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natura non facit saltum ita nec lex: nature does not make a leap, thus neither does the law: Shortened form of sicut natura nil facit per saltum ita nec lex (just as nature does nothing by a leap, so neither does the law), referring to both nature and the legal system moving gradually. natura non facit saltus: nature makes no leaps
This is a list of Wikipedia articles of Latin phrases and their translation into English. To view all phrases on a single, lengthy document, see: List of Latin phrases (full) The list is also divided alphabetically into twenty pages:
Vis medicatrix naturae (literally "the healing power of nature", and also known as natura medica) is the Latin rendering of the Greek Νόσων φύσεις ἰητροί ("Nature is the physician(s) of diseases"), a phrase attributed to Hippocrates.
abusus non tollit usum: misuse does not remove use: The misuse of some thing does not eliminate the possibility of its correct use. cf. ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia: ab utili: from utility: Used of an argument abyssus abyssum invocat: deep calleth unto deep: From Psalms 42:7; some translations have "sea calls to sea". accipe hoc ...
The Latin word saltus (pl. saltūs) meaning "leap," as in: Natura non facit saltus ("nature does not make jumps"), a principle of natural philosophy; hence in scientific usage: Saltation (biology) Saltation (geology) Saltatory conduction; Saltus lunae, a "leap of the moon" in Christian calendar computation; see computus
Exempli gratiā is usually abbreviated "e. g." or "e.g." (less commonly, ex. gr.).The abbreviation "e.g." is often interpreted (Anglicised) as 'example given'. The plural exemplōrum gratiā to refer to multiple examples (separated by commas) is now not in frequent use; when used, it may be seen abbreviated as "ee.g." or even "ee.gg.", corresponding to the practice of doubling plurals in Latin ...
the very words themselves "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in the New Testament (specifically, the four Gospels). ipsissima voce: in the very voice itself: To approximate the main thrust or message without using the exact words ipso facto: by the fact itself
The last words of Jesus on the cross in the Latin translation of John 19:30. contemptus mundi/saeculi: scorn for the world/times: Despising the secular world. The monk or philosopher's rejection of a mundane life and worldly values. contra bonos mores: against good morals: Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice. contra legem ...