Intro | Truths | |
Scripture | Saints | |
Culture | Worship |
Latin Terms and Phrases
Latin | English |
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A Capella | In the manner of the chapel (Sing without accompaniment) |
Ad Limina apostolorum | To threshold of apostles (Bishop's Visitation to Rome) |
Agnes Dei | Lamb of God |
Anaethema sit | Let him be accursed |
Bonum est | It is good |
Cardo | Hinge |
Cardianalis (Cardinal) | Principle or essential, from "Hinge" |
Caritas | Charity |
Conclave | Locked with a key |
Confiteor | I confess |
Corpus | Body |
Credo | I believe |
Credo in unum Deum | I believe in one God |
Deo Gratias | Thanks be to God |
Domine non sum dignus | Lord I am not worthy |
Dominus vobiscum | Lord be with you |
Dona nobis pacem | Grant us peace |
Ecce Agnus Dai | Behold the Lamb of God |
Ecce Dominus | Behold the Lord |
Ecce Homo | Behold the man (words of Pontius Pilate to Jews) |
Ecclesia | Church |
Episcopus (Bishop) | Overseer |
Et cum spiritu tuo | And with thy spirit |
Et factum est | It shall come to pass |
Et Verbum caro Factum Est | And the word was made flesh |
Ex Cathedra | From the Chair (with full authority, especiallly the pope |
Exeunt | They Exit |
Ex nihilo | Out of nothing |
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus | Outside the Church there is no salvation |
Felix Culpa | Happy Fault |
Fiat Lux | Let there be light |
Fides, Spes, Caritas | Faith, Hope, Charity |
Filius | Son |
Filoque | And the Son |
Fratris | Brother |
Habemus Papam | We Have a Pope |
Haec dies | These days |
Imprimatur | Let it be printed |
Improperia | Reproaches (from the lord from his cross to his ungrateful people) |
In hoc signo vinces | In this sign you will conquer |
In Illo tempore | In that time |
In principio erat verbum | In the beginning was the word |
In saecula saeculorum | Forever |
Incipit | It begins (first words of a text used as a title |
Latria | worship |
Lector | Reader |
Libera nos a malo | Deliver us from evil |
Lingua | Tongue |
Lucifer | Light bearer |
Malus | Evil, and also Apple |
Mater Dolorosa | Grieving Mother (Our Lady of Sorrows) |
Mea Culpa | Through my fault |
Memoreae | Remember |
Miserere Mei | Have Mercy on Me |
Miserere Nobis | Have Mercy on Us |
Missa de Angelis | Mass of the Angels |
Missio | Sending Forth |
Neophyte | Newly planted |
Noli me tangere | Do not touch me (words of Jesus to Mary Magdalene ) |
Oblatio | Gift or Offering |
Opus Dei | Work of God |
Oremus | Let us Pray |
Panis Angelicum | Bread of Angles |
Paraclete | Advocate |
Passio | Suffering |
Pastorem (Pastor) | Shepherd |
Pater | Father |
Pater Noster | Our Father |
Pax Christi | Peace of Christ |
Pax Romana | Roman Peace |
Pax tecum | Peace be with you |
Pieta | Lamentation (Mary mourning over the body of Jesus) |
Principio, Nunc, Semper | In the beginning, now, and always |
Pontifex (Pontiff) | High Priest |
Quadragesim | 40 days, Lent |
Requiescat in pace | Rest in Peace |
Rubric | Red |
Sacramentum | Oath, Covenant |
Sanctus | Holy |
Sanctum Sanctorum | Holy of Holies |
Semper Fidelis | Always Faithful |
Sola Fides | Faith alone |
Sola Scriptura | Scripture alone |
Spes | Hope |
Spiritus Sanctus | Holy Spirit |
Stabat Mater | Standing Mother (Mary grieving at the foot of the cross ) |
Urbi et Orbi | To the city and to the world (Papal address to Roman public) |
Vera Cruz | True Cross |
Vera Icon (Veronica) | True Image |
Via Dolorosa | Way of Suffering |
Vitam aeternam | Life everlasting |