"'Descartes said ""Cogito ergo sum"". What does this Latin phrase mean?"
"contribution, whether that be thoughtful, entertaining, controversial or outstanding. Participants also have the opportunity to get tips from the evaluator on what their strengths and potentials are. Cogers The Society of Cogers (pronounced KOE-jers) is a free speech society, established in 1755 in the City of London. It is the oldest debating society in the world and one of the oldest speaking gatherings of any kind. The name ""Cogers"" comes from Descartes' famous assertion, ""Cogito ergo sum"" (I think, therefore I am). As a ""Society of Thinkers"", the Cogers is dedicated to the philosophy of letting everyone express their thoughts."
"Vi coactus Vi Coactus (V.C.) is a Latin term meaning ""having been forced"" or ""having been compelled"". In Latin, ""cōgō"" means ""to compel"" or ""to force"". The passive participle of ""cōgō"" is ""coāctus"", meaning ""having been forced"" or ""having been compelled"". ""Vi Coactus"" or ""V.C."" is used with a signature to indicate that the signer was under duress. The signer uses such marking at the start of their signature to signal that the agreement was made under duress, and that it is their belief that it invalidates their signature. Cornelis de Witt, a Dutch 17th century statesman, was forced to"
"he sought a metaphysical foundation or a mechanical explanation for his theories about matter and motion. Cartesian space was Euclidean in structure—infinite, uniform and flat. It was defined as that which contained matter; conversely, matter by definition had a spatial extension so that there was no such thing as empty space. The Cartesian notion of space is closely linked to his theories about the nature of the body, mind and matter. He is famously known for his ""cogito ergo sum"" (I think therefore I am), or the idea that we can only be certain of the fact that we can"
"ancient Latin adage, i.e. Roman, and discussed by many philosophers and economists. The phrase is misquoted in Act I of Anton Chekhov's play ""The Seagull"". The character Shamrayev conflates it with the phrase ""de mortuis nil nisi bonum"" (in the alternate form: ""de mortuis, aut bene aut nihil"": ""of the dead, either [speak] good or [say] nothing""), resulting in ""de gustibus aut bene, aut nihil"", ""Let nothing be said of taste but what is good."" De gustibus non est disputandum De gustibus non est disputandum, or de gustibus non disputandum est, is a Latin maxim meaning ""In matters of taste,"
"standing as ""otium"". Dignitas (Roman concept) Dignitas is a Latin word referring to a unique, intangible, and culturally subjective social concept in the ancient Roman mindset. The word does not have a direct translation in English. Some interpretations include ""dignity"", which is a ""derivation"" from ""dignitas"", and ""prestige"" or ""charisma"". With respect to ancient Rome, ""dignitas"" was regarded as the sum of the personal clout and influence that a male citizen acquired throughout his life. When weighing the ""dignitas"" of a particular individual, factors such as personal reputation, moral standing, and ethical worth had to be considered, along with the"
"Solvitur ambulando Solvitur ambulando is a Latin phrase which means ""it is solved by walking"" and is used to refer to a problem which is solved by a practical experiment. It is often attributed to Saint Augustine. Diogenes of Sinope, also known as ""Diogenes the Cynic"", is said to have replied to Zeno's paradoxes on the unreality of motion by standing up and walking away. The phrase appears early in Lewis Carroll's ""What the Tortoise Said to Achilles"", where Achilles uses it to accentuate that he was indeed successful in overtaking Tortoise in their race to empirically test one of"
"In hoc signo vinces ""In hoc signo vinces"" (; ) is a Latin phrase meaning ""In this sign you will conquer"", often also rendered in early modern English as ""In this sign thou shalt conquer"". It is a translation, or rendering, of the Greek phrase """", transliterated as """"en toútōi níka"""" (, ), literally meaning ""in this, conquer"". Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius was an early Christian author (c. 240 – c. 320) who became an advisor to the first Christian Roman emperor, Constantine I (and tutor to his son), guiding the Emperor's religious policy as it developed during his reign."
"Latin, ""sacer"" has the double meaning ""sacred, holy"" and ""accursed, infamous"". Greek δημιουργός gave Latin its ""demiurgus"", from which English got its ""demiurge"", which can refer either to God as the creator or to the devil, depending on philosophical context. In many languages, a word stem associated with a single event may treat the action of that event as unitary, so it can refer to any of the doings or persons on either side of the transaction, that is, to the action of either the subject or the object, or to either the person who does something or the person"
"Ergo decedo Ergo decedo, Latin for ""therefore leave"" or ""then go off"", a truncation of argumentum ergo decedo, and colloquially denominated the traitorous critic fallacy, denotes responding to the criticism of a critic by implying that the critic is motivated by undisclosed favorability or affiliation to an out-group, rather than responding to the criticism itself. The fallacy impliedly alleges that the critic does not appreciate the values and customs of the criticized group or is traitorous, and thus suggests that the critic should avoid the question or topic entirely, typically by leaving the criticized group. ""Argumentum ergo decedo"" is generally"
"De gustibus non est disputandum De gustibus non est disputandum, or de gustibus non disputandum est, is a Latin maxim meaning ""In matters of taste, there can be no disputes"" (literally ""about tastes, it should not be disputed/discussed""). The phrase is commonly rendered in English as ""There is no accounting for taste(s)."" The implication is that everyone's personal preferences are merely subjective opinions that cannot be right or wrong, so they should never be argued about as if they were. Sometimes the phrase is expanded as ""De gustibus et coloribus..."" referring to tastes and colors. The original quotation is an"
"Suum cuique """" ( ), or ""Unicuique suum"", is a Latin phrase often translated as ""to each his own"" or ""may all get their due"". It has been significant in the history of philosophy and as a motto. The Latin phrase relates to an old Greek principle of justice which translates literally into English as ""to each his own"". Plato, in ""Republic"", offers the provisional definition that ""justice is when everyone minds his own business, and refrains from meddling in others' affairs"" (Greek: ""...τὸ τὰ αὑτοῦ πράττειν καὶ μὴ πολυπραγμονεῖν δικαιοσύνη ἐστί..."", 4.433a). Everyone should do according to his abilities"
"Et facere et pati fortia Romanum est Et facere et pati fortia Romanum est is a Latin phrase meaning ""Acting and suffering bravely is the attribute of a Roman."" Its comes from Livy's ""Ab Urbe condita"" 2, 12, 9. According to legend, a certain Mucius Cordus attempted to kill an Etruscan king Lars Porsena, who was besieging Rome. When the Etruscans caught him, he said “""Romanus sum civis""” (""I am a Roman citizen"") and continued with ""Et facere et pati fortia Romanum est"". To prove his point, he held his right hand without flinching in a fire that the king"
"Penitenziagite Penitenziagite (""Do Penance"") is a rallying cry derived from the Latin ""Poenitentiam agite,"" meaning the same. It has been also interpreted as a paraphrase of the Greek ""πένητες διάγετε"" attributed to Christ (""penites diagete""), meaning ""live life as a pauper"". The phrase was used by the Dulcinian movement founded by Gerard Segarelli (1240–1300) in the 13th century, a movement named after the disciple Fra Dolcino. The phrase is used in the novel ""The Name of the Rose"" by Umberto Eco and in the Jean-Jacques Annaud movie of same name. A sample of Ron Perlman saying the word appears in"
"rather than of quantity. Magis Magis (pronounced ""màh-gis"") is a Latin word that means ""more"" or ""greater"". It is related to ""ad majorem Dei gloriam"", a Latin phrase meaning ""for the greater glory of God"", the motto of the Society of Jesus. Magis refers to the philosophy of doing more for Christ, and therefore doing more for others. It is an expression of an aspiration and inspiration. It relates to forming the ideal society centered on Jesus Christ. Modern use of the word is often traced to St. Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises or retreat, where he would have the exercitant ask:"
"Bellum se ipsum alet The Latin phrase bellum se ipsum alet () or bellum se ipsum alit (, ), and its German rendering ""Der Krieg ernährt den Krieg"" describe the military strategy of feeding and funding armies primarily with the resources of occupied territories. The phrase, coined by Ancient Roman statesman Cato the Elder, is primarily associated with the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). The phrase ""bellum se ipsum alit"" was first mentioned in ""Ab urbe condita libri"" XXXIV,9,12, written by Roman historian Titus Livius (Livy) (59 BC-17 AD), who attributed it to Cato Marcus Porcius (""the Elder"", 234–149 BC), a"
"Tantum ergo Tantum ergo is the incipit of the last two verses of ""Pange lingua"", a Medieval Latin hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas c. 1264. The ""Genitori genitoque"" and ""Procedenti ab utroque"" portions are adapted from Adam of Saint Victor's sequence for Pentecost. The hymn's Latin incipit literally translates to “Therefore so great.” The singing of ""Tantum ergo"" occurs during veneration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and other denominations that have this devotion. It is usually sung, though solemn recitation is sometimes done, and permitted. A century-old translation and still used in Catholic"
"many occurrences in Latin writings of the phrase ""conscius sibi"", which translates literally as ""knowing with oneself"", or in other words ""sharing knowledge with oneself about something"". This phrase had the figurative meaning of ""knowing that one knows"", as the modern English word ""conscious"" does. In its earliest uses in the 1500s, the English word ""conscious"" retained the meaning of the Latin ""conscius"". For example, Thomas Hobbes in ""Leviathan"" wrote: ""Where two, or more men, know of one and the same fact, they are said to be Conscious of it one to another."" The Latin phrase ""conscius sibi"", whose meaning"
"Dum vivimus vivamus Dum vivimus vivamus is a Latin phrase that means ""While we live, let us live."" It is often taken to be an Epicurean declaration. This Latin phrase was the motto of Philip Doddridge's coat of arms. It serves as the motto for Porcellian Club at Harvard. Emily Dickinson used the line in a whimsical valentine written to William Howland in 1852 and subsequently published in the ""Springfield Daily Republican"": <poem> ""Sic transit gloria mundi ""Dum vivimus vivamus, </poem> It was also the motto inscribed on the sword of ""Oscar"" Gordon, the protagonist of Robert Heinlein's 1963 book"
"Aequitas Aequitas (genitive ""aequitatis"") is the Latin concept of justice, equality, conformity, symmetry, or fairness. It is the origin of the English word ""equity"". In ancient Rome, it could refer to either the legal concept of equity, or fairness between individuals. Cicero defined ""aequitas"" as ""tripartite"": the first, he said, pertained to the gods above ""(ad superos deos)"" and is equivalent to ""pietas"", religious obligation; the second, to the Manes, the underworld spirits or spirits of the dead, and was ""sanctitas"", that which is sacred; and the third pertaining to human beings ""(homines)"" was ""iustitia"", ""justice"". During the Roman Empire,"
"Gaudeamus igitur ""De Brevitate Vitae"" (Latin for ""On the Shortness of Life""), more commonly known as ""Gaudeamus Igitur"" (""So Let Us Rejoice"") or just ""Gaudeamus"", is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries, mainly sung or performed at university and high-school graduation ceremonies. Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn, it is a jocular, light-hearted composition that pokes fun at university life. The song is thought to originate in a Latin manuscript from 1287. It is in the tradition of ""carpe diem"" (""seize the day"") with its exhortations to enjoy life. It was known as a beer-drinking"
"Dignitas (Roman concept) Dignitas is a Latin word referring to a unique, intangible, and culturally subjective social concept in the ancient Roman mindset. The word does not have a direct translation in English. Some interpretations include ""dignity"", which is a ""derivation"" from ""dignitas"", and ""prestige"" or ""charisma"". With respect to ancient Rome, ""dignitas"" was regarded as the sum of the personal clout and influence that a male citizen acquired throughout his life. When weighing the ""dignitas"" of a particular individual, factors such as personal reputation, moral standing, and ethical worth had to be considered, along with the man's entitlement to"
"Civis romanus sum The Latin phrase civis romanus sum (""cīvis rōmānus sum"") (, ""I am (a) Roman citizen"") is a phrase used in Cicero's ""In Verrem"" as a plea for the legal rights of a Roman citizen. When travelling across the Roman Empire, safety was said to be guaranteed to anyone who declared, ""civis romanus sum"". In the New Testament book of Acts, Paul the Apostle, when imprisoned and on trial, claimed his right as a Roman citizen to be tried before Caesar, and the judicial process had to be suspended until he was taken to Rome:""22 Up to this"
"the Latin verb ""ago, agere, egi, actum"" ""to drive on, set in motion"", for example of cattle. The meaning is ""(those things/that thing) which must be driven forward"". What is now known in English as an ""agenda"" is a list of individual items which must be ""acted upon"" or processed, usually those matters which must be discussed at a business meeting. Although the Latin word is in a plural form, as a borrowed word in English, the word is singular and has a plural of ""agendas"". An agenda lists the items of business to be taken up during a meeting"
"""Glory Road"". And it is the motto of The Knights of Momus, a New Orleans Carnival organization. Dum vivimus vivamus Dum vivimus vivamus is a Latin phrase that means ""While we live, let us live."" It is often taken to be an Epicurean declaration. This Latin phrase was the motto of Philip Doddridge's coat of arms. It serves as the motto for Porcellian Club at Harvard. Emily Dickinson used the line in a whimsical valentine written to William Howland in 1852 and subsequently published in the ""Springfield Daily Republican"": <poem> ""Sic transit gloria mundi ""Dum vivimus vivamus, </poem> It was"
"As a critic of Cartesian subjectivity, Heidegger sought to ground human subjectivity in death as that certainty which individualizes and authenticates our being. As he wrote in 1927: ""This certainty, that ""I myself am in that I will die,"" is the basic certainty of Dasein itself. It is a genuine statement of Dasein, while ""cogito sum"" is only the semblance of such a statement. If such pointed formulations mean anything at all, then the appropriate statement pertaining to Dasein in its being would have to be ""sum moribundus"" [I am in dying], ""moribundus"" not as someone gravely ill or wounded,"
"the country). Tantum ergo Tantum ergo is the incipit of the last two verses of ""Pange lingua"", a Medieval Latin hymn written by St Thomas Aquinas c. 1264. The ""Genitori genitoque"" and ""Procedenti ab utroque"" portions are adapted from Adam of Saint Victor's sequence for Pentecost. The hymn's Latin incipit literally translates to “Therefore so great.” The singing of ""Tantum ergo"" occurs during veneration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church and other denominations that have this devotion. It is usually sung, though solemn recitation is sometimes done, and permitted. A century-old translation and still used"
"meaning in Latin, but is Dog Latin. In other words, this is a Latin-English pun and this sentence can only be mock-translated. The first word ""illegitimi"" or ""illegitimis"" is the plural of ""illegitimus"", which actually translates to ""unlawful"" or ""outlaw"" but resembles the English ""illegitimate"". The second word is a straightforward negation. The third word ""Carborundum"" sounds like an industrial abrasive material also known as silicon carbide used in industry since 1890, hence the meaning of “grinding”. This is not a Latin word, but because the ending of ""carborundum"" looks like Latin gerundive, the word is read as “fit to"
"which you may exercise your ingenuity and recognize my devotion, whereby I trust you do not find me slow to satisfy your wishes. Do not imagine that I have undertaken this task supposing you to stand in need of our instruction, but rather believe that out of love of God and in the friendly zeal of brotherhood I have depicted this for you alone to scrutinise. Farewell in Christ, always mindful of us, Amen.The Latin reads:Haec tibi dulcissime fili cozb(er)te de posicione officinarum paucis examplata direxi, quibus sollertiam exerceas tuam, meamq(ue) devotione(m) utcumq(ue) cognoscas, qua tuae bonae voluntari satisfacere me"
"+ ""verbum""; ""magnanimus"", from Greek μεγάθυμος, literally 'great spirit'. Greek phrases were also calqued in Latin, then borrowed or translated into English. A ""commonplace"" is an English calque of the Latin ""locus communis"", itself a calque of Greek κοινός τόπος. The Latin phrase ""deus ex machina"" (‘god out of the machine’) was calqued from the Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (""apò mēkhanês theós""). ""Materia medica"" is a short form of ""Dioscorides""<nowiki>'</nowiki> ""De Materia Medica"", the Latin translation of Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς. Q.E.D. (""quod erat demonstrandum"") is a calque of ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι. Subject matter is a calque of Latin ""subiecta māteria"","
"agentibus. Tam pro papa quam pro rege bibunt omnes sine lege. Bibit hera, bibit herus, bibit miles, bibit clerus, bibit ille, bibit illa, bibit servis cum ancilla, bibit velox, bibit piger, bibit albus, bibit niger, bibit constans, bibit vagus, bibit rudis, bibit magus. Bibit pauper et egrotus, bibit exul et ignotus, bibit puer, bibit canus, bibit presul et decanus, bibit soror, bibit frater, bibit anus, bibit mater, bibit ista, bibit ille, bibunt centum, bibunt mille. Parum sexcente nummate durant, cum immoderate bibunt omnes sine meta. Quamvis bibant mente leta, sic nos rodunt omnes gentes et sic erimus egentes. Qui nos"
"Decorum Decorum (from the Latin: ""right, proper"") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory that was about the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behavior within set situations. In classical rhetoric and poetic theory, decorum designates the appropriateness of style to subject. Both Aristotle (in, for example, his ""Poetics"") and Horace (in his ""Ars Poetica"") discussed the importance of appropriate style in epic, tragedy, comedy, etc. Horace says, for example: ""A comic subject is not susceptible of treatment in a"
"Carthago delenda est ""Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam"", or ""Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam"" (English: ""Furthermore, (moreover) I consider that Carthage must be destroyed""), often abbreviated to ""Ceterum censeo"", ""Carthago delenda est"" (English: ""Carthage must be destroyed""), is a Latin oratorical phrase. The term originates from the Roman Republic in the 2nd century BC, prior to the Third Punic War between Rome and Carthage. The expression was a call to arms by the party advocating destruction of Rome's ancient rival Carthage, which was thought to be rebuilding its capacity for further warfare. The phrase is particularly associated with the"
"Magis Magis (pronounced ""màh-gis"") is a Latin word that means ""more"" or ""greater"". It is related to ""ad majorem Dei gloriam"", a Latin phrase meaning ""for the greater glory of God"", the motto of the Society of Jesus. Magis refers to the philosophy of doing more for Christ, and therefore doing more for others. It is an expression of an aspiration and inspiration. It relates to forming the ideal society centered on Jesus Christ. Modern use of the word is often traced to St. Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises or retreat, where he would have the exercitant ask: ""What have I done"