The Latin phrase fides quaerens intellectum translates as "faith seeking understanding," and it has shaped Christian theological reflection for nearly aā¦
Fiat lux is one of the best-known Latin phrases in the English-speaking world. Usually translated as ālet there be lightā, it joins a simple command to one ofā¦
Facilis descensus Averno ā the descent to Avernus is easy ā is one of the most quoted lines from Virgil's Aeneid. Spoken by the Sibyl at Cumae as she guidesā¦
Experto crede ā literally "believe the experienced one" ā is one of those Latin expressions that survives most powerfully when people do not even realise theyā¦
Latin shorthand survives in the most ordinary corners of academic writing. In lecture handouts in Brisbane, journal submissions in Melbourne, and policy briefsā¦
For centuries, Latin phrases have carried the weight of human ambition. Among the shortest and most striking of these expressions stands a single word thatā¦
The Latin phrase ex nihilo nihil fit translates literally as "nothing comes from nothing," a compact maxim that has travelled through more than two millenniaā¦
Ex libris is a Latin phrase that translates roughly to "from the books of" or "out of the books belonging to." When it appears on the inside cover of a volume,ā¦
"Ecce Homo" - "Behold the Man" - three Latin words spoken by Pontius Pilate in the praetorium of Jerusalem, then translated into the Vulgate and carriedā¦
The Latin expression E Pluribus Unum has echoed through two and a half centuries of public life, moving from the official seal of a new republic to a quietā¦