Greek and Latin Words and Expressions (2)
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- ex nihilo nihil fit
- from nothing comes nothing
- ex post facto
- gotten from what was done before
- ex tempore
- spontaneous
- hic jacet
- here lies
- ibid, ibidem
- from something just mentioned
- i.e. id est
- that is
- imprimatur
- it may be printed
- in absentia
- in one's absence
- in flagrante delicto
- while the crime or act is in progress
- in loco parentis
- in the place of a parent
- in medias res
- in the middle of things
- in situ
- in its orignial or natural position
- in toto
- entirely
- in utero
- in the womb
- in vitro
- in glass, in a test tube
- ipso facto
- by or based on the fact itself
- literati
- the well educated
- mea culpa
- my fault
- mirabile dictu
- wonderful to talk about
- m. o. modus operandi
- method of operating
- ne plus ultra
- highest level, nothing more perfect
- noli me tangere
- touch me not
- nolo contendere
- i do not wish to argue
- non sequitur
- it does not follow
- n.b. nota bene
- note well, pay attention
- op. cit. opere citato
- from the work already cited
- per diem, per annum
- daily, yearly
- persona non grata
- unwelcome person
- q.e.d. qud erat demonstratum
- thus it has been shown
- quo vadis
- where are you going?
- quod vide
- referring to something
- quorum
- minimum attendance at a meeting
- rara avis
- rare bird, something unusual
- semper fidelis
- always faithful
- sic transit gloaria mundi
- thus passes the fame of the world
- sine die
- until an unspecified date
- sine qua non
- essential thing or condition
- sub rosa
- secretely
- veni, vidi, vici
- i came, i saw, i conquered
- vox populi
- voice of the people
- agape
- non-erotic love
- apocrypha
- secret, hidden things
- ataxia
- lack of control or order
- catharsis
- cleansing
- cosmos
- orderly universe
- hoi poloi
- common people
- hubris
- excessive pride
- kudos
- fame, glory
- logos
- rational principle governing all
- stasis
- stopping of movement