Latin phrase
phrase known by its Latin-language version
in re
Latin for "in the matter of"
ad referendum
Latin phrase
Patria potestas
power of the pater familias, in Roman law
Homo sacer
status in Roman law
casus belli
('occasion for war') is an act or event that provokes or is used to justify war
status quo
Latin term meaning the existing state of affairs
filioque clause
word (“and the Son”) found in Latin—but not Greek—versions of the Nicene Creed: “Spiritum Sanctum […] qui ex Patre ⟨Filioque⟩ procedit” (Holy Ghost […] who proceeds from the Father ⟨and the Son⟩); a major factor in the Eastern–Western Schism
memento mori
artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death
nomen est omen
Latin phrase
et al.
Latin phrase meaning "and others"
ad nauseam
discussion that has continued to the point of nausea
pater familias
legal and factual head of ancient Roman household, owner of all goods and slaves, solely male
Id est
latin phrase
status quo ante bellum
Latin phrase meaning "the state existing before the war"
Ipse dixit
assertion without proof
et cetera
Latin expression
ad interim
Latin phrase meaning "in the meantime" or "temporarily"
rest in peace
short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died
sub rosa
phrase meaning secrecy
De vi
latin phrase, Roman law
Fate vobis
Italian phrase based on Latin
idem
Latin, means "the same"
per minas
by means of menaces or threats
brocard
legal principle expressed in Latin
Tempus utile
Latin phrase
est modus in rebus
Latin phrase
de jure/de facto
mixed Latin expressions, indicating that a condition or practice has both de jure and de facto
pro bono
professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment
Ipso facto
Latin term of art used especially in philosophy, law, and science
alma mater
school or university that a person has attended
Lamb of God
title for Jesus
in medias res
narrative that opens mid-plot, or 'in the middle of things'
Devil's advocate
former official position within the Catholic Church
Sic transit gloria mundi
Latin phrase
Sola gratia
Christian theological doctrine
posse comitatus
common-law or statute law authority of a county sheriff, or other law officer, to conscript any able-bodied man to assist him in keeping the peace or to pursue and arrest a felon
Horror vacui
Latin phrase
Live by the sword, die by the sword
proverb found in Matthew 26:52
Corpse-like obedience
German philosophy idea
Res publica
Latin phrase, meaning 'public affair'
sub voce
under the word or heading that has been specified
The Fox and the Stork
fable by Aesop
Per se
Latin phrase