#Ever forward latin free#

Bonus - Good Bonus, from the Latin adjective bonus, which means good, refers to any number of good things in its current English usage.

bono malum superate - overcome evil with good.

The meaning has changed somewhat in English usage to mean something that is real or genuine (e.g., she was a bona fide expert in the social structures of humpback whales).

bona fide - good faith or With good faith Another common Latin phrase, bona fide literally means with good faith.

bis dat qui cito dat - he gives twice, who gives promptly a gift given without hesitation is as good as two gifts.

bellum omnium contra omnes - war of all against all.

barba non facit philosophum - a beard doesn’t make one a philosopher.

aut viam inveniam aut faciam - I will either find a way or make one said by Hannibal, the great ancient military commander.aut neca aut necare - either kill or be killed.aut cum scuto aut in scuto - either with shield or on shield do or die, “no retreat” said by Spartan mothers to their sons as they departed for battle.

auribus teneo lupum - I hold a wolf by the ears a common ancient proverb indicates that one is in a dangerous situation where both holding on and letting go could be deadly a modern version is, “to have a tiger by the tail”.aurea mediocritas - golden mean refers to the ethical goal of reaching a virtuous middle ground between two sinful extremes.audemus jura nostra defendere - we dare to defend our rights state motto of Alabama.

#Ever forward latin free#

astra inclinant, sed non obligant - the stars incline us, they do not bind us refers to the strength of free will over astrological determinism.aqua vitae - water of life used to refer to various native distilled beverages, such as whisky (uisge beatha) in Scotland and Ireland, gin in Holland, and brandy (eau de vie) in France.ante meridiem - before noon A.M., used in timekeeping.ante bellum - before the war commonly used in the Southern United States as antebellum to refer to the period preceding the American Civil War.annuit cœptis –He (God) nods at things being begun or “he approves our undertakings,” motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States and on the back of the United States one-dollar bill.alma mater - nourishing mother used to denote one’s college/university.Nowadays, alibi commonly refers to evidence that someone did not commit a (usually) criminal act because he or she was elsewhere at the time the act was committed. alibi - elsewhere The word alibi is a Latin phrase that simply means elsewhere, which will make sense to all you crime drama addicts out there who are familiar with the term as used by police, investigators, and other law enforcement professionals.alias - at another time an assumed name or pseudonym.ad victoriam - to victory more commonly translated into “for victory,” this was a battle cry of the Romans.ad nauseam - used to describe an argument that has been taking place to the point of nausea.ad hominem - to the man below-the-belt personal attack rather than a reasoned argument.Usually, one does something on an ad hoc basis (e.g., she answered questions on an ad hoc basis). In Latin, ad hoc literally means to this, which has been adapted by English speakers as a saying that denotes that something is created or done for a particular purpose, as necessary. ad hoc - to this - improvised or made up.a priori - from what comes before knowledge or justification is independent of experience.a posteriori - from the latter knowledge or justification is dependent on experience or empirical evidence.