Famous Latin Phrases with Nominatives 2223

scientia est potentia

knowledge is power

mea culpa

my fault

alma mater

nurturing/nourishing mother (the school, college, or university that one once attended)

et alii

and others (et al.)

tempus fugit

time flies

amor vincit omnia

love conquers all things (Vergil)

facta non verba

deeds/actions and not words

alea iacta est

the die has been cast - Caesar, as he was about to cross the Rubicon (to put into motion something that can't be taken back easily)

tabula rasa

the tablet having been erased (clean slate)

Carthago delenda est

Carthage must be destroyed (Cato the Elder)

status quo

the state in which (the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues)

et cetera

and the rest (used at the end of a list to indicate that further, similar items are include)

id est

that is, i.e. (in other words; compare with e.g.)

forma flos, fama flatus

beauty is a flower, fame is a breath/wind

terra incognita

unknown land (an unexplored territory)

persona non grata

a person not pleasing (NOT welcome)

sesquipedalia verba

words a foot and a half long (oppressively long words)

ubi fumus, ibi ignis

where there is smoke there is fire

ubi mel, ibi apes

where there is honey, there are bees

lux et veritas

light and truth (Yale University)

veritas

truth (Harvard University)

mens et manus

mind and hand (MIT University)

magnum opus

a great work

caveat emptor

let the buyer beware

o tempora! o mores!

oh the times! oh the customs! (Cicero)