List of Latin phrases

(S)

This page lists English translations of

notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici
and et cetera. Some of the phrases are
themselves translations of Greek phrases,
as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its
peak centuries before the rise of ancient
Rome.
This list covers the letter S. See List of
Latin phrases for the main list.
 Latin Translation Notes

saltus in leap in a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is

demonstrando explaining omitted.

a stronghold
a Roman Silver Age maxim. Also the school motto of
salus in arduis (or refuge) in
Wellingborough School.
difficulties

the welfare of From Cicero's De Legibus, book III, part III, sub. VIII. Quoted by
salus populi
the people is John Locke in his Second Treatise, On Civil Government, to
suprema lex
to be the describe the proper organization of government. Also the
esto
highest law state motto of Missouri.

Refers to two expressions that can be interchanged without

with truth
salva veritate changing the truth value of the statements in which they
intact
occur.

Savior of the Christian epithet, usually referring to Jesus. The title of

Salvator Mundi
World paintings by Albrecht Dürer and Leonardo da Vinci.

salvo errore et Used as a reservation on statements of financial accounts.

save for error
omissione Often now given in English "errors and omissions excluded" or
and omission
(s.e.e.o.) "e&oe".

Addressing
oneself to
salvo honoris
someone
titulo (SHT)
whose title is
unknown.|

Sancta Sedes Holy Chair literally, "holy seat". Refers to the Papacy or the Holy See.

sancta holy
Or "sacred simplicity".
simplicitas innocence

sancte et in a holy and Also sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of several
sapienter wise way institutions, notably King's College London

sanctum referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a

Holy of Holies
sanctorum lesser guarded, yet also holy location.

sapere aude dare to know From Horace's Epistularum liber primus, Epistle II, line 40.
Made popular in Kant's essay Answering the Question: What Is
 Enlightenment? defining the Age of Enlightenment. The phrase
is common usage as a university motto.

wise is he
sapiens qui
who looks Motto of Malvern College, England
prospicit
ahead

From Plautus. Indicates that something can be understood

without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has
enough for
sapienti sat enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to dictum
the wise
sapienti sat est ("enough has been said for the wise",
commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough").

sapientia et wisdom and Motto of Fordham University, New York. Motto of Hill House
doctrina learning School Doncaster, England.

One of the mottos of the Ateneo schools in the Philippines.[1]

sapientia et wisdom and
eloquentia eloquence Motto of the Minerva Society

sapientia et wisdom and

Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand.
veritas truth

sapientia et wisdom and

Motto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
virtus virtue

wisdom is the
sapientia ianua Motto of the Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Bebington,
gateway to
vitae England.
life

wisdom is
sapientia melior
better than Motto of University of Deusto, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Spain.
auro
gold

Wisdom,
sapientia, pax, Motto of Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Cholula,
Peace,
fraternitas Mexico.
Fraternity

sapientia wisdom is Motto of the House of Akeleye, Sweden, Denmark,

potentia est power Czechoslovakia.

sat celeriter That which One of the two favorite saying of Augustus. The other is
fieri quidquid has been "festina lente".[2]
fiat satis bene done well has
 been done
quickly
enough

By/From/With
scientia ac
knowledge Motto of several institutions
labore
and labour

knowledge,
scientia, aere unknown origin, probably adapted from Horace's ode III (Exegi
more lasting
perennius monumentum aere perennius).
than bronze

religion and
scientia cum
knowledge Motto of St Vincent's College, Potts Point
religione
united

scientiae cedit The sea yields

Motto of the United States Coast Guard Academy.
mare to knowledge

For science
scientiae et
and Motto of University of Latvia
patriae
fatherland

knowledge
scientia et labor motto of Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
and work

scientia et knowledge
motto of Illinois Wesleyan University
sapientia and wisdom

knowledge is
the
scientia imperii
adornment
decus et Motto of Imperial College London
and
tutamen
protection of
the Empire

Stated originally by Sir Francis Bacon in Meditationes Sacrae

scientia ipsa knowledge (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as
potentia est itself is power scientia est potestas or scientia potentia est (knowledge is
power).

scientia, labor, science,

Motto of the Free University of Tbilisi.
libertas labour, liberty
scientia vincere conquering Motto of several institutions, such as the Free University of
tenebras darkness by Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).
science

scilicet (sc. or it is permitted that is to say; to wit; namely; in a legal caption, it provides a
ss.) to know statement of venue or refers to a location.

scio I know

scio me nihil I know that I

scire know nothing

knowledge
scire quod
which is motto of now defunct publisher Small, Maynard & Company
sciendum
worth having

scribimus Each
as translated by Philip Francis. From Horace, Epistularum liber
indocti doctique desperate
secundus (1, 117)[3] and quoted in Fielding's Tom Jones; lit:
poemata blockhead
"Learned or not, we shall write poems without distinction."
passim dares to write

scuto amoris by the shield

The motto of Skidmore College
divini of God's love

seculo forever and

seculorum ever

But the same

sed ipse Spirit
spiritus postulat intercedes
pro nobis, incessantly Romans 8:26
gemitibus for us, with
inenarrabilibus inexpressible
groans

But on earth,
sed terrae
worse things Virgil, Aeneid 6:84.
graviora manent
await

with the seat The "seat" refers to the Holy See; the vacancy refers to the
sede vacante
being vacant interregnum between two popes.

sedes apostolic
Synonymous with Sancta Sedes.
apostolica chair
sedes incertae seat (i.e. Used in biological classification to indicate that there is no
location) agreement as to which higher order grouping a taxon should
uncertain be placed into. Abbreviated sed. incert.

sedet, seat, be
aeternumque seated a Virgi's verse, means when you stop trying, then you lose
sedebit forever

once in a year
Concept expressed by various authors, such as Seneca, Saint
semel in anno one is
Augustine and Horace. It became proverbial during the Middle
licet insanire allowed to go
Ages.
crazy

always
semper ad
towards Motto of several institutions
meliora
better things

Motto of the 45th Infantry Division (United States) and its

always
semper anticus successor, the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United
forward
States)

semper apertus always open Motto of University of Heidelberg

always Motto of Carl Jacobsen and name of a line of beers by Danish

semper ardens
burning brewery Carlsberg.

personal motto of Elizabeth I, appears above her royal coat of

arms. Used as motto of Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Channel
semper eadem ever the same Islands, which was founded by Elizabeth I, and of Ipswich
School, to whom Elizabeth granted a royal charter. Also the
motto of the City of Leicester and Prince George's County.

semper Motto of the K.A.V. Lovania Leuven and the House of Wrigley-
always higher
excelsius Pimley-McKerr[4]

always
semper fidelis Motto of several institutions, e.g. United States Marine Corps
faithful

semper fortis always brave Unofficial motto of the United States Navy

always the
semper idem Motto of Underberg
same

semper in We're always Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998[5]

excretia sumus in the manure;
solim only the depth
profundum varies.
variat

always
semper instans Motto of 846 NAS Royal Navy
threatening

always
semper invicta Motto of Warsaw
invincible

the necessity
semper
of proof
necessitas
always lies
probandi Latin maxim often associated with the burden of proof
with the
incumbit ei qui
person who
agit
lays charges

semper liber always free Motto of the city of Victoria, British Columbia

always
semper paratus Motto of several institutions, e.g. United States Coast Guard
prepared

semper primus always first Motto of several US military units

Motto of the island of Sint Maarten, of King City Secondary

semper always
School in King City, Ontario, Canada and of Fairfax High
progrediens progressing
School (Fairfax, Virginia)

A phrase deriving from the Nadere Reformatie movement in

the seventeenth century Dutch Reformed Church and widely
but informally used in Reformed and Presbyterian churches
always in today. It refers to the conviction of certain Reformed
semper
need of being Protestant theologians that the church must continually re-
reformanda
reformed examine itself in order to maintain its purity of doctrine and
practice. The term first appeared in print in Jodocus van
Lodenstein, Beschouwinge van Zion (Contemplation of Zion),
Amsterdam, 1674.[6]

semper sursum always aim Motto of Barrow-in-Furness, England. Motto of St. Stephen
high School, Chandigarh, India. Motto of St. Joseph's College,
Allahabad, India. Motto of Palmerston North Girls' High
School, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Motto of Vancouver
Technical Secondary School, Vancouver, British Columbia,
 Canada. Motto of 865 Dartmouth Kiwanis Royal Canadian Air
Cadet Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Motto of several institutions including the US Air Force

always
semper vigilans Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol), the city of San Diego, California, and
vigilant
the Providence, Rhode Island Police Department.

always
semper vigilo The motto of the Scottish Police Forces, Scotland.
vigilant

Senatus The Senate The official name of the Roman Republic. "SPQR" was carried
Populusque and the on battle standards by the Roman legions. In addition to being
Romanus People of an ancient Roman motto, it remains the motto of the modern
(SPQR) Rome city of Rome.

with the
broad, or
sensu lato Less literally, "in the wide sense".
general,
meaning

sensu stricto cf. "with the tight

Less literally, "in the strict sense".
stricto sensu meaning"

in the fuller In biblical exegesis, the deeper meaning intended by God, not
sensus plenior
meaning intended by the human author.

In an effort to understand why things may be happening

contrary to expectations, or even in alignment with them, this
idiom suggests that keeping track of where money is going
sequere follow the
may show the basis for the observed behavior. Similar in spirit
pecuniam money
to the phrase cui bono (who gains?) or cui prodest (who
advances?), but outside those phrases' historically legal
context.

Sermo Tuus Thy Word Is motto of the General Theological Seminary, Cornelius Fontem
Veritas Est Truth Esua

those who are

sero venientes
late are poorly
male sedentes
seated

sero those who are

venientibus late get bones
ossa
 Keeper of the
servabo fidem I will keep the faith.
faith

The answer of St. Michael the Archangel to the non serviam, "I
will not serve" of Satan, when the angels were tested by God
serviam I will serve
on whether they will serve an inferior being, a man, Jesus, as
their Lord.

servant of the
servus
servants of A title for the Pope.
servorum Dei
God

From Horace's Ars Poetica, "proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia

words a foot
sesquipedalia verba" ("he throws down his high-flown language and his foot-
and a half
verba and-a-half-long words"). A self-referential jab at long words
long
and needlessly elaborate language in general.

If I sleep, I
si dormiam
may be Motto of HMS Wakeful (H88)
capiar
caught

If you seek
Si
(his)
monumentum from the epitaph on Christopher Wren's tomb in St Paul's
monument,
requiris Cathedral.
look around
circumspice
you

If you can't
Si non oscillas, Inscribed on a plaque above the front door of the Playboy
swing, don't
noli tintinnare mansion in Chicago.
ring

si omnes... ego if all ones...

non not I

if we deny
si peccasse
having made From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor
negamus
a mistake, we Faustus, where the phrase is translated "if we say that we have
fallimur et nulla
are deceived, no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there's no truth in us." (cf. 1
est in nobis
and there's no John 1:8 in the New Testament)
veritas
truth in us

si quaeris if you seek a Said to have been based on the tribute to architect
peninsulam delightful Christopher Wren in St Paul's Cathedral, London: si
amoenam peninsula, monumentum requiris, circumspice (see above). State motto of
circumspice look around Michigan, adopted in 1835.

if you can
si quid novisti
better these
rectius istis,
principles, tell
candidus
me; if not, join Horace, Epistles I :6, 67–68
imperti; si nil,
me in
his utere
following
mecum.
them

This quote is often attributed to the Latin philosopher

If you had Boethius of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. It translates
kept your literally as, "If you had been silent, you would have remained a
si tacuisses,
silence, you philosopher." The phrase illustrates a common use of the
philosophus
would have subjunctive verb mood. Among other functions it expresses
mansisses
stayed a actions contrary to fact. Sir Humphrey Appleby translated it to
philosopher the PM as: "If you'd kept your mouth shut we might have
thought you were clever."

A common beginning for ancient Roman letters. An

if you are well,
si vales valeo abbreviation of si vales bene est ego valeo, alternatively written
I am well
(SVV) as SVBEEV. The practice fell out of fashion and into obscurity
(abbr)
with the decline in Latin literacy.

If you want to This is often attributed to the Roman philosopher Seneca,

si vis amari ama
be loved, love found in the sixth of his letters to Lucilius.

From Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari. Origin

if you want
of the name parabellum for some ammunition and firearms,
si vis pacem, peace,
such as the Luger Parabellum. (Similar to igitur qui desiderat
para bellum prepare for
pacem, praeparet bellum and in pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea
war
bello.)

Or "just so". States that the preceding quoted material appears

exactly that way in the source, despite any errors of spelling,
sic thus grammar, usage, or fact that may be present. Used only for
previous quoted text; ita or similar must be used to mean
"thus" when referring to something about to be stated.

sic currite ut Run to win More specifically, So run, that ye may obtain, 1 Corinthians 24.
comprehendatis Motto of Divine Word University, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

sic et non thus and not More simply, "yes and no".

we gladly
sic gorgiamus
feast on
allos
those who Mock-Latin motto of The Addams Family.
subjectatos
would subdue
nunc
us

sic infit so it begins

thus you shall From Virgil, Aeneid book IX, line 641. Possibly the source of
sic itur ad astra go to the the ad astra phrases. Motto of several institutions, including
stars the Royal Canadian Air Force.

greatness
sic parvis
from small Motto of Sir Francis Drake
magna
beginnings

Thus here and

sic passim Used when referencing books; see passim.
there

Thus has it
sic semper erat,
always been,
et sic semper
and thus shall
erit
it ever be

Attributed to Brutus at the time of Julius Caesar's

assassination and to John Wilkes Booth at the time of
sic semper thus always
Abraham Lincoln's assassination; whether it was actually said
tyrannis to tyrants
at either of these events is disputed. State motto of Virginia,
adopted in 1776.

A reminder that all things are fleeting. During Papal

coronations, a monk reminds the Pope of his mortality by
thus passes saying this phrase, preceded by pater sancte ("holy father")
sic transit gloria
the glory of while holding before his eyes a burning paper illustrating the
mundi
the world passing nature of earthly glories. This is similar to the
tradition of a slave in a Roman triumphs whispering memento
mori in the ear of the celebrant.

sic utere tuo ut use [what is] Or "use your property in such a way that you do not damage
alienum non yours so as others'". A legal maxim related to property ownership laws,
laedas not to harm often shortened to simply sic utere ("use it thus").
[what is] of
others

Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good

sic vita est thus is life
or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.

Though the
constellations
sidere mens
change, the Latin motto of the University of Sydney.
eadem mutato
mind is
universal

signetur (sig) or let it be

Medical shorthand
(S/) labeled

Sign of the
signum fidei Motto of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
Faith

silentium est silence is Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden". Also
aureum golden Latinized as silentium est aurum ("silence is gold").

similar things
are taken care
of by similar "like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form
similia similibus
things ("curantur") is indicative, while the second form ("curentur") is
curantur
subjunctive. The indicative form is found in Paracelsus (16th
let similar century), while the subjunctive form is said by Samuel
similia similibus
things be Hahnemann, founder of homeopathy, and is known as the law
curentur
taken care of of similars.
by similar
things

similar
substances Used as a general rule in chemistry; "like dissolves like" refers
similia similibus
will dissolve to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or
solvuntur
similar non polar solutes respectively.[7]
substances

simplicity is
simplex sigillum
the sign of expresses a sentiment akin to Keep It Simple, Stupid
veri
truth
sincere et sincere and Motto of the Order of the Red Eagle
constanter constant

Used in bibliographies to indicate that the date of publication

sine anno (s.a.) without a year
of a document is unknown.

Originally from old common law texts, where it indicates that

a final, dispositive order has been made in the case. In
sine die without a day modern legal context, it means there is nothing left for the
court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set, resulting
in an "adjournment sine die".

sine ira et without anger

Thus, impartially. From Tacitus, Annals 1.1.
studio and fondness

sine honoris without

Addressing oneself to someone whose title is unknown.
titulo honorary title

without
labour there
sine labore non
will be no
erit panis in ore
bread in
mouth

without a Used in bibliographies to indicate that the place of publication

sine loco (s.l.)
place of a document is unknown.

sine metu "without fear" Motto of Jameson Irish Whiskey

sine nomine "without a Used in bibliographies to indicate that the publisher of a

(s.n.) name" document is unknown.

Without
sine poena nulla Refers to the ineffectiveness of a law without the means of
penalty, there
lex enforcement
is no law

Without Frequently abbreviated to "s.p." or "d.s.p." (decessit sine prole –

sine prole
offspring "died without offspring") in genealogical works.

Without
sine prole
surviving Without surviving offspring (even in abstract terms)
superstite
children

sine timore aut Without Fear St.George's School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
favore or Favor motto
sine qua non without which Used to denote something that is an essential part of the
not whole. See also condicio sine qua non.

without
sine remediis
remedies Inscription on a stained glass in the conference hall of a
medicina debilis
medicine is pharmaceutical mill in Kaunas, Lithuania.
est
powerless

without
sine scientia ars knowledge, Motto of The International Diving Society, and motto of Oxford
nihil est skill is University Medical Students' Society
nothing

sisto I cease the Phrase, used to cease the activities of the Sejm upon the
activitatem activity liberum veto principle

may it be
sit nomine
worthy of the Motto of Rhodesia
digna
name

sit sine labe let honour

Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane, Australia).
decus stainless be

sit tibi terra may the earth Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as S.T.T.L.,
levis be light to you the same way as today's R.I.P.

may there be
sit venia verbo forgiveness Similar to the English idiom "pardon my French".
for the word

sol iustitiae sun of justice,

Motto of Utrecht University.
illustra nos shine upon us

the sun
sol lucet
shines on Petronius, Satyricon Lybri 100.
omnibus
everyone

the sun rules

sol omnia regit over Inscription near the entrance to Frombork Museum
everything

The material principle of the Protestant Reformation and one

sola fide by faith alone of the five solas, referring to the Protestant claim that the
Bible teaches that men are saved by faith even without works.
sola dosis facit the dose It is credited to Paracelsus who expressed the classic
venemum makes the toxicology maxim "All things are poison and nothing is without
poison poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison."

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

by grace
sola gratia solas, referring to the Protestant claim that salvation is an
alone
unearned gift (cf. ex gratia), not a direct result of merit.

the only good

sola lingua
language is a
bona est lingua Example of dog Latin humor.
dead
mortua
language

The formal principle of the Protestant Reformation and one of

by scripture
sola scriptura the five solas, referring to the Protestant idea that the Bible
alone
alone is the ultimate authority, not the Pope or tradition.

sola nobilitat virtue alone

virtus ennobles

solamen
miseris socios misery loves From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor
habuisse company Faustus.
doloris

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

solas, referring to the idea that God is the creator of all good
things and deserves all the praise for them. Johann Sebastian
soli Deo gloria glory to God
Bach often signed his manuscripts with the abbreviation
(S.D.G.) alone
S.D.G. to invoke this phrase, as well as with AMDG (ad
maiorem Dei gloriam). The motto of the MasterWorks Festival,
an annual Christian performing arts festival.

A motto of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five

solas, referring to the Protestant claim that the Bible teaches
solus Christus Christ alone
that Jesus is the only mediator between God and mankind.
Also rendered solo Christo ("by Christ alone").

solus ipse I alone

solvitur it is solved by The problem is solved by taking a walk, or by simple

ambulando walking experiment.

Spartam nactus your lot is from Euripides's Telephus, Agamemnon to Menelaus.[8]

es; hanc exorna cast in Sparta,
be a credit to
it

specialia special
generalibus departs from
derogant general

species nova new species Used in biological taxonomy

speculum mirror of
speculorum mirrors

the hope of
spem gregis from Virgil's Eclogues
the flock

he has
spem reduxit Motto of New Brunswick.
restored hope

I hope for
spero meliora
better things

spes bona good hope Motto of University of Cape Town.

hope Refers to Revelation 3:21, "To him that overcometh will I grant
spes vincit conquers to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am
thronum (overcomes) set down with my Father in his throne." On the John Winthrop
the throne family tombstone, Boston, Massachusetts.

From The Second Coming (poem) by William Butler Yeats.

Refers to Yeats' belief that each human mind is linked to a
spirit of the single vast intelligence, and that this intelligence causes
spiritus mundi
world certain universal symbols to appear in individual minds. The
idea is similar to Carl Jung's concept of the collective
unconscious.

Refers to The Gospel of Saint John 3:8, where he mentions

the spirit how Jesus told Nicodemus "The wind blows wherever it
spiritus ubi vult spreads wants, and even though you can hear its noise, you don't know
spirat wherever it where it comes from or where it goes. The same thing
wants happens to whomever has been born of the Spirit." It is the
motto of Cayetano Heredia University[9]

splendor sine brightness Loosely "splendour without diminishment" or "magnificence

occasu without without ruin". Motto of British Columbia.
setting

The motto of the Jungle Patrol in The Phantom. The phrase

actually violates Latin grammar because of a mistranslation
stamus contra we stand
from English, as the preposition contra takes the accusative
malo against by evil
case. The correct Latin rendering of "we stand against evil"
would be "stamus contra malum".

with a
stante pede "Immediately".
standing foot

to stand by
stare decisis the decided To uphold previous rulings, recognize precedent.
things

There is a day
stat sua cuique
[turn] for Virgil, Aeneid, X 467
dies
everybody

statim (stat) "immediately" Medical shorthand used following an urgent request.[10]

A safe Motto of Cork City, Ireland. Adapted from Virgil's Aeneid (II, 23:
statio bene fide
harbour for statio male fida carinis, "an unsafe harbour") but corrupted for
carinis
ships unknown reasons to "fide".

The current condition or situation. Also status quo ante ("the

the situation situation in which [things were] before"), referring to the state
status quo
in which of affairs prior to some upsetting event (cf. reset button
technique).

the state
status quo ante
before the A common term in peace treaties.
bellum
war

Marginal mark in proofreading to indicate that something

stet let it stand
previously deleted or marked for deletion should be retained.

let the fortune First part of the motto of Harrow School, England, and
stet fortuna
of the house inscribed upon Ricketts House, at the California Institute of
domus
stand Technology.

stipendium the reward of From Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor
peccati mors sin is death Faustus. (See Rom 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the
est free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.")

the heights
strenuis ardua
yield to Motto of the University of Southampton.
cedunt
endeavour

stricto sensu cf. with the tight

Less literally, "in the strict sense".
sensu stricto meaning

A title given to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. More literally

the wonder of
stupor mundi translated "the bewilderment of the world", or, in its original,
the world
pre-Medieval sense, "the stupidity of the world".

Legal term when a court takes up a motion on its own

by its own initiative, not because any of the parties to the case has made
sua sponte
accord the motion. The regimental motto of the 75th Ranger
Regiment of the U.S. Army.

Commonly abbreviated sa, it is used in citing annals, which

sub anno under the year
record events by year.

The Light Motto of the University of Adelaide, Australia. Refers to the

sub cruce
Under the figurative "light of learning" and the Southern Cross
lumen
Cross constellation, Crux.

Also, "under the sky", "in the open air", "out in the open" or
under the
sub divo "outdoors". Ablative "divo" does not distinguish divus, divi, a
wide open sky
god, from divum, divi, the sky.

Used in citations to refer to the end of a book, page, etc., and

toward the
sub finem abbreviated 's.f.' Used after the page number or title. E.g.,
end
'p. 20 s.f. '

under cold
sub Iove frigido At night; from Horace's Odes 1.1:25
Jupiter

Said of a case that cannot be publicly discussed until it is

sub judice under a judge
finished. Also sub iudice.

sub poena under penalty Commonly rendered subpoena. Said of a request, usually by a
court, that must be complied with on pain of punishment.
Examples include subpoena duces tecum ("take with you
under penalty"), a court summons to appear and produce
tangible evidence, and subpoena ad testificandum ("under
 penalty to testify"), a summons to appear and give oral
testimony.

"In secret", "privately", "confidentially", or "covertly". In the

Middle Ages, a rose was suspended from the ceiling of a
council chamber to indicate that what was said in the "under
the rose" was not to be repeated outside. This practice
under the
sub rosa originates in Greek mythology, where Aphrodite gave a rose to
rose
her son Eros, and he, in turn, gave it to Harpocrates, the god of
silence, to ensure that his mother's indiscretions—or those of
the gods in general, in other accounts—were kept under
wraps.

sub nomine under the "in the name of", "under the title of"; used in legal citations to
(sub nom.) name indicate the name under which the litigation continued.

sub silentio under silence implied but not expressly stated.

under the
sub specie
sight of Thus, "from eternity's point of view". From Spinoza, Ethics.
aeternitatis
eternity

under the
sub specie Dei "from God's point of view or perspective".
sight of God

Name of the oldest extant hymn to the Theotokos (Blessed

sub tuum Beneath thy
Virgin Mary). Also "under your protection". A popular school
praesidium compassion
motto.

Under the
Sub umbra National Motto of Belize, referring to the shade of the
shade I
floreo mahogany tree.
flourish

sub verbo; sub

Under the word or heading, as in a dictionary; abbreviated s.v.
voce

sublimis ab Raised from

Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham
unda the waves

subsiste
stop speaking
sermonem
immediately
statim

Succisa virescit Cut down, we Motto of Delbarton School

 grow back
stronger

One doesn't
Sudetia non sing on the
Saying from Hanakia
cantat Sudeten
Mountains

Of its own
sui generis In a class of its own.
kind

Of one's own Capable of responsibility. Has both legal and ecclesiastical

sui iuris
right use. Commonly rendered sui juris.

A gravestone inscription to remind the reader of the

I am what you inevitability of death (cf. memento mori). Also rendered fui
sum quod eris
will be quod sis ("I have been what you are") and tu fui ego eris ("I
have been you, you will be I").

I am what I
sum quod sum from Augustine's Sermon No. 76.[11]
am

summa cum with highest

laude praise

sum or
summa It refers to the final authority of power in government. For
totality of
potestas example, power of the Sovereign.
power

summa Literally "sum of sums". When a short conclusion is rounded

all in all
summarum up at the end of some elaboration.

summum the supreme Literally "highest good". Also summum malum ("the supreme
bonum good evil").

From Cicero (De officiis, I, 10, 33). An acritical application of

law, without understanding and respect of laws's purposes
supreme law, and without considering the overall circumstances, is often a
summum ius,
supreme means of supreme injustice. A similar sentence appears in
summa iniuria
injustice Terence (Heautontimorumenos, IV, 5): Ius summum saepe
summa est malitia ("supreme justice is often out of supreme
malice (or wickedness)").

sumptibus published Found in self-published academic books of the 17th to 19th

auctoris [cost of century. Often preceded by Latin name of city in which the
printing paid] work is published.
by author

From Virgil, Aeneid. Followed by et mentem mortalia tangunt

there are
sunt lacrimae ("and mortal things touch my mind"). Aeneas cries as he sees
tears for
rerum Carthaginian temple murals depicting the deaths of the Trojan
things
War. See also hinc illae lacrimae.

sunt omnes they are all

unum one

Children are
sunt pueri pueri, children, and
pueri puerilia children do anonymous proverb
tractant childish
things

Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where a

in one's own
suo jure wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her
right
marriage.

Also rendered suo moto. Usually used when a court of law,

upon one's upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been filed)
suo motu
own initiative proceeds against a person or authority that it deems has
committed an illegal act. It is used chiefly in South Asia.

Knowledge
suos cultores
crowns those The motto of Syracuse University, New York.
scientia coronat
who seek her

super firmum On the firm

fundamentum foundation of The motto of Ursinus College, Pennsylvania.
dei God

on the Where Thomas More accused the reformer, Martin Luther, of

super fornicam
lavatory going to celebrate Mass.

superbia in
pride in battle Motto of Manchester City F.C.
proelia

I surpass
supero omnia A declaration that one succeeds above all others.
everything
surdo oppedere to belch From Erasmus' collection of annotated Adagia (1508): a
before the useless action.
deaf

surgam I shall rise Motto of Columbia University's Philolexian Society.

Lift up your
sursum corda
hearts

Thus, don't offer your opinion on things that are outside your
competence. It is said that the Greek painter Apelles once
Cobbler, no asked the advice of a cobbler on how to render the sandals of
sutor, ne ultra
further than a soldier he was painting. When the cobbler started offering
crepidam
the sandal! advice on other parts of the painting, Apelles rebuked him
with this phrase in Greek, and it subsequently became a
popular Latin expression.

to render to
suum cuique One of Justinian I's three basic precepts of law. Also
every man his
tribuere shortened to suum cuique ("to each his own").
due

s.v. Abbreviation for sub verbo or sub voce (see above).

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Philippine Daily Inquirer.
2. "Glory In Stability And Moderation" .
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10 September 2008.
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United States Heraldic Registry
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January 1998
6. Michael Bush, "Calvin and the
Reformanda Sayings", in Herman J.
Selderhuis, ed., Calvinus sacrarum
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International Congress on Calvin
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Adeleye, Gabriel G. (1999). Thomas J.

Sienkewicz; James T. McDonough, Jr. (eds.).
World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions .
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Inc. ISBN 0865164223.
Stone, Jon R. (1996). Latin for the Illiterati.
London & New York: Routledge.
ISBN 0415917751.

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