The A's to the G's..
| a contrario | from the opposite. |
| a pedibus usque ad caput | from feet to head. Completely. |
| a posse ad esse | from possibility to actuality. |
| a posteriori | from the latter. From experience. |
| a priori | from the former. Known before the event, reverse of a posteriori. |
| a solis ortu usque ad occasum | from the rising to the setting of the sun. |
| a te pro te | from thee for thee. |
| a verbis ad verbera | from words to blows. |
| a verbis legis non est recedendum | from the words of the law there is no departure. |
| ab actu ad posse valet illatio | it is possible to infer the future from the past. |
| ab aeterno | from time immemorial. |
| ab alto speres alteri quod feceris | expect from Heaven what you have done to another. |
| ab antiquo | from the ancient. |
| ab extra | from beyond. External sources and opposite the selfe or the mind; ab intra. |
| ab igne ignem | fire from fire. |
| ab insomni non custodita Dracone | not guarded by the sleepless dragon. |
| ab intra | from within. The inside and opposite of ab extra. |
| ab origine | from the source. Origin of the worde aboriginal. |
| absit omen | let an omen be absent. Divine protection against evil. |
| absolutum dominium | absolute dominion. Total power or sovereignty. |
| abyssus abyssum invocat | deep calleth unto deep. |
| Acherontis pabulum (Acheruntis pabulum) | food for Acheron. Marked for death; bound for hell. |
| acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt | mortal actions never deceive the gods.. si tamen acta deos numquam mortalia fallunt, a culpa facinus scitis abesse mea. "Yet if mortal actions never deceive the gods, you know that crime was absent from my fault." |
| acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta | external actions indicate internal secrets. |
| ad astra | to the stars. |
| ad finem | to the end. |
| ad infinitum | to infinity. Used to designate a property which repeats in all cases in mathematical proof. |
| ad lucem | to the light. |
| ad mala quisque animum referat sua | let each recall his own woes. |
| ad mortem | to death. |
| ad oculos | to the eyes. |
| ad perpetuam memoriam | to the perpetual memory. |
| ad perpetuam rei memoriam | for the perpetual remembrance of a thing. |
| ad quod damnum | to whatever damage. In proportion to the harm; a measure of damages inflicted, implying that a remedy ought to correspond specifically and only to the damage suffered (damnum absque iniuria). |
| ad victoriam | to victory. |
| adaequatio intellectus et rei | correspondence of the mind and reality. When the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also adaequatio rei et intellectus. |
| adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re | conformity of our minds to the fact. The nature of understanding. |
| addendum | thing to be added. The plural is addenda. |
| agere sequitur (esse) | action follows being. Metaphysical and moral principle that indicates the connection among ontology, obligation and ethics. |
| agere sequitur credere | action follows belief. |
| alere flammam | to feed the flame. |
| alii sementem faciunt, alii metentem | some do the planting, others the reaping. |
| alio sub sole | under another sun. |
| aliud et idem | another and the same. |
| alteri sic tibi | do to another as to yourself. |
| alterum non laedere | to not wound another. |
| ama et fac quod vis | love and do what you will. |
| amicus amico | a friend to a friend. |
| amor fati | love of fate. |
| anima certe, quia spiritus, in sicco habitare non potest; ideo in sanguine fertur habitare | the soul, which is spirit, cannot dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. |
| anima mundi | the soul of the world. |
| animo, non astutia | by courage, not by craft. |
| animum rege, qui nisi paret imperat | rule your spirit well, for if it is not subject to you, it will rule over you. |
| antiquum assero decus | I claim ancient honor. |
| aqua | water. |
| aqua fortis | strong water. Refers to nitric acid. |
| aqua pura | pure water. Or clean water. |
| aqua regia | royal water. Refers to alchemical mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, thus called because of its ability to dissolve gold. |
| aranearum telas texere | to weave spiders webs. |
| arbitrii mihi jura mei | my laws are my will. |
| Arcana imperii | Invisible power. |
| arcus, artes, astra | the bow, arts, and stars. |
| argentum album | white silver. A silver coin, a bullion or silver uncoined. |
| ars deluditur arte | craft deceived by craft. |
| ars est celare artem | true art is to conceal art. |
| aspirat primo Fortuna labori | Fortune smiles upon our first effort. |
| Astra inclinant, sed non obligant | The stars incline us, they do not bind us. Refers to the freewill over the astrological determinism. |
| astra redux | return of the goddess of justice. |
| aucto splendore resurgo | I rise again with increase of splendor. |
| auctor ego audendi | I am the author of my daring. |
| audacia pro muro habetur | courage protects like a wall. |
| aude sapere | dare to be wise. |
| audemus jura nostra defendere | we dare to defend our rights. |
| audentes fortuna iuvat | fortune favors the bold. |
| audi alteram partem | hear the other side. Also worded as audiatur et altera pars (let the other side be heard too). |
| audi, vide, tace | hear, see, be silent. |
| aurea mediocritas | golden mean. Refers to the ethical goal of reaching a virtuous middle ground between two sinful extremes. |
| aurora musis amica | dawn is the friend of the Muses. |
| bonis avibus | under favorable auspices. |
| bonis vel malis avibus | under good or evil auspices. |
| cacoethes scribendi | insatiable desire to write. |
| camera obscura | dark chamber. |
| candida de nigris, et de candentibus atra | he makes black white and white he turns to black. |
| candor illesus | purity unharmed. |
| capax infiniti | holding the infinite. |
| caput mortuum | dead head. Originally an alchemical reference to the dead head or worthless residue or element left over from a reaction. |
| carpe diem | seize the day. |
| carpe noctem | seize the night. |
| causa latet, vis est notissima | The cause is hidden, but the result is well known. |
| cave | beware!. |
| cessante ratione legis cessat ipsa lex | when the reason for the law ceases, the law itself ceases. A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore. |
| claude os, aperi oculos | close your mouth, open your eyes. |
| clavis aurea | golden key. The means of discovering hidden or mysterious meanings in texts, theology and alchemy. |
| coetus dulces valete | fare you well. |
| colligavit nemo | no one has bound me. |
| compositum miraculi causa | a narrative made up only for the sake of the wonder that it may occasion. |
| concordia | harmony. |
| confido | I trust. |
| Consanguineus Lethi Sopor | Sleep, the Brother of Death. |
| consensu | with consent. |
| consilia et facta | by thought and deed. |
| contraria contrariis curantur | the opposite is cured with the opposite. Antonym of similia similibus curantur (the diseases are recovered with similar remedies.) |
| cor aut mors | Heart or Death. (Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, to no longer be respected as person of integrity.) |
| cor et manus | heart and hand. |
| rporis et fortun bonorum, ut initium, finis est. Omnia orta occidunt, et aucta senescunt | the blessings of good health and good fortune, as they have a beginning, must also have an end. Everything rises but to fall, and grows but to decay. |
| corvus oculum corvi non eruit | a raven will not pick out an eye of another raven. |
| creatio ex nihilo | creation out of nothing. A concept about creation, often used in a theological or philosophical context. Contrasted with creatio ex materia. |
| crescit eundo | it grows as it goes. Relates in context to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes. |
| crescite et multiplicamini | increase and multiply. |
| cucullus non facit monachum | the hood does not make the monk. |
| cuique suum | to each his own. |
| cuius est solum eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos | Whose the land is, all the way to the sky and to the underworld is his. |
| cum corde | with the heart. |
| cum larvis non luctandum | one ought not to wrestle with ghosts. |
| damnatio memoriae | damnation of memory. |
| dapes inempt | dainties unbought (home produce). |
| dare fatis vela | to give the sails to fate. |
| data fata secutus | following what is decreed by fate. |
| de die in diem | from day to day. |
| de integro | again, a second time. |
| de mortuis aut bene aut nihil | about the dead, either well or nothing. Also; speak well of the dead or not at all (de mortuis nil nisi bonum). |
| de nihilo nihil fit, in nihilum nil posse reverti | out of nothing comes nothing, and nothing can be reduced to nothing. |
| de nobis fabula narratur | about us is the story told. Thus, their story is our story; used when comparing any current situation to a past story or historical event. |
| de novo | from the new. |
| de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis | about every knowable thing, and even certain other things. |
| de profundis | from the depths. Out of the depths of misery or dejection. |
| debile fundamentum fallit opus | a weak foundation destroys the work upon which it is built. |
| decori decus addit avito | he adds honor to his ancestral honor. |
| dedimus potestatem | we have given power. |
| dei pherein ta ton theon | we must bear what the gods lay upon us. |
| deliramenta doctrin | the madness of scholars. |
| demonstratio longe optima est experientia | the best proof by far is experience. |
| denique clum (or, denique coelum) | heaven at last (Crusaders battle cry). |
| dente lupus, cornu taurus petit | the wolf attacks with its fang, the bull with its horn. |
| deo dignus vindice nodus | a knot worthy of a god to unloose (great dilemma). |
| Deo duce, ferro comitante | God for guide, sword for companion. |
| Deo duce, fortuna comitante | God for guide, fortune for companion. |
| Deo ignoto | to the unknown God. |
| deorum cibus est | it is food for the gods. |
| deos enim reliquos accepimus, Csares dedimus | the other gods were handed down to us, but we ourselves made the Csars gods. |
| derelicto communis utilitatis contra naturam | the abandonment of what is for the common good is a crime against nature. |
| derivativa potestas non potest esse major primitiva | the power derived cannot be greater than that from which it is derived. |
| descensus in cuniculi cavum | The descent into the cave of the rabbit. Down the Rabbit Hole. |
| desine fata Deum flecti sperare precando | cease to hope that the decrees of Heaven can bend to prayer. |
| desinit in piscem mulier formosa superne | a woman elegantly formed above, ending in nothing but a fish. |
| despicio terrena et solem contemplor | I despise earthly things and contemplate the sun. |
| detur pulchriori | let it be given to the most beautiful (the inscription on the golden apple of discord). |
| Deus sive natura | God or naturE. |
| dextra mihi Deus | my right hand is to me as a god. |
| di me tuentur | the gods my protectors. |
| dicamus bona verba | let us speak words of good omen. |
| dicere enim bene nemo potest, nisi qui prudenter intelligit | no one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject. |
| dicta fides sequitur | the promise is no sooner given than fulfilled. |
| dictum factum | what is said is done. |
| dictum meum pactum | my word [is] my bond. |
| dies faustus | a lucky day. |
| dies infaustus | an unlucky day. |
| dies iste, quem tamquam extremum reformidas, terni natilis est | this day, which you fear as your last, is the birthday of eternity. |
| difficile est tenere qu acceperis nisi exerceas | it is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. |
| difficilis facilis, jucundus acerbus es idem | nec tecum possum vivere nec sine te difficult or easy, pleasant or bitter, you are the same you I cannot live with you nor without you. |
| difficilius est sarcire concordiam quam rumpere | it is more difficult to restore harmony than to sow dissension. |
| dii majores et minores | gods of a higher and lower degree. |
| diis aliter visum | it has seemed otherwise to the gods. |
| dilige et quod vis fac | love and do what you will. |
| dira necessitas | cruel necessity. |
| dis bene juvantibus | with the help of the gods. |
| dis ducibus | under the direction of the gods. |
| dis manibus sacrum | Sacred to the ghost-gods. |
| discendo discimus | while teaching we learn. |
| discors concordia (or, concordia discors) | harmony in discord; a dissonant harmony. |
| disjecti membra poet | limbs of a dismembered poet (sometimes said of a plagiarised work). |
| disjice compositam pacem, sere crimina belli | cast aside the patched-up peace, sow the seeds of wicked war. |
| disponendo me, non mutando me | by disposing of me, not by changing me. |
| distantia jungit | it joins things that were apart. |
| dixi | I have spoken. |
| do ut des | I give that you may give. Said or written for when one "gifts" and expects something back from the gods. |
| draco dormiens nunquam titillandus | a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled. |
| dulce et utile | a sweet and useful thing. |
| dura usu molliora | difficult things become easier with practice. |
| e coelo descendit, gnothi seauton | from heaven came down the precept, know thyself. |
| ea libertas est qui pectus purum et firmum gestitat; ali res obnoxios nocte in obscura latent | liberty is having a pure and dauntless heart; all else is slavery and hidden darkness. |
| ecce signum | behold the sign (here is the proof). |
| ego cogito, ergo sum (also, cogito, ergo sum) | I think, therefore I am. |
| ego sum qui sum | I am who I am. |
| ego sum, ergo omnia sunt | I am, therefore all things are. |
| egomet sum mihi imperator | I am my own ruler. |
| ens causa sui | existing because of oneself. |
| entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem | entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity. |
| entitas ipsa involvit aptitudinem ad extorquendum certum assensum | reality involves a power to compel sure assent. The nature of truth. |
| eo magis prfulgebant quod non videbantur | they shone with a greater splendor the more they were not seen. |
| eo nomine | by that name. |
| epulis accumbere divum | to recline at the feast of the gods. |
| esse quam videri | to be, rather than to seem. |
| est ars etiam male dicendi | there is even an art of maligning. |
| est deus in nobis | there is a god within us. |
| est deus in nobis, agitante calescimus illo | there is a god in us, who, when he stirs, sets us all aglow. |
| est deus in nobis, et sunt commercia coeli | there is a god within us, and we hold commerce with heaven. |
| est etiam, ubi profecto damnum prstet facere, quam lucrum | there are occasions when it is certainly better to lose than to gain. |
| est nulla fallacia | there is no deceit. |
| est tempus quando nihil, est tempus quando aliquid, nullum tamen est tempus in quo dicenda sunt omnia | there is a time when nothing may be said, a time when something may be said, but no time when all things may be said. |
| est unusquisque faber ips su fortun | every man is the maker of his own fortune (or fate). |
| esto fidelis | be faithful. |
| esto perpetuum | let it be everlasting. |
| esto quod es | be what you are. |
| esto quod esse videris | be what you seem to be. |
| et cum spiritu tuo | and with your spirit. |
| et genus et proavos, et qu non fecimus ipsi, vix ea nostra voco | we can scarcely call birth and ancestry, and what we have not ourselves done, our own. |
| et manu et corde | both with hand and heart. |
| etiam capillus unus habet umbram | even one hair has a shadow. |
| etiam illud quod scies nesciveris; ne videris quod videris | know not what you know, and see not what you see. |
| etiam quod esse videris | be what you seem to be. |
| ex animo | from the heart. |
| ex ante | from before. A forecast. |
| ex gratia | from grace. A kindness given. |
| ex infra | from below. |
| ex nihilo nihil fit | nothing comes from nothing. |
| ex novo | from new. |
| Ex Oblivione | from oblivion. |
| ex oriente lux | light from the east. |
| ex pluribus unum facere | from many to make one. |
| ex quovis ligno non fit Mercurius | the god Mercury is not to be fashioned from just any piece of wood. |
| ex silentio | from silence. |
| ex supra | from above. |
| ex tempore | from (this moment of) time. |
| ex umbra in solem | from the shadow into the light. |
| ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem | from shadows and types to the reality. |
| ex uno omnia | all things are from one. |
| ex urna resurgam | I shall rise again from the urn (from the tomb). |
| extremis malis extrema remedia | extreme remedies for extreme evils. |
| faber (est) quisque fortun su | each person is the architect of his own fortune. |
| facilis descensus Averno (est), noctes atque dies patet atri janua Ditis; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hic labor est | the descent to Avernus (hell) is easy; night and day the gate of gloomy Dis (Hades) stands open; but to retrace your steps and escape to the upper air, this is work, this is toil. |
| facilius per partes in cognitionem totius adducimur | we are more easily led part by part to an understanding of the whole. |
| facit occasio furem (occasio furem facit) | opportunity makes the thief. |
| facta non verba | deeds not words. |
| factum est illud; fieri infectum non potest | it is done; it cannot be undone. |
| fallaces sunt rerum species | the appearances of things are deceptive. |
| fama crescit eundo | rumor grows as it goes. |
| familia supra omnia | family over everything. |
| Fata obstant | the Fates oppose. |
| Fata viam invenient | the Fates will find a way. |
| Fata vocant | the Fates call. |
| faveat fortuna | let fortune favor. |
| fer natur | of a wild nature. |
| FIAT (Flatus Ignis Aqua Terra) or fiat | let it be done (air, fire, water, earth). |
| fiat justitia | let justice be done. |
| fiat voluntas tua | Thy will be done. |
| fidem fati virtute sequemur | with my own virtue I shall strive to achieve the promise given to me by destiny. |
| finis coronat opus | the end crowns the work. The end justifies the means. |
| firmum in vita nihil | nothing in life is permanent. |
| flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo | if I cannot bend heaven then I shall move (or stir up) Acheron (hell). |
| flectimur non frangimur undis | we are bent but not broken by waves. |
| fluctus in simpulo exitare | to raise a tempest in a teapot. |
| foedum inceptu, foedum exitu | foul in the beginning, foul in the end. |
| fons et origo mali | the source and origin of the evil. |
| fons malorum | the origin of evil. |
| fons omnium viventium | the fountain of all living things. |
| forma flos, fama flatus | beauty is a flower, fame is a breath. |
| formidinem mortis vicit aurum | gold has conquered the fear of death. |
| fors juvat audentes | fortune favors the brave. |
| fortun naufragium | a shipwreck of fortune. |
| fortuna favente | by the favor of fortune. |
| fortunae meae, multorum faber | artisan of my fate and that of several others. |
| fortunatus et ille deos qui novit agrestes | happy the person who knows the rural gods. |
| fructo cognoscitur arbor | a tree is known by its fruit. |
| fui quod es, eris quod sum | I once was what you are, you will be what I am. |
| fundamenta inconcussa | unshakable foundation. |
| furor poeticus | the poets frenzy. |
| genius loci | spirit of place. |
| genus immortale manet, multosque per annos stat fortuna domus, et avi numerantur avorum | the race continues immortal, and through many years the fortune of the house stands steadfast, and it numbers grandchildren of grandchildren. |
| genus irritabile vatum | the irritable race of poets. |
| gigni de nihilo nihil; in nihilum nil posse reverti | nothing can be produced from nothing; nothing can be returned into nothing. |
| gradatim vincimus | we conquer by degrees. |
| gradu diverso, via una | the same way by different steps. |
| grata naturam vincit | grace overcomes nature. |
| gratias agimus Tibi | we give Thee thanks. |
| graviora manent | heavier things remain. more severe things await, the worst is yet to come. |
| graviora qudam sunt remedia periculis | some remedies are worse than the disease. |
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