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|{{Section|Deo Optimo Maximo}}'''Deo Optimo Maximo <small>(DOM)</small>'''||To the Best and Greatest God||Derived from the Pagan ''Iupiter Optimo Maximo'' (To the best and greatest [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]]). Printed on bottles of [[Bénédictine]] liqueur. |
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This page is one of a series listing 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 ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.[1]
- This list covers the letter D. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.
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Da mihi factum, dabo tibi ius||Give me the fact(s), I'll give you the law||also: Da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius; legal principle based on Roman law; parties should present the facts of a case while the judge rules on the law. Related to iura novit curia (the court knows the law). | ||
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damnant quodnon intelligunt||They condemn what they do not understand || | ||
damnatio memoriae | damnation of memory | A Roman custom in which disgraced Romans (particularly former Emperors) were pretended to have never existed. |
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damnum absque injuria||damage without injury||A loss that results from no one's wrongdoing. In Roman law, a man is not responsible for unintended, consequential injury to another resulting from a lawful act. This protection does not necessarily apply to unintended damage by negligence or folly. | ||
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data venia||"with due respect" or "given the excuse"||Used before disagreeing with someone. | ||
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dat deus incrementum||God grants the increase||This template is currently non-functional due to T39256. Motto of Westminster School, a leading British independent school. | ||
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datum perficiemus munus||Mission given, mission accomplished||Motto of Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (BOPE), the elite special forces unit of the military police of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). | ||
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de bonis asportatis||carrying goods away||Trespass de bonis asportatis was the traditional name for larceny (wrongful taking of chattels). | ||
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decus et tutamen||An ornament and a safeguard||Inscription on British one-pound coins. Originally on 17th-century coins, it refers to the inscribed edge as a protection against the clipping of precious metal. The phrase originally comes from Virgil's Aeneid. | ||
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descensus in cuniculi cavum||The descent into the cave of the rabbit||Down the Rabbit Hole (see: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland#Famous lines and expressions. | ||
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de dato||of the date||Used in the context of "As we agreed in the meeting d.d. 26th Mai 2006. | ||
de facto | by deed | Said of something that is the actual state of affairs, in contrast to something's legal or official standing, which is described as de jure. De facto refers to the "way things really are" rather than what is "officially" presented as the fact. |
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de fideli||with faithfulness||A clerk makes the declaration De fideli on when appointed, promising to do his or her tasks faithfully as a servant of the court. | ||
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de futuro||regarding the future||Usually used in the context of "at a future time" | ||
de gustibus non est disputandum | there is no disputing about tastes | Less literally "there's no accounting for taste". Likely of Scholastic origin (see Wiktionary). |
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de integro||again, a second time|| | ||
de jure | by law | "Official", in contrast with de facto. Analogous to "in principle", whereas de facto is to "in practice". In other contexts, can mean "according to law", "by right" or "legally". Also commonly written de iure, the classical form. |
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de lege ferenda||from law to be passed|| | ||
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de lege lata||"from law passed" or "by law in force"|| | ||
de minimis non curat lex | The law does not bother with the smallest things. | The court does not want to bother with small, trivial things. A case must have importance for the court to hear it. See "de minimis not curat praetor". |
de minimis non curat praetor | The commander does not bother with the smallest things. | Also "The chief magistrate does not concern himself with trifles." Trivial matters are no concern of a high official (cf. aquila non capit muscas, the eagle does not catch flies). Sometimes rex (the king) or lex (the law) is used in place of praetor, and de minimis is a legal term referring to things unworthy of the law's attention. |
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de mortuis aut bene aut nihil||about the dead, either well or nothing||Less literally, "speak well of the dead or not at all" (cf. de mortuis nil nisi bonum). | ||
de mortuis nil nisi bonum | about the dead, nothing unless a good thing | From de mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est, "nothing must be said about the dead except the good", attributed by Diogenes Laërtius to Chilon. In legal contexts, this quotation is used with the opposite meaning, as defaming a deceased person is not a crime. In other contexts, it refers to taboos against criticizing the recently deceased. |
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de nobis fabula narratur||about us is the story told||Thus, "their story is our story". Originally referred to the end of Rome's dominance. Now often used when comparing any current situation to a past story or historical event. | ||
de novo | from the new | "Anew" or "afresh". In law, a trial de novo is a retrial. In biology, de novo means newly-synthesized, and a de novo mutation is a mutation that neither parent possessed or transmitted. In economics, de novo refers to newly-founded companies, and de novo banks are state banks that have been in operation for five years or less. |
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de omnibus dubitandum||be suspicious of everything, doubt everything||Karl Marx's favorite motto. | ||
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de omni re scibili et quibusdam aliis||about every knowable thing, and even certain other things||A 15th-century Italian scholar wrote the De omni re scibili portion, and a wag added et quibusdam aliis. | ||
de oppresso liber | Free From Having Been Oppressed | Commonly mistranslated as "To Liberate the Oppressed". The motto of the United States Army Special Forces. |
de profundis | from the depths | Out of the depths of misery or dejection. From the Latin translation of Psalm 130. |
de re | about the matter | In logic, de dicto statements (about the truth of a proposition) are distinguished from de re statements (about the properties of a thing itself). |
Dei Gratia Regina | By the Grace of God, Queen | Also Dei Gratia Rex (By the Grace of God, King). Abbreviated as D G REG preceding Fidei Defensor (F D) on British pounds, and as D G Regina on Canadian coins. |
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Dei sub numine viget||under God's Spirit she flourishes||Motto of Princeton University. | ||
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delectatio morosa||peevish delight||In Catholic theology, a pleasure taken in sinful thought or imagination, such as brooding on sexual images. It is distinct from actual sexual desire, and involves voluntary and complacent erotic fantasizing, without any attempt to suppress such thoughts. | ||
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deliriant isti Romani||They are mad, those Romans!||A translation into Latin from René Goscinny's [ils sont fous, ces romains!] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), frequently issued by Obelix in the Asterix comics. | ||
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Deo ac veritati||For God and for truth||Motto of Colgate University. | ||
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Deo domuique||for God and for home||Motto of Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne. | ||
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Deo et patriae||for God and Country||Motto of Regis High School (New York City). | ||
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Deo gratias||thanks [be] to God||The semi-Hispanicized form Deogracias is a Philippine first name. | ||
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Deo juvante||with God's help||The motto of Monaco and its monarch which appears on the royal arms. | ||
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Deo Optimo Maximo (DOM)||To the Best and Greatest God||Derived from the Pagan Iupiter Optimo Maximo (To the best and greatest Jupiter). Printed on bottles of Bénédictine liqueur. | ||
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Deo vindice||with God as protector||Motto of the Confederate States of America. An alternate translation is "With an avenging God". | ||
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Deo volente||God willing||This was often used in conjunction with a signature at the end of letters. It was used in order to signify that "God willing" this letter will get to you safely, "God willing" the contents of this letter come true. See also: Insha'Allah. | ||
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Deus caritas est||God is Love||The first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI. | ||
deus ex machina | a god from a machine | From the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (Apò mēchanēs Theós). A contrived or artificial solution, usually to a literary plot. Refers to the practice in Greek drama of lowering by machine an actor playing a god or goddess, typically either Athena or (as in Euripides) the Dioscuri onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot. |
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Deus meumque jus||God and my right||The principal motto of Scottish Rite Freemasonry; see also Dieu et mon droit. | ||
Deus vult | God wills it! | The principal slogan of the Crusades.Motto of Bergen Catholic High School, NJ |
deus otiosus | God at leisure | |
dicto simpliciter | [From] a maxim, simply | I.e. "From a rule without exception." Short for A dicto simpliciter, the a often being dropped by confusion with the indefinite article. A dicto simpliciter occurs when an acceptable exception is ignored or eliminated. For instance, the appropriateness of using opiates is dependent on the presence of extreme pain. To justify the recreational use of opiates by referring to a cancer patient or to justify arresting said cancer patient by comparing him to the recreational user would be a dicto simpliciter. |
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dictum meum pactum||my word [is] my bond||Motto of the London Stock Exchange | ||
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diem perdidi||I have lost the day||From the Roman Emperor Titus. Passed down in Suetonius's biography of him in Lives of the Twelve Caesars (8) | ||
Dies Irae | Day of Wrath | Refers to the Judgment Day in Christian eschatology. The name of a famous 13th-century Medieval Latin hymn by Tommaso da Celano, used in the Mass for the dead. |
dies non juridicum | Day without judiciary | Days under common law (traditionally Sunday) in which no legal process can be served and any judgment is void. This concept was first codified by the English Parliament in the reign of Charles II. |
dirigo | I direct | In Classical Latin, "I arrange". State motto of Maine. Based on a comparison of the state of Maine to the star Polaris. |
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dis aliter visum||it seemed otherwise to the gods||In other words, the gods have different plans than mortals, and so events do not always play out as people wish them to. | ||
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dis manibus sacrum (D.M.S.)||Sacred to the ghost-gods||Refers to the Manes, Roman spirits of the dead. Loosely "To the memory of". A conventional inscription preceding the name of the deceased on pagan grave markings, often shortened to dis manibus (D.M.), "for the ghost-gods". Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H. S. E.), "he lies here". | ||
disce aut discede | Learn or Depart | Motto of Royal College Colombo. |
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disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus||Learn as if always going to live; live as if tomorrow going to die.||Attributed to St Edmund of Abingdon. | ||
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This template is currently non-functional due to T39256. disiecta membra||scattered limbs||That is, "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, I, 4, 62, where it was written "disiecti membra poetae" (limbs of a scattered poet). Also written as disjecta membra. | ||
ditat Deus | God enriches | State motto of Arizona, adopted in 1911. Probably derived from the Vulgate's translation of Genesis 14:23. |
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divide et impera||divide and rule||A Roman maxim adopted by Julius Caesar, Louis XI and Machiavelli. Commonly rendered "divide and conquer". | ||
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dixi||I have spoken||A popular eloquent expression, usually used in the end of a speech. The implied meaning is: "I have said all that I had to say and thus the argument is settled". | ||
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["...", ...] dixit||["...", ...] said||Used to attribute a statement or opinion to its author, rather than the speaker. | ||
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do ut des||I give that you may give||Often said or written for sacrifices, when one "gives" and expects something back from the gods. | ||
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docendo discitur||It is learned by teaching||Also translated "One learns by teaching." Attributed to Seneca the Younger. | ||
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docendo disco, scribendo cogito||I learn by teaching, think by writing.|| | ||
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dolus specialis||special intent||"The ... concept is particular to a few civil law systems and cannot sweepingly be equated with the notions of ‘special’ or ‘specific intent’ in common law systems. Of course, the same might equally be said of the concept of ‘specific intent,’ a notion used in the common law almost exclusively within the context of the defense of voluntary intoxication."—Genocide scholar William Schabas[2] | ||
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Domine dirige nos||Lord guide us||Motto of the City of London | ||
Dominus Illuminatio Mea | the Lord is my light | Motto of the University of Oxford. |
Dominus Vobiscum | Lord be with you | Phrase used during and at the end of Catholic sermons, and a general greeting form among and towards members of Catholic organizations, such as priests and nuns. See also pax vobiscum. |
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dona nobis pacem||give us peace||Often set to music, either by itself or as part of the Agnus Dei prayer of the Mass. Also an ending in the video game Haunting Ground. | ||
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donatio mortis causa||giving in expectation of death||A legal concept where a person in imminent mortal danger need not meet the requisite consideration to create or modify a will. | ||
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draco dormiens nunquam titillandus||a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled||'Motto of the fictional Hogwarts school in the Harry Potter series; translated more loosely in the books as "never tickle a sleeping dragon". | ||
dramatis personae | the parts of the play | More literally, "the masks of the drama"; more figuratively, "cast of characters". The characters represented in a dramatic work. |
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duae tabulae rasae in quibus nihil scriptum est||Two blank slates with nothing written upon them||Stan Laurel, inscription for the fanclub logo of The Sons of the Desert. | ||
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ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt||The fates lead the willing and drag the unwilling||Attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca. | ||
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ductus exemplo||Leadership by example||This is the motto for the United States Marine Corps' Officer Candidates School located at Marine Corps Base Quantico; Quantico, Virginia. | ||
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dulce bellum inexpertis||war is sweet to the inexperienced||War may seem pleasant to those who have never been involved in it, though the more experienced know better. A phrase from Erasmus in the 16th century. | ||
dulce et decorum est pro patria mori | It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland. | From Horace, Odes III, 2, 13. Used by Wilfred Owen for the title of a poem about World War I, Dulce et Decorum Est. |
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dulce et utile||a sweet and useful thing||Horace wrote in his Ars Poetica that poetry must be dulce et utile (pleasant and profitable), both enjoyable and instructive. | ||
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dulce periculum||danger is sweet||Horace, Odes III, 25, 16. Motto of the Scottish clan MacAulay. | ||
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dulcius ex asperis||sweeter after difficulties||Motto of the Scottish clan Fergusson.[3] | ||
dum spiro spero | while I breathe, I hope | State motto of South Carolina. From Cicero. |
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dum Roma deliberat Saguntum perit||while Rome debates, Saguntum is in danger||Used when someone has been asked for urgent help, but responds with no immediate action. Similar to Hannibal ante portas, but referring to a less personal danger. | ||
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dum vivimus servimus||While we live, we serve||motto of Presbyterian College. | ||
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dura lex sed lex||[the] law [is] harsh, but [it is the] law|| | ||
dura mater | tough mother | Outer covering of the brain. |
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dux bellorum||War leader|| |
- ^ Peter A. Mackridge; Robert Browning; Donald William Lucas; et al. "Greek literature". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea: An Investigation into the Treatment of Mens Rea in the Quest to Hold Individuals Accountable for Genocide Mens Rea: The Mental Element quoting and citing William A. Schabas, "The Jelisic Case and the Mens Rea of the Crime of Genocide," Leiden Journal of International Law 14 (2001): 129.
- ^ Clan Fergus(s)on Society Retrieved on 14 December 2007