Nisi dominus frustra = ‘if not the master, in
vain’; unless the lord is with us, our labor is vain.
bona fide = In good faith
Vox populi = The voice of the people
Viva voce = Orally
Modus operandi = Method of
working
Ad hoc = To this (particular purpose)
Alma Mater = Fostering mother
Curriculum vitae = The course of a life
Quid pro quo = One thing for
another
Carpe diem = Seize the day
Annus mirabilis = Wonderful year
Annus horribilis = A terrible year.
Ego = consciousness of one's own identity.
et cetera (abbreviated etc.) = and so on.
habeas corpus = you may have the body. (The
opening words of a prerogative writ requiring a person holding another person
to bring that person before a court.)
affidavit = a sworn written statement usable as evidence
in court.
Agenda = things to be done (used especially for a list
of items to be discussed at a meeting).
alma mater = one's old school or university.
alter ego = other self.
anno domini (abbreviated AD) = in the year of the Lord.
ante meridiem (abbreviated a.m.) = before
midday.
post meridiem (abbreviated p.m.) = after
midday.
aqua pura =
pure water.
cogito, ergo sum = I think, therefore I am
(Descartes).
deo gratias = thanks be to God.
deo volente = God willing.
dictum meum pactum = my word is my bond.
dictum sapienti sat est = a word to the wise
is sufficient.
in deo speramus = in God we trust.
in re = in the matter of.
in silico = by means of a computer
simulation.
in situ = in its original situation.
in vitro = observable in a glass test tube;
outside the living body and in an artificial environment.
in vivo = happening within a living organism.
magnum opus = great work.
mea culpa = by my fault (used as an
acknowledgement of one's error).
Memorandum = (a note of) a thing to be
remembered.
modus operandi = the manner of working.
post mortem = after death (also
figuratively).
Re = in the matter of.
requiescat in pace = rest in peace.
status quo = the existing condition.
Verbatim = exactly as said.
Versus = against.
vice versa = the order being reversed.
videlicet (abbreviated viz.) = namely.
Divide et impera = Divide, and rule
E pluribus unum = From many, one
Ab initio = From the beginning
Ad astra = To the stars
cui bono = To whose good?
Non compos mentis = Not of sound mind
Caveat emptor = Let the buyer beware
De profundis = Out of the depths
Nota bene = Note well
Inter alia = Among other things
Nil desperandum = Never despair
Tempus fugit = Time flies
Sub rosa = In secret
Tabula rasa = Clean slate;
Sine qua non = An essential condition
Obiter dictum = Said in passing
Non sequitur = Irrelevant
Hic jacet = Here lies
Hic et nunc = Here and now
Ipso facto = By the fact itself
In flagrante delecto = In the act of crime
Nec plus ultra = perfection
Ex officio = By virtue of his office
Floreat = May it flourish
Fidei Defensor = Defender of the faith
Persona non grata = An unacceptable person
Per se = In itself
Quod erat demonstrandum = Which was to be
demonstrated
A priori = From cause to effect
Corpus delecti = The body, or substance of a
crime
Cum grano salis = With a grain of salt
Infra dig = Below one’s dignity
Lapsus liguae = A slip of the
tongue
a posteriori = derived by reasoning from
observed facts.
ad infinitum = without limit.
ad libitum = according to pleasure.
ad nauseam = to a disgusting extent.
ad valorem = according to value.
Addenda = things to be added.
ars gratia artis = art for
art's sake.
aude sapere = dare know.
audi alteram partem = hear the
other side (one of the principles of natural justice).
cave canem = beware of the dog.
caveat lector = let the reader beware.
caveat venditor = let the
seller beware.
corpus delicti = the facts of
a crime.
Corrigenda = a list of things to be corrected
(in a book).
deus ex machine = a contrived
event that resolves a problem at the last moment (literally, "a god from a
machine").
dramatis personae = the list of
characters in a play.
dum spiro, spero = as long as I
breathe, I hope (Cicero).
dura lex, sed lex = the law is
harsh, but it is the law.
Ergo = therefore.
Errata = a list of errors (in a book).
et alia = and other things.
et alii (abbreviated
et al.)
= and others.
et sequentes (abbreviated
et seq.
or seqq.) = and those that follow.
ex gratia = purely as a favour.
ex nihilo = out of nothing.
ex post facto = retrospectively.
Exeat = permission for a temporary
absence.
exempli gratia (abbreviated
e.g.)
= for example.
fama nihil est celeries = nothing is
swifter than a rumour.
Fiat = let it be done.
gaudeamus igitur = so let us
rejoice.
honoris causa = as a mark of esteem.
ibidem (abbreviated
ibid.
in citations of books, etc.) = in the same place.
id est (abbreviated
i.e.)
= that is.
Idem = the same.
Imprimatur = let it be printed.
in absentia = while absent.
in camera = in private session.
in casu = in this case.
in casu extremae necessitates = in
case of extreme necessity.
in extensor = at full length.
in extremis = near death.
in flagrante delicto = in the very
act of committing an offence.
in illo tempore = at that
time.
in loco extremis = in the
farthest place.
in loco parentis = in place of
a parent.
in medias res = in the midst of things (Horace).
in memoriam = in memory.
in toto = entirely.
Infra = below or on a later page.
infra dig = unbecoming (slang).
inter alia = among other things.
inter se = among themselves.
inter vivos = during life.
intra muros = within the walls.
locum tenens = one occupying the place (used as
an English noun meaning "deputy").
magna carta = Great Charter (issued by King
John in 1215, granting various liberties).
mens rea = guilty mind.
mens sana in corpore sano = a sound mind
in a sound body.
mirabile dictum = wonderful to
relate.
monumentum aere perennius = an immortal
work of art or literature (literally, "a monument more lasting than
bronze") (Horace).
multi multa; nemo omnia novit = many know many things; no one knows everything.
mutatis mutandis = the
necessary changes being made.
ne plus ultra = the highest standard of
excellence.
nemine contradicente (abbreviated
nem.
con.) = unanimously.
nemine dissentiente (abbreviated
nem.
dis.) = unanimously.
nihil obstat = nothing stands in the way.
nil desperandum = there is no
cause for despair (Horace).
Nisi = unless.
nolens volens = whether one likes it or not;
willing or unwilling.
non compos mentis = insane.
nota bene (abbreviated
NB)
= note well.
numero pondere et mensura deus omnia condidit = God created everything by number, weight and measure
(Isaac Newton).
obiter dictum = a saying by the way.
omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis = all things are changing, and we are changing with them.
pari passu = equally.
parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus = great promises, but no result or only a ludicrous result
Passim = in various places (in a quoted
work).
pax vobiscum = peace be with you.
per annum = per year.
per ardua ad alta = through
difficulties to the heights.
per ardua ad astra = through
difficulties to the stars.
per capita = by the head.
per centum = per hundred.
per diem = per day.
per mensem = per month.
per omnia saecula saeculorum = for
ever and ever.
per se = taken alone.
persona non grata = a
non-acceptable person.
prima facie = on a first view.
pro bono public = in the
public good.
pro forma = for the sake of form.
pro hac vice = for this occasion.
pro rata = according to the rate.
pro se = on one's own behalf.
pro tanto = to that extent.
pro tempore (abbreviated
pro tem)
= for the time being.
proximo (abbreviated
prox.)
= of the next month.
Qua = in the capacity of.
quantum in me fuit = I have done
my best.
Quasi = as if.
quo in casu = in which case.
quo vadis? = where are you going?
quod erat demonstrandum (abbreviated
QED)
= which was to be proved.
quod erat faciendum (abbreviated
QEF)
= which was to be done.
ratio decidendi = the reason
for the decision.
res ipsa loquitur = the thing
speaks for itself.
salve (plural salvete)
= hail; welcome.
semper fidelis = always
faithful.
sensu stricto = in a narrow or strict sense.
seqq = and those that follow.
seriatim = one after another in order.
si vis pacem, para bellum = if you want
peace, prepare for war.
sic = thus (used in quoted passages to
indicate that an error has been deliberately reproduced).
sic transit gloria mundi = thus passes
the glory of the world.
silentium est aureum = silence is
golden.
silva rerum = an assorted collection of facts.
sui generis = of its own kind.
tempus fugit = time flies.
tempus fugit, mors venit = time passes,
death advances.
uberrimae fidei = of the
utmost good faith.
ultimo (abbreviated
ult.)
= of the previous month.
ultra vires = beyond the power.
vade mecum = a constant companion.
vale (plural valete)
= farewell.
velle est posse = where there
is a will, there is a way.
veni, vidi, vici = I came, I
saw, I conquered (Caesar).
virgo intacta = virgin.
Quote of the day:
" There's nothing more dangerous than a closed mind"
Word of the day :
agent provocateur (noun) = a person who seeks to harm another by provoking them to commit an unlawful or wrong act. from the french agent provocateur: inciting agent
e.g. In the film Donnie Brasco, Johnny Depp plays an FBI agent who infiltrates the Mafia and encourages their criminality; Depp is an agent provocateur.
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