In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas

The Latin phrase in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas means "in certain things unity; in doubtful things liberty; in all things charity".

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Latin - Phrase

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It is often misattributed to St. Augustine of Hippo, but seems to have been first used in the seventeenth century by a German Lutheran theologian called Rupertus Meldenius in the form "in necesariis unita', in non-necessariis liberta', in utrisque charita'", meaning "in certain things, unity; in uncertain things, liberty; and in both, charity".

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Augustine of Hippo - German - Lutheran - Theologian - Rupertus Meldenius

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It is widely quoted in defence of theological and religious freedom. This phrase is the motto of the ÖCV, the association of Catholic student fraternities of Austria.

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Theological - Religious

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