List of Latin phrases

This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as "i.e." and "et cetera". Some of these are themselves translations of Greek phrases.

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;Habeas corpus

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:"You must have the body" — i.e., you must justify an imprisonment. First two words of the Writ to bring a prisoner to court (Charles II of England, Habeas Corpus Act - 1679) and commonly used as the general term for a prisoner's legal right to have the charge against specifically identified.

Related Topics:
Charles II of England - Habeas Corpus Act - 1679

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;Habemus papam

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:"We have a pope" — used after a Catholic Church conclave to announce publicly a successful ballot to elect a new pope.

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;Hac lege

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:"With this law"

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;Haec olim meminisse iuvabit

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: "Perhaps, we'll look back at this and smile." Virgil's Aeneid

Related Topics:
Virgil - Aeneid

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;Haud ignota loquor

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:"I say things that are known"

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;Hic et nunc

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:"Here and now"

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;Hic iacet...

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:"Here lies..." — written on gravestones or tombs.

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;Hic sepultus...

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:"Here is buried..."

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;Hic sunt leones

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:"Here there are lions" — written on uncharted territories of old maps

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;Hinc illae lacrimae

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:"Hence these tears" — from Horace, Epistula XIX, 41

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;Homo homini lupus

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:"Man is the wolf of mankind"

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;Homo sum (humani a me nihil alienum puto)

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:"I am a man" (I consider nothing human alien to me) — from Terence

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;Honeste vivere

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:"Live honorably, creditably, or virtuously." — One of Justinian's three basic concepts of law.

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;Honor virtutis praemium

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:"Honour is the reward of virtue"

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;Honoris causa

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:"For the sake of honor" — said of an honorary title, e.g., Doctor of Science honoris causa.

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;Horas non numero nisi serenas

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:"I only count the sunny hours" — common inscription on sundials.

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;Hora somni (h.s.)

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:"At bedtime", literally "at the hour of sleep" ()

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;Horribile dictu

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:"Horrible to say" — i.e., "a horrible thing to relate".

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;Hostis humani generis

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:"enemy of humanity" — for example, pirates.

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