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Further, the Romanian word for God, Dumnezeu, derives from this title through the Latin phrase "Domine Deus." [4] The Basque language uses jaundone (from Basque jaun, "lord", and Romance dom'ne) [5] and done [6] as a prefix for the names of some saints as in jaundone Jakue, "St. James" and Donostia (the town of San Sebastian).
Benedicamus Domino (Latin: "Let us bless the Lord") is a closing salutation that was formerly used in the Latin Mass instead of the Ite, missa est in Masses which lack the Gloria (i.e., Masses of the season during Advent, Septuagesima, Lent, and Passiontide; ferial Masses per annum at which the Mass of the preceding Sunday was repeated, except in Eastertide; most votive Masses).
The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" [1] but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", [2] [3] taken from the full original phrase "anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi", which translates to "in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ".
The salutation is taken from the verses Ruth 2:4 and 2 Chronicles 15:2 in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. In Ruth, the phrase appears in the sentence, "Et ecce ipse veniebat de Bethlehem dixitque messoribus: 'Dominus vobiscum'. Qui responderunt ei: 'Benedicat tibi Dominus'."
In other contexts, it can mean "according to law", "by right", and "legally". de lege ferenda: of/from law to be passed: de lege lata: of/from law passed / of/from law in force: de medietate linguae: of half-tongue: from [a person's] language [group]; party jury; the right to a jury disproportionally chosen from the accused's ethnic group; [3 ...
The following list contains a selection from the Latin abbreviations that occur in the writings and inscriptions of the Romans. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A few other non-classical Latin abbreviations are added. Contents:
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Domnus apostolicus, contraction of dominus apostolicus (Latin for 'apostolic lord', in a literal translation), is an epithet or title historically applied to popes, especially from the 6th to the 11th centuries, and was sometimes applied to other bishops also.