Latin Phrases and Quotes

Latin is not a dead language. Here you can find hundreds of Latin phrases that are still in used today.

21. A posteriori - After the fact (Legal term - actions after the fact - also philosophical term: from what is before - Inductive reasoning)
22. A priori - Before the fact (Legal term - Actions before the fact - First speech - Philosophical term: from what is before - Deductive reasoning)
23. A quo - From which (Legal term - the point which is initial limit of time)
24. A remotis - From remote (From far away)
25. A simili - By similarity
26. A solis ortus cardine - From eastern lands that first see the sun (Ecclesiastical term - Hymn for Lauds of Christmas morning)
27. A tempo - In time (Musical term - directive to return to the original tempo)
28. A verbis ad verbera - From words to blows (Legal term)
29. A vinculo matrimonii - From the bounds of matrimony (Legal term)
30. Ab abrupto - Abruptly
31. Ab absurdo - From the absurd (Philosophical term - used in logic to argue that the oposing position is absurd)
32. Ab aeterno - From the eternity
33. Ab alio expectes alteri quod feceris - Expect to receive such treatment as you have given (Syrus - Sententiae)
34. Ab alta cuncta - From the altitude
35. Ab ante - From before
36. Ab esse ad posse valet consequentia - As a consequence of the reality, it is a possibility (Philosophical term - Since it is real, it is possible).
37. Ab homine quaesivi quis esset - Asked the man, who he was
38. Ab immemorabilis - From when there was no memory
39. Ab imo pectore - From my chest (Julius Caesar - Frankly - From my heart)
40. Ab initio - From the beginning

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