Few Latin phrases have crossed so freely from ancient amphitheatres into modern screenplay workshops as "deus ex machina." The expression translates, quiteā¦
Few Latin phrases have travelled as far from the Roman Senate floor as Carthago delenda est. The line, often rendered in English as "Carthage must beā¦
The phrase Dei Gratia threads through centuries of European and Commonwealth tradition, carrying far more weight than its two-word composition suggests.ā¦
Few Latin phrases carry the raw weight of "De Profundis," which translates simply as "from the depths." The two words appear at the opening of Psalm 130 in theā¦
The two-word expression "de novo" travels through Australian courtrooms, research laboratories, boardrooms, and policy briefings with remarkable ease. A directā¦
āDe mortuis nil nisi bonumā is a Latin maxim commonly translated as āof the dead, speak nothing but good.ā It expresses a familiar rule of mourning: whenā¦
De Jure is a Latin phrase that travels far beyond the lecture halls of ancient rhetoric and into the modern courtroom, the parliamentary chamber, and theā¦
The phrase de facto threads through conversations in courtrooms, boardrooms, and family kitchens, even though many people who use it never stop to consider itsā¦
Cur Deus Homo, usually translated as āWhy Did God Become Human?ā, is one of the most influential works in the history of Christian theology. Written by Anselmā¦
A short Latin phrase can carry a surprisingly modern attitude. Cum grano salis is usually translated as āwith a grain of saltā, an instruction to treat aā¦