liturgists (pray in east direction)

Among Ancient Romans, bestiarii (singular bestiarius) were those who went into combat with beasts, or were exposed to them. It is conventional to distinguish two categories of bestiarii: the first were those condemned to death via the beasts (see damnatio ad bestias) and the second were those who faced them voluntarily, for pay or glory (see venatio). The latter are sometimes erroneously called "gladiators"; to their contemporaries, however, the Latin term gladiator referred specifically to one who fought other men. The contemporary term for those who made a career out of participating in aren

in alchemy, residue from sublimation, symbolizing decline and decay, represented with a stylized human skull; specifically, byproduct from sulfuric acid manufacture, used as a purple pigment

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Latin phrase meaning "the whole for a part"; form of metonymy

Latin expression which suggests that "history is life's teacher"

earliest date possible for something

Encomium (: encomia) is a Latin word deriving from the Ancient Greek enkomion (), meaning "the praise of a person or thing." Another Latin equivalent is laudatio, a speech in praise of someone or something.

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decorative material for funerals

The term ' (sometimes written or ') is a New Latin phrase meaning "before the event".

archaeological site in Rome, Italy

hypothetical universal science modeled on mathematics

Undecimber or Undecember is a name for a thirteenth month in a calendar that normally has twelve months.

"What I have written, I have written" in Latin; words of Pontius Pilate, according to the Gospel of John (19:22), in response to complaints by the Jewish priests about the title "King of the Jews" affixed to the cross

Latin phrase meaning “about to die”

A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy. For example, a locum tenens physician is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician. In the Catholic Church, an example of a locum tenens is an apostolic administrator, often a bishop who temporarily governs a vacant see until a new ordinary is appointed.

Latin phrase meaning “Do not disturb my circles!”

thumb | right | ABBA’s performer Agneta Fältskog Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from Latin and is the ablative case attached form of Agnes.

Ecclesia or Ekklesia () may refer to:

A '''''' (plural ) is a length of time roughly equal to the potential lifetime of a person or, equivalently, the complete renewal of a human population.

used to introduce an example or a list of examples

'''''' () was one of the ancient Roman virtues that denoted seriousness. It is also translated variously as weight, dignity, and importance and connotes restraint and moral rigor. It also conveys a sense of responsibility and commitment to the task.

legal concept, subclass of diligence

locution

The plaque posted on the head of the cross of Jesus of Nazareth

Minutes of the Roman Senate

latin term; "without anger and passion"

''''' (in Medieval Latin, corresponding to Old English þēodisc, Old High German diutisc and other early Germanic reflexes of Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz', meaning "popular" or "of the people") was a term used in the early Middle Ages to refer to the West Germanic languages. The Latin term was borrowed from the Germanic adjective meaning "of the people" but, unlike it, was used only to refer to languages. In Medieval Western Europe non-native Latin was the language of science, church and administration, hence Latin theodiscus and its Germanic counterparts were used as antonyms of Latin, to refer

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Lector is Latin for one who reads, whether aloud or not. It may refer to: Lector (software), an e-book reader Reader (liturgy), a reader from scriptures during Christian religious services Various academic ranks, including: A foreign-language lecturer Lector jubilate, roughly equivalent to Doctor of Divinity Lector (cigar manufacture), an employee paid to entertain factory workers

Profane words in Latin

Matricula, a Latin word meaning a register, has several meanings in Christian antiquity. The word is applied first to the catalogue or roll of the clergy of a particular church; thus clerici immatriculati denoted the clergy entitled to maintenance from the resources of the church to which they were attached. Allusions to matricula in this sense are found in the second and third canons of the Council of Agde and in canon 13 of the Fourth Council of Orléans (both of the sixth century).

Latin question "Who is like unto God?", translation of Hebrew name Michael into Latin

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Latin phrase meaning "let nothing astonish you"

Latin expression meaning by one's own hand

artistic motif of a urinating boy

political aim

Tacet is Latin which translates literally into English as "(it) is silent" (pronounced: , , or ). It is a musical term to indicate that an instrument or voice does not sound, also known as a rest. In vocal polyphony and in orchestral scores, it usually indicates a long period of time, typically an entire movement. In more modern music such as jazz, tacet tends to mark considerably shorter breaks. Multirests, or multiple-measure rests, are rests which last multiple measures (or multiple rests, each of which lasts an entire measure). right|thumb|450px|How a tacet appears on sheet music