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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;O tempora, O mores!

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:"Oh the times! Oh the morals!" (Marcus Tullius Cicero, Catilina I, 1, 2) also translated "Oh the times! Oh the customs!".

Related Topics:
Cicero - Catilina

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;Oculus dexter (O.D.)

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:"Right eye" (ophthalmologist shorthand)

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Eye - Ophthalmologist

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;Oculus sinister (O.S.)

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:"Left eye" (ophthalmologist shorthand)

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;Oderint dum metuant

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:"Let them hate, so long as they fear"

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;Odi et amo

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:"I hate (her), and I love (her)" — from Catullus.

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;Odium theologicum

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:"Theological hatred" — a name for the special hatred generated in theological disputes.

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;Omne ignotum pro magnifico

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:"All that is unknown appears magnificent".

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;Omnia dicta fortiora, si dicta latina : "Everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin" — Mostly used as a form of irony to poke fun at people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotes only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".

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;Omnia præsumuntur legitime facta donec probetur in contrarium

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:"All things are presumed to be lawfully done, until proof be made to the contrary."

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;Opera omnia

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:"All works" — the collected works of some author.

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;Opera posthuma

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:"Posthumous works" — i.e., published after the author's death.

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;Opere citato (op. cit.)

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:"In work (already) cited" — used in academic works when referring again to the last source mentioned or used.

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;Ophidia in herba

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:"A snake in the grass" — any hidden danger or unknown risk.

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;Opus Dei

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:"The Work of God" or "God's Work".

Related Topics:
God

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