Note : Trying to incorporate most of the words
A Mari Usque Ad Mare | From sea to sea (Motto of Canada) | ||
A Posteriori | Reasoning from effects to causes | ||
A Priori | Reasoning from causes to effects | ||
Ad Astra | To the stars | ||
Ad Eundem | Of admission to the same degree at a different university | ||
Ad Hoc | For this purpose | ||
Ad hominem | To the individual. Relating to the principles or preferences of a particular person, rather than to abstract truth. Often used to describe a personal attack on a person. | ||
Ad Libitum | At one's pleasure, usually abbreviated ad lib | ||
Ad Litem | For a lawsuit or action | ||
Ad Nauseum | To a sickening extent | ||
Ad Referendum | Subject to reference | ||
Ad Rem | To the point | ||
Ad Vitam | For life | ||
Ad Vitam Aeternam | For all time | ||
Ad Vitam Paramus | We are preparing for life (My high school's motto!) | ||
Agnus Dei | Lamb of God | ||
Anno Domine | In the year of our Lord. Usually abbreviated A.D. | ||
Annuit Coeptis | He (God) has favoured our undertakings (part of the great seal of the | ||
Annus Bisextus | Leap year | ||
Ante Bellum | Before the war. Usually used to describe the | ||
Ante Meridiem | Before noon. Usually abbreviated A.M. | ||
Armis Exposcere Pacem | They demanded peace by force of arms. An inscription seen on medals. | ||
Ars Gratia Artis | Art for art's sake. The motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | ||
Audere Est Facere | To dare is to do. Motto of the British football team, Tottenham Hotspur ('Spurs) | ||
Bona Fide | In good faith, sincerely | ||
Carpe Diem | Enjoy the day; pluck the day when it is ripe. Seize the day. | ||
Caveat Emptor | Let the buyer beware | ||
Ceteris Paribus | All things being equal | ||
Cogito Ergo Sum | I think, therefore I am (Rene Descartes) | ||
Corpus Delicti | Literally the body of the crime. The substance or fundamental facts of crime. | ||
De Mortius Nil Nisi Bonum | Of the dead say nothing but good. | ||
Dei Gratia | By the grace of God. This appears on all British, Canadian, and other | ||
Deus Ex Machina | Literally God from a machine. Describes a miraculous or fortuitous turn of events in a work of fiction. | ||
Deus Vobiscum | God be with you. | ||
Dies Irae | Day of wrath; Day of judgement | ||
Dies natalis | Birthday | ||
Discere Docendo | To learn through teaching | ||
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus | Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. This is the motto of Harry Potter’s alma mater, Hogwart’s school of witchcraft and wizardry | ||
Dum spiramus tuebimur | While we breathe, we shall defend. Motto of the U.S 133rd Field Artillery Regiment. | ||
From many, one (Motto of United States of America) | |||
Errare Humanum Est | To err is human | ||
Et Alia | And others | ||
Et Cetera | And the rest. Often abbreviated etc. or &c. | ||
Ex Cathedra | From the chair, i.e. Speaking from a Bishop's seat or professional chair, speaking with authority. A Cathedra is the seat reserved for a Bishop in a cathedral. | ||
Ex Gratia | Done or given as a favour and not under any compulsion | ||
Ex Libris | From the Library (of). | ||
Ex Officio | According to Office | ||
Ex Post Facto | After the fact | ||
Ex Tempore | Off the cuff, without preparation | ||
Exampli Gratia | For the sake of example, for instance. Usually abbreviated e.g. | ||
Exeunt Omnes | All go out. A common stage direction in plays | ||
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