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This page lists English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before the rise of ancient Rome.

This list covers the letter C. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.

Latin

Translation

Notes

cacatum non est pictum

That what's shat, is not painted.

From Gottfried August Bürger's Prinzessin Europa (line 60); popularised by Heinrich Heine's Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen (XI, 44); also the title of Joseph Haydn's canon for four voices, Hob. XXVIIb:16; Ludwig van Beethoven set the text by Bürger as a three-voice canon, WoO 224. Contemporary critics applied this epithet to both of Turner's Regulus (1828 and 1837).^[1]

cacoethes scribendi

insatiable desire to write

Cacoēthes^[2] "bad habit", or medically, "malignant disease" is a borrowing of Greek kakoēthes.^[3] The phrase is derived from a line in the Satires of Juvenal: Tenet insanabile multos scribendi cacoethes, or "the incurable desire (or itch) for writing affects many". See hypergraphia.

cadavera vero innumera

truly countless bodies

Used by the Romans to describe the aftermath of the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

Kill them all. For the Lord knows those who are his.

Supposed statement by Abbot Arnaud Amalric before the Massacre at Béziers during the Albigensian Crusade, recorded 30 years later, according to Caesarius of Heisterbach. cf. "Kill them all and let God sort them out."

Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt

Those who hurry across the sea change the sky [upon them], not their souls or state of mind

Hexameter by Horace (Epistula XI).^[4] Seneca shortens it to Animum debes mutare, non caelum (You must change [your] disposition, not [your] sky) in his Letter to Lucilius XXVIII, 1.

Caesar non supra grammaticos

Caesar has no authority over the grammarians

Political power is limited; it does not include power over grammar.^[5]

caetera desunt

the rest is missing

Caetera is Medieval Latin spelling for cētera.

calix meus inebrians

my cup making me drunk

calamus gladio fortior

The pen is mightier than the sword

camera obscura

dark chamber

An optical device used in drawing, and an ancestor of modern photography. The source of the word camera.

Cane Nero magna bella Persica

Tell, oh Nero, of the great wars of Persia

Perfectly correct Latin sentence usually reported as funny from modern Italians because the same exact words, in today's dialect of Rome, mean "A black dog eats a beautiful peach", which has a ridiculously different meaning.

canes pugnaces

war dogs or fighting dogs

canis canem edit

dog eats dog

Refers to a situation where nobody is safe from anybody, each man for himself. Original name of the video game Bully.

capax Dei

capable of receiving God

From Augustine, De Trinitate XIV, 8.11: Mens eo ipso imago Dei est quo eius capax est,^[6] "The mind is the image of God, in that it is capable of Him and can be partaker of Him."

capax imperii nisi imperasset

capable of imperial power if only he had not held it

In Tacitus's Histories to describe Galba as emperor.^[7]

capax infiniti

holding the infinite

Capability of achieving goals by force of many instead of a single individual.

caput inter nubila (condit)

(she plunges) [her] head in the clouds

So aggrandized as to be beyond practical (earthly) reach or understanding (from Virgil's Aeneid and the shorter form appears in John Locke's Two Treatises of Government)

caput mortuum

dead head

Originally an alchemical reference to the dead head or worthless residue left over from a reaction. Also used to refer to a freeloader or worthless element.

Caritas Christi

The love of Christ

It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located in West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton.

Caritas Christi urget nos

The love of Christ impels us or The love of Christ drives us

The motto of the Sisters of Charity^[8]

Caritas in veritate

Charity in truth

Pope Benedict XVI's third encyclical^[9]

carpe diem

seize the day

An exhortation to live for today. From Horace, Odes I, 11.8. Carpere refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase collige virgo rosas has a similar sense.

carpe noctem

seize the night

An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when carpe diem, q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a deep-sky object or conducting a Messier marathon or engaging in social activities after sunset.

carpe vinum

seize the wine

Carthago delenda est

Carthage must be destroyed

The Roman senator Cato the Elder ended every speech after the Second Punic War with ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam, literally "For the rest, I am of the opinion that Carthage is to be destroyed."

castigat ridendo mores

One corrects customs by laughing at them

Or, "[Comedy/Satire] criticises customs through humour", is a phrase coined by French Neo-Latin poet Jean-Baptiste de Santeul (1630–1697), but sometimes wrongly attributed to his contemporary Molière or to Roman lyric poet Horace.

Casum sentit dominus

accident is felt by the owner

Refers to the private law principle that the owner has to assume the risk of accidental harm to him or accidental loss to his property.

casus belli

event of war

Refers to an incident that is the justification or case for war.

causa latet, vis est notissima

The cause is hidden, but the result is well known.

Ovid: Metamorphoses IV, 287; motto of Alpha Sigma Phi.

causa mortis

cause of death

cave

beware!

especially used by Doctors of Medicine, when they want to warn each other (e.g.: "cave nephrolithiases" in order to warn about side effects of an uricosuric). Spoken aloud in some British public (paid) schools by pupils to warn each other of impending authority.

cave canem

Beware of the dog

Earliest written example is in the Satyricon of Petronius, circa 1st century C.E.

caveat emptor

let the buyer beware

The purchaser is responsible for checking whether the goods suit his need. Phrases modeled on this one replace emptor with lector, subscriptor, venditor, utilitor: "reader", "signer", "seller", "user".

caveat venditor

let the seller beware

It is a counter to caveat emptor and suggests that sellers can also be deceived in a market transaction. This forces the seller to take responsibility for the product and discourages sellers from selling products of unreasonable quality.

cedant arma togae

let arms yield to the gown

"Let military power yield to civilian power", Cicero, De Officiis I:77. Former motto of the Territory of Wyoming. See also Toga#Roman military.

cedere nescio

I know not how to yield

Motto of HMAS Norman

Celer – Silens – Mortalis

Swift – Silent – Deadly

The motto of the force reconnaissance companies of the United States Marine Corps, also known as force recon.

celerius quam asparagi cocuntur

more swiftly than asparagus [stem]s are cooked

Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase velocius quam asparagi coquantur, using a different adverb and an alternative mood and spelling of coquere.

cepi corpus

I have taken the body

In law, it is a return made by the sheriff, upon a capias, or other process to the like purpose; signifying, that he has taken the body of the party. See also habeas corpus.

certiorari

to be made certain

From certiorari volumus, "we wish to be made certain." A prerogative writ, by which a superior court orders an inferior one to turn over its record for review. Now used, depending on the jurisdiction, for an order granting leave to appeal a decision (e.g. to the Supreme Court of the United States) or judicial review of a lower court's order.

certum est quod certum reddi potest

it is certain, whatever can be rendered certain

Or "... if it can be rendered certain." Often used in law when something is not known, but can be ascertained (e.g. the purchase price on a sale which is to be determined by a third-party valuer)

cessante ratione legis cessat ipsa lex

when the reason for the law ceases, the law itself ceases

A rule of law becomes ineffective when the reason for its application has ceased to exist or does not correspond to the reality anymore. By Gratian.

cetera desunt

the rest are missing

Also spelled "caetera desunt".

ceteris paribus

all other things being equal

That is, disregarding or eliminating extraneous factors in a situation.

charta pardonationis se defendendo

a paper of pardon to defend oneself

The form of a pardon for killing another man in self-defence (see manslaughter).

charta pardonationis utlagariae

a paper of pardon to the outlaw

The form of a pardon of a man who is outlawed. Also called perdonatio utlagariae.

Christianos ad leones

[Throw the] Christians to the lions!

Christo et Doctrinae

For Christ and Learning

The motto of Furman University.

Christus nos liberavit

Christ has freed us

title of volume I, book 5, chapter XI of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

Christus Rex

Christ the King

A Christian title for Jesus.

Cicero dicit fac hoc

Cicero says do it

Said by some to be the origin of the game command and title Simon says.^[10]

Cicero pro domo sua [it]

Cicero's speech in 57 BC to regain his confiscated house

Said of someone who pleads cases for their own benefit; see List of Latin phrases (P) § pro domo

circa (c.) or (ca.)

around

In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.

circulus in probando

circle made in testing [a premise]

Circular reasoning. Similar term to circulus vitiosus.

circulus vitiosus

vicious circle

In logic, begging the question, a fallacy involving the presupposition of a proposition in one of the premises (see petitio principii). In science, a positive feedback loop. In economics, a counterpart to the virtuous circle.

citius altius fortius

faster, higher, stronger

Motto of the modern Olympics.

civis romanus 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

clamea admittenda in itinere per atturnatum

a claim to be admitted to the eyre by an attorney

A writ whereby the king of England could command the justice of an eyre (a medieval form of circuit court) to permit an attorney to represent a person who is employed in the king's service and therefore cannot come in person.

clarere audere gaudere

[be] bright, daring, joyful

Motto of the Geal family.

clausum fregit

he broke the enclosure

A legal action for trespass to land; so called because the writ demands the person summoned to answer wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit), i.e., why he entered the plaintiff's land.

claves Sancti Petri

the keys of Saint Peter

A symbol of the Papacy.

clavis aurea

golden key

The means of discovering hidden or mysterious meanings in texts, particularly applied in theology and alchemy.

clerico admittendo

for being made a clerk

In law, a writ directed to the bishop, for the admitting a clerk to a benefice upon a ne admittas, tried, and found for the party who procures the writ.

clerico capto per statutum mercatorum

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk out of prison, who is imprisoned upon the breach of statute merchant.

clerico convicto commisso gaolae in defectu ordinarii deliberando

In law, a writ for the delivery of a clerk to his ordinary, that was formerly convicted of felony; by reason that his ordinary did not challenge him according to the privilege of clerks.

clerico intra sacros ordines constituto non eligendo in officium

In law, a writ directed to the bailiffs, etc., that have thrust a bailiwick or beadleship upon one in holy orders; charging them to release him.

Codex Iuris Canonici

Book of Canon Law

The official code of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Corpus Iuris Canonici).

Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur

"No one suffers punishment for mere intent."

A Latin legal phrase. See, State v. Taylor, 47 Or. 455, 84 P. 82 (1906).

cogito, ergo sum

I think, therefore I am.

A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher René Descartes to attempt to prove his own existence.

coitus interruptus

interrupted congress

Aborting sexual intercourse prior to ejaculation—the only permitted form of birth control in some religions.

coitus more ferarum

congress in the way of beasts

A medical euphemism for the doggy-style sexual position.

collige virgo rosas

pick, girl, the roses

Exhortation to enjoy fully the youth, similar to Carpe diem, from "De rosis nascentibus" (also titled "Idyllium de rosis"), attributed to Ausonius or Virgil.^[11]

"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may", 1909, by John William Waterhouse

combinatio nova

new combination

It is frequently abbreviated comb. nov.. It is used in the life sciences literature when a new name is introduced, e.g. Klebsiella granulomatis comb. nov..

comedamus et bibamus, cras enim moriemur

let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die

Latin translation of no. 72 of John Chrysostom's 88 Greek homilies on the Gospel of John,^[12] citing Isaiah 22:13

communibus annis

in common years

One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"

communibus locis

in common places

A term frequently used among philosophical and other writers, implying some medium, or mean relation between several places; one place with another; on a medium. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"

communis opinio

common opinion

prevailing doctrine, generally accepted view (in an academic field), scientific consensus; originally communis opinio doctorum, "common opinion of the doctors"

compos mentis

in control of the mind

Describes someone of sound mind. Sometimes used ironically. Also a legal principle, non compos mentis (not in control of one's faculties), used to describe an insane person.

concilio et labore

by wisdom and effort

Motto of the city of Manchester.

concordia cum veritate

in harmony with truth

Motto of the University of Waterloo

concordia salus

well-being through harmony

Motto of Montreal. It is also the Bank of Montreal coat of arms and motto.

concordia parvae res crescunt

small things grow in harmony

Motto of Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood

condemnant quod non intellegunt

They condemn what they do not understand or
They condemn because they do not understand

The quod here is ambiguous: it may be the relative pronoun or a conjunction.

condicio sine qua non

condition without which not

A required, indispensable condition. Commonly mistakenly rendered with conditio ("seasoning" or "preserving") in place of condicio ("arrangement" or "condition").

conditur in petra

it is founded on the rock

Motto of Peterhouse Boys' School and Peterhouse Girls' School

confer (cf.)

compare

The abbreviation cf. is used in text to suggest a comparison with something else (cf. citation signal).

Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris C.Ss.R

Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

Redemptorists

coniunctis viribus

with connected strength

Or "with united powers". Sometimes rendered conjunctis viribus. Motto of Queen Mary, University of London.

consensu

with consent

consuetudo pro lege servatur

Custom serves for law.

Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;^[13] established customs have the force of laws.^[14] Also consuetudo est altera lex (custom is another law) and consuetudo vincit communem legem (custom overrules the common law); see also: Consuetudinary.

consummatum est

It is completed.

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

against law

Especially in civil law jurisdictions, said of an understanding of a statute that directly contradicts its wording and thus is valid neither by interpretation nor by analogy.

contra proferentem

against the proferror

In contract law, the doctrine of contractual interpretation which provides that an ambiguous term will be construed against the party that imposed its inclusion in the contract – or, more accurately, against the interests of the party who imposed it.

contra spem spero

I hope against hope

Title of a poem by Lesya Ukrainka; it derives from an expression found in Paul's Letter to the Romans 4:18 (Greek: παρ' ἐλπίδα ἐπ' ἐλπίδι, Latin: contra spem in spe[m]) with reference to Abraham the Patriarch who maintained faith in becoming the father of many nations despite being childless and well-advanced in years.

contra vim mortis non crescit herba (or salvia) in hortis

No herb (or sage) grows in the gardens against the power of death

there is no medicine against death; from various medieval medicinal texts

contradictio in terminis

contradiction in terms

Something that would embody a contradiction with the very definition of one of its terms; for example, payment for a gift, or a circle with corners. The fallacy of proposing such a thing.

contra principia negantem non est disputandum

there can be no debate with those who deny the foundations

Debate is fruitless when you don't agree on common rules, facts, presuppositions.

cor ad cor loquitur

heart speaks to heart

From Augustine's Confessions, referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart" with God. Commonly used in reference to a later quote by Cardinal John Henry Newman. A motto of Newman Clubs.

cor aut mors

Heart or Death

(Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, no longer to be respected as person of integrity.)

cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere

my heart I offer to you Lord promptly and sincerely

John Calvin's personal motto, also adopted by Calvin College

cor unum

one heart

A popular school motto and often used as a name for religious and other organisations such as the Pontifical Council Cor Unum.

coram Deo

in the presence of God

A phrase from Christian theology which summarizes the idea of Christians living in the presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of God; see also coram Deo.

coram episcopo

in the presence of the bishop

Refers to the celebration of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church where the bishop is present but does not preside over the service.^[15]

coram nobis, coram vobis

in our presence, in your presence

Two kinds of writs of error, calling for the decision to be reviewed by the same court that made it. Coram nobis is short for quae coram nobis resident (let them, i.e. the matters on the court record, remain before us), and was the form historically used for the Court of King's Bench; the "us" means the King, who was theoretically the head of that court. Coram vobis is the analogous version ("let the matters remain before you") for the Court of Common Pleas, where the King did not sit, even notionally.

coram populo

in the presence of the people

Thus, openly.

coram publico

in view of the public

Corpus Christi

Body of Christ

The name of a feast in the Roman Catholic Church commemorating the Eucharist. It is also the name of a city in Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, the name of Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge universities, and a controversial play.

corpus delicti

body of the offence

The fact that a crime has been committed, a necessary factor in convicting someone of having committed that crime; if there was no crime, there can not have been a criminal.

Corpus Iuris Canonici

Body of Canon Law

The official compilation of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church (cf. Codex Iuris Canonici).

Corpus Iuris Civilis

Body of Civil Law

The body of Roman or civil law.

corpus vile

worthless body

A person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment, as in the phrase 'Fiat experimentum in corpore vili.'

corrigenda

things to be corrected

corruptio optimi pessima

the corruption of the best is the worst

corruptissima re publica plurimae leges

When the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous

Tacitus

corvus oculum corvi non eruit

a raven does not pick out an eye of another raven

corruptus in extremis

corrupt to the extreme

Motto of the fictional Mayor's office in The Simpsons

cras amet qui nunquam amavit; quique amavit, cras amet

May he who has never loved before, love tomorrow; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well

The refrain from the 'Pervigilium Veneris', a poem which describes a three-day holiday in the cult of Venus, located somewhere in Sicily, involving the whole town in religious festivities joined with a deep sense of nature and Venus as the "procreatrix", the life-giving force behind the natural world.

cras es noster

Tomorrow, be ours

As "The Future is Ours", motto of San Jacinto College, Texas

creatio ex nihilo

creation out of nothing

A concept about creation, often used in a theological or philosophical context. Also known as the 'First Cause' argument in philosophy of religion. Contrasted with creatio ex materia.

Credo in Unum Deum

I Believe in One God

The first words of the Nicene Creed and the Apostles' Creed.

credo quia absurdum est

I believe it because it is absurd

A very common misquote of Tertullian's et mortuus est Dei Filius prorsus credibile quia ineptum est (and the Son of God is dead: in short, it is credible because it is unfitting), meaning that it is so absurd to say that God's son has died that it would have to be a matter of belief, rather than reason. The misquoted phrase, however, is commonly used to mock the dogmatic beliefs of the religious (see fideism). This phrase is commonly shortened to credo quia absurdum, and is also sometimes rendered credo quia impossibile est (I believe it because it is impossible) or, as Darwin used it in his autobiography, credo quia incredibile.

credo ut intelligam

I believe so that I may understand

A motto of St Anselm, used as the motto of St. Anselm Hall, Manchester

crescamus in Illo per omnia

May we grow in Him through all things

Motto of Cheverus High School.

crescat scientia vita excolatur

let knowledge grow, let life be enriched

Motto of the University of Chicago. Often rendered in English as "Let knowledge grow from more to more, And so be human life enriched," so as to achieve an iambic meter.

crescente luce

Light ever increasing

Motto of James Cook University.

Crescite et multiplicamini

Increase and multiply

Motto of Maryland until 1874.

crescit cum commercio civitas

Civilization prospers with commerce

Motto of Claremont McKenna College.

crescit eundo

it grows as it goes

From Lucretius' De rerum natura book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a thunderbolt across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes. This metaphor was adapted as the state motto of New Mexico (adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood) and is seen on the seal. Also the motto of Rocky Mount, Virginia and Omega Delta Phi.

cruci dum spiro fido

while I live, I trust in the cross, Whilst I trust in the Cross I have life

Motto of the Sisters of Loreto (IBVM) and its associated schools.

cucullus non facit monachum

The hood does not make the monk

William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 1, scene 5, 53–54^[16]

cui bono

Good for whom?

"Who benefits?" An adage in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. cui prodest). Also the motto of the Crime Syndicate of America, a fictional supervillain group. The opposite is cui malo (Bad for whom?).

cui prodest

for whom it advances

Short for cui prodest scelus is fecit (for whom the crime advances, he has done it) in Seneca's Medea. Thus, the murderer is often the one who gains by the murder (cf. cui bono).

cuique suum

to each his own

cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos

Whose the land is, all the way to the sky and to the underworld is his.

First coined by Accursius of Bologna in the 13th century. A Roman legal principle of property law that is no longer observed in most situations today. Less literally, "For whosoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to the sky and down to the depths."

cuius regio, eius religio

whose region, his religion

The privilege of a ruler to choose the religion of his subjects. A regional prince's ability to choose his people's religion was established at the Peace of Augsburg in 1555.

cuiusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.

Anyone can err, but only the fool persists in his fault

Cicero, Philippica XII, 5.

culpa

fault

Also "blame" or "guilt". In law, an act of neglect. In general, guilt, sin, or a fault. See also mea culpa.

cum gladiis et fustibus

with swords and clubs

From the Bible. Occurs in Matthew 26:47 and Luke 22:52.

cum gladio et sale

with sword and salt

Motto of a well-paid soldier. See salary.

cum grano salis

with a grain of salt

Not to be taken too seriously or as the literal truth.

cum hoc ergo propter hoc

with this, therefore on account of this

Fallacy of assuming that correlation implies causation.

cum laude

with praise

The standard formula for academic Latin honors in the United States. Greater honors include magna cum laude and summa cum laude.

cum mortuis in lingua mortua

with the dead in a dead language

Movement from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum

with the exclusive right to print

Copyright notice used in 16th-century England, used for comic effect in The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare^[17] where Lucentio is urged by his servant Biondello to "seize your privilege to declare her [Bianca] yours alone".

cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae

let all come who by merit deserve the most reward

Motto of University College London.

cupio dissolvi

desire to be dissolved

From the Bible, locution indicating a will to death ("I want to die").

cur Deus Homo

Why the God-Man

The question attributed to Anselm in his work of by this name, wherein he reflects on why the Christ of Christianity must be both fully Divine and fully Human. Often translated "why did God become Man?"

cura personalis

care for the whole person

Motto of Georgetown University School of Medicine and University of Scranton

cura te ipsum

take care of your own self

Exhortation to physicians, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others

curriculum vitae

course of life

An overview of a person's life and qualifications, similar to a résumé

custodi civitatem, Domine

guard the city, O Lord

Motto of the City of Westminster

custos morum

keeper of morals

A censor

cygnis insignis

distinguished by its swans

Motto of Western Australia

cygnus inter anates

swan among ducks

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^ Tacitus, Histories, 1.49
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^ "Simon Who? The Story Behind a Playground Favorite Simon Says". 23 January 2017.
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^ Giles Jacob, A Law Grammar, W. Clarke & Sons, 1817, p. 3.
^ New Liturgical Movement, First Mass Celebrated Coram Episcopo in Wisconsin, published 6 July 2018, accessed 25 November 2022
^ Twelfth Night 1.5/53–54, Folger Shakespeare Library
^ The Taming of the Shrew 4.4/94, Folger Shakespeare Library

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 |''{{visible anchor|capax Dei}}''||capable of receiving God||From [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]], ''[[On the Trinity|De Trinitate]]'' XIV, 8.11: ''Mens eo ipso imago Dei est quo eius capax est'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.augustinus.it/latino/trinita/trinita_14_libro.htm |title=''Liber Quartusdecimus'' |publisher=Città Nuova |location=Rome |work=Opera Omnia of St. Augustine |access-date=2013-07-12 |author=Saint Augustine |author-link=Augustine of Hippo |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213133008/http://augustinus.it/latino/trinita/trinita_14_libro.htm |archive-date=2010-12-13 }}</ref> "[[s:Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series I/Volume III/Doctrinal Treatises of St. Augustin/On the Holy Trinity/Book XIV/Chapter 8|The mind is the image of God, in that it is capable of Him and can be partaker of Him.]]"
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-|''{{anchor|capax imperii nisi imperasset}}[[capax imperii nisi imperasset]]''||capable of imperial power if only he had not held it||Written by [[Tacitus]] in [[Histories (Tacitus)|The Histories]] to describe [[Galba]] as emperor.<ref>Tacitus Histories 1.49</ref>
+|''[[capax imperii nisi imperasset]]''||capable of imperial power if only he had not held it||In [[Tacitus]]'s '' [[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]]'' to describe [[Galba]] as emperor.<ref>[[Tacitus]], ''[[Histories (Tacitus)|Histories]]'', 1.49</ref>
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 |''{{anchor|capax infiniti}}capax infiniti''||holding the infinite||Capability of achieving goals by force of many instead of a single individual.
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 |''{{anchor|Caritas Christi}}Caritas Christi''||The love of Christ||It implies a command to love as Christ loved. Motto of St. Francis Xavier High School located in [[West Meadowlark Park, Edmonton]].
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+|''{{anchor|Caritas Christi urget nos}}Caritas Christi urget nos''||The love of Christ impels us or The love of Christ drives us||The motto of the [[Sisters of Charity]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/caritas-christi-urget-nos | title=Caritas Christi Urget Nos Definition }}</ref>
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 |''[[Caritas in veritate]]''||''Charity in truth''||[[Pope Benedict XVI]]'s third [[encyclical]]<ref>[https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html ''Caritas in Veritate''], in English</ref>
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-|''[[carpe diem]]''||seize the day||An exhortation to live for today. From [[Horace]], ''Odes'' I, 11.8. ''Carpere'' refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase '''collige virgo rosas''' has a similar sense.
+|''[[carpe diem]]''||seize the day||An exhortation to live for today. From [[Horace]], ''Odes'' I, 11.8. ''Carpere'' refers to plucking of flowers or fruit. The phrase ''collige virgo rosas'' has a similar sense.
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 |''{{anchor|carpe noctem}}carpe noctem''||seize the night||An exhortation to make good use of the night, often used when ''carpe diem'', q.v., would seem absurd, e.g., when observing a [[deep-sky object]] or conducting a [[Messier marathon]] or engaging in social activities after sunset.
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 |''[[Carthago delenda est]]''||Carthage must be destroyed||The Roman senator [[Cato the Elder]] ended every speech after the [[Second Punic War]] with ''ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam'', literally "For the rest, I am of the opinion that Carthage is to be destroyed."
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-|''[[castigat ridendo mores]]''||One corrects customs by laughing at them||Or, "[Comedy/Satire] criticises customs through humour", is a phrase coined by French [[New Latin]] poet [[Jean-Baptiste de Santeul]] (1630–1697), but sometimes wrongly attributed to his contemporary [[Molière]] or to [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric poet]] [[Horace]].
+|''[[castigat ridendo mores]]''||One corrects customs by laughing at them||Or, "[Comedy/Satire] criticises customs through humour", is a phrase coined by French [[Neo-Latin]] poet [[Jean-Baptiste de Santeul]] (1630–1697), but sometimes wrongly attributed to his contemporary [[Molière]] or to [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Lyric poetry|lyric poet]] [[Horace]].
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+|''[[Casum sentit dominus]]''||accident is felt by the owner||Refers to the [[private law]] principle that the owner has to assume the risk of accidental harm to him or accidental loss to his property.
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 |''[[casus belli]]''||event of war||Refers to an incident that is the justification or case for war.
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 |''cedere nescio''|| I know not how to yield || Motto of [[HMAS Norman (G49)|HMAS ''Norman'']]
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-|''{{anchor|Celer – Silens – Mortalis}}Celer – Silens – Mortalis''||Swift – Silent – Deadly||The motto of the [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|Force Reconnaissance]] companies of the [[United States Marine Corps]], also known as Force Recon or FORECON.
+|''{{anchor|Celer – Silens – Mortalis}}Celer – Silens – Mortalis''||Swift – Silent – Deadly||The motto of the [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|force reconnaissance]] companies of the [[United States Marine Corps]], also known as force recon.
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 |''{{anchor|celerius quam asparagi cocuntur}}celerius quam asparagi cocuntur''||more swiftly than [[asparagus]] [stem]s are cooked||Or simply "faster than cooking asparagus". A variant of the Roman phrase ''velocius quam asparagi coquantur'', using a different adverb and an alternative [[grammatical mood|mood]] and spelling of ''[[wikt:coquere|coquere]]''.
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 |''[[Christus Rex]]''||[[Christ the King]]||A Christian title for [[Jesus]].
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-|''Cicero dicit fac hoc''||[[Cicero]] says do it||Said by some to be the origin of the game command and title [[Simon Says]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kool1017.com/simon-who-the-story-behind-a-playground-favorite-simon-says/|title=Simon Who? The Story Behind a Playground Favorite Simon Says}}</ref>
+|''Cicero dicit fac hoc''||[[Cicero]] says do it||Said by some to be the origin of the game command and title [[Simon says]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kool1017.com/simon-who-the-story-behind-a-playground-favorite-simon-says/|title=Simon Who? The Story Behind a Playground Favorite Simon Says|date=23 January 2017 }}</ref>
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 |''{{anchor|Cicero pro domo sua}}{{ill|Cicero pro domo sua|it}}''||Cicero's speech in 57 BC to regain his confiscated house||Said of someone who pleads cases for their own benefit; see {{section link|List of Latin phrases (P)|pro domo}}
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-|''[[Wiktionary:circa|circa]] <small>(c.)</small>'' or ''<small>(ca.)</small>''||around||In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.
+|{{anchor|circa|Circa}}''[[Wiktionary:circa|circa]] <small>(c.)</small>'' or ''<small>(ca.)</small>''||around||In the sense of "approximately" or "about". Usually used of a date.
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 |''{{anchor|circulus in probando}}circulus in probando''||circle made in testing [a premise]||Circular reasoning. Similar term to ''circulus vitiosus''.
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 |''{{anchor|clarere audere gaudere}}clarere audere gaudere''||[be] bright, daring, joyful||Motto of the Geal family.
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-|''{{anchor|clausum fregit}}clausum fregit''||&nbsp;||A legal action for trespass to land; so called, because the writ demands the person summoned to answer ''wherefore he broke the close'' ''(quare clausum fregit)'', i.e., why he entered the plaintiff's land.
+|''{{anchor|clausum fregit}}clausum fregit''||he broke the enclosure||A legal action for trespass to land; so called because the writ demands the person summoned to answer ''wherefore he broke the close'' ''(quare clausum fregit)'', i.e., why he entered the plaintiff's land.
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 |''{{anchor|claves Sancti Petri}}claves Sancti Petri''||the keys of [[Saint Peter]]||A symbol of the [[Pope|Papacy]].
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 |''[[combinatio nova]]''||new combination||It is frequently abbreviated ''comb. nov.''. It is used in the [[life sciences]] literature when a new name is introduced, e.g. ''[[Klebsiella granulomatis]] comb. nov.''.
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+|''{{visible anchor|comedamus et bibamus, cras enim moriemur}}''||let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die||Latin translation of no. 72 of [[John Chrysostom]]'s 88 Greek [[homily|homilies]] on the [[Gospel of John]],<ref>''John Chrysostom's 88 Homilies on the Gospel of John'', [https://clioproject.net/homilies/comparison.php?page=72.4.19 "Homily 72, 4.19"], Chrysostomus Latinus in Iohannem Online (CLIO)</ref> citing {{Bibleverse|Isaiah|22:13}}
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 |''{{anchor|communibus annis}}communibus annis''||in common years||One year with another; on an average. "Common" here does not mean "ordinary", but "common to every situation"
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 |''{{anchor|compos mentis}}compos mentis''||in control of the mind||Describes someone of sound mind. Sometimes used ironically. Also a legal principle, ''[[non compos mentis]]'' (not in control of one's faculties), used to describe an insane person.
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-|''concilio et labore''||by wisdom and effort||Motto of the city of [[Manchester]].
+|''{{visible anchor|concilio et labore}}''||by wisdom and effort||Motto of the city of [[Manchester]].
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 |''{{anchor|concordia cum veritate}}concordia cum veritate''||in harmony with truth||Motto of the [[University of Waterloo]]
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 |''{{anchor|conditur in petra}}conditur in petra''||it is founded on the rock||Motto of [[Peterhouse Boys' School]] and [[Peterhouse Girls' School]]
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-|''confer <small>([[cf.]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yaelf.com/abbreviations.shtml|title=Commonly used shorthand for dictionaries|work=yaelf.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208124054/http://www.yaelf.com/abbreviations.shtml|archive-date=2010-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/department/docs/punctuation/node28.html|title=Guide to Punctuation|work=sussex.ac.uk}}</ref></small>''||compare||The abbreviation ''cf.'' is used in text to suggest a comparison with something else (cf. [[citation signal]]).
+|''confer'' <small>(''[[cf.]]'')</small>||compare||The abbreviation ''cf.'' is used in text to suggest a comparison with something else (cf. [[citation signal]]).
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 |''[[Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris]]<small> C.Ss.R</small>''||Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer||Redemptorists
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 |[[consensu (law)|''consensu'']]||with consent
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-|''{{visible anchor|consuetudo pro lege servatur}}''||Custom is held as law.||Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;<ref>Jon R. Stone, ''More Latin for the Illiterati,'' Routledge, 1999, [https://books.google.com/books?id=AsX61NoE9vUC&lpg=PA53&dq=consuetudo%20pro%20lege%20servatur&pg=PA53#v=onepage&q=%22consuetudo%20pro%20lege%20servatur%22&f=false p. 53].</ref> established customs have the force of laws.<ref>Giles Jacob, ''A Law Grammar,'' W. Clarke & Sons, 1817, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gY4DAAAAQAAJ&ots=rEFgKZYtFt&dq=%22consuetudo%20pro%20lege%20servatur%22&lr&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q=%22consuetudo%20pro%20lege%20servatur%22&f=false p. 3].</ref> Also ''consuetudo est altera lex'' (custom is another law) and ''consuetudo vincit communem legem'' (custom overrules the common law); see also: [[Customary law|Consuetudinary]].
+|''{{visible anchor|consuetudo pro lege servatur}}''||Custom serves for law.||Where there are no specific laws, the matter should be decided by custom;<ref>Jon R. Stone, ''More Latin for the Illiterati,'' Routledge, 1999, [https://books.google.com/books?id=AsX61NoE9vUC&q=%22consuetudo+pro+lege+servatur%22&pg=PA53 p. 53].</ref> established customs have the force of laws.<ref>Giles Jacob, ''A Law Grammar,'' W. Clarke & Sons, 1817, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gY4DAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22consuetudo+pro+lege+servatur%22&pg=PA3 p. 3].</ref> Also ''consuetudo est altera lex'' (custom is another law) and ''consuetudo vincit communem legem'' (custom overrules the common law); see also: [[Customary law|Consuetudinary]].
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 |''{{anchor|consummatum est}}consummatum est''||It is completed.||The last words of [[Jesus]] on the [[crucifixion|cross]] in the [[Vulgate|Latin translation]] of [[Gospel of John|John]] 19:30.
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 |''{{anchor|contra bonos mores}}contra bonos mores''||against good morals||Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice.
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-|''{{anchor|contra legem}}contra legem''||against the law||Especially in [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law jurisdictions]], said of an understanding of a [[statute]] that directly contradicts its wording and thus is neither valid by interpretation nor by [[analogy]].
+|''{{anchor|contra legem}}contra legem''||against law||Especially in [[Civil law (legal system)|civil law jurisdictions]], said of an understanding of a [[statute]] that directly contradicts its wording and thus is valid neither by interpretation nor by [[analogy]].
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 |''[[contra proferentem]]''||against the proferror||In [[contract law]], the doctrine of contractual interpretation which provides that an ambiguous term will be construed against the party that imposed its inclusion in the contract – or, more accurately, against the interests of the party who imposed it.
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 |[[Contra vim mortis non crescit herba in hortis|''contra vim mortis non crescit herba'' (or ''salvia'') ''in hortis'']]||No herb <small>(or [[Salvia|sage]])</small> grows in the gardens against the power of death||there is no medicine against death; from various medieval medicinal texts
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-|''contradictio in terminis''||contradiction in terms||A thing or idea that would embody a [[contradiction]] with the very definition of one of its terms; for example, payment for a gift, or a circle with corners. The [[fallacy]] of proposing such a thing.
+|''{{visible anchor|contradictio in terminis}}''||contradiction in terms||Something that would embody a [[contradiction]] with the very definition of one of its terms; for example, payment for a gift, or a circle with corners. The [[fallacy]] of proposing such a thing.
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 |''[[contra principia negantem non est disputandum]]''||there can be no debate with those who deny the foundations||Debate is fruitless when you don't agree on common rules, facts, presuppositions.
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 |''{{anchor|cor ad cor loquitur}}cor ad cor loquitur''||heart speaks to heart||From [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]]'s ''[[Confessions (St. Augustine)|Confessions]]'', referring to a prescribed method of prayer: having a "heart to heart" with God. Commonly used in reference to a later quote by Cardinal [[John Henry Newman]]. A motto of Newman Clubs.
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-|''{{anchor|cor aut mors}}cor aut mors''||Heart or Death||(Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, to no longer be respected as person of integrity.)
+|''{{anchor|cor aut mors}}cor aut mors''||Heart or Death||(Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, no longer to be respected as person of integrity.)
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 |''{{anchor|cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere}}cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere''||my heart I offer to you Lord promptly and sincerely||[[John Calvin]]'s personal motto, also adopted by [[Calvin College]]
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 |''{{anchor|cor unum}}cor unum''||one heart||A popular school motto and often used as a name for religious and other organisations such as the [[Pontifical Council Cor Unum]].
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-|''coram Deo''||in the presence of God||A phrase from [[Christian theology]] which summarizes the idea of [[Christians]] living in the presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of [[God]]; see also [[coram Deo (disambiguation)]].
+|''coram Deo''||in the presence of God||A phrase from [[Christian theology]] which summarizes the idea of [[Christians]] living in the presence of, under the authority of, and to the honor and glory of [[God]]; see also [[coram Deo (disambiguation)|coram Deo]].
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-|''coram episcopo''||in the presence of the bishop||Refers to the celebration of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church where the bishop is present but does not preside over the service.<ref>New Liturgical Movement, [https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2018/07/first-mass-celebrated-coram-episcopo-in.html First Mass Celebrated ''Coram Episcopo'' in Wisconsin], published 6 July 2018, accessed 25 November 2022</ref>
+|''{{visible anchor|coram episcopo}}''||in the presence of the bishop||Refers to the celebration of Mass in the Roman Catholic Church where the bishop is present but does not preside over the service.<ref>New Liturgical Movement, [https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2018/07/first-mass-celebrated-coram-episcopo-in.html First Mass Celebrated ''Coram Episcopo'' in Wisconsin], published 6 July 2018, accessed 25 November 2022</ref>
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 |''[[coram nobis]], coram vobis''||in our presence, in your presence||Two kinds of [[writ of error|writs of error]], calling for the decision to be reviewed by the same court that made it. ''Coram nobis'' is short for ''quae coram nobis resident'' (let them, i.e. the matters on the court record, remain before us), and was the form historically used for the [[Court of King's Bench (England)|Court of King's Bench]]; the "[[royal we|us]]" means the King, who was theoretically the head of that court. ''Coram vobis'' is the analogous version ("let the matters remain before you") for the [[Court of Common Pleas]], where the King did not sit, even notionally.
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 |''{{anchor|crescente luce}}crescente luce''||Light ever increasing||Motto of [[James Cook University]].
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+|''{{anchor|Crescite et multiplicamini}} [[Crescite et multiplicamini]]''||Increase and multiply||Motto of [[Maryland]] until 1874.
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 |''{{anchor|crescit cum commercio civitas}}crescit cum commercio civitas''||Civilization prospers with commerce||Motto of [[Claremont McKenna College]].
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-|''{{anchor|crescit eundo}}crescit eundo''||it grows as it goes||From [[Lucretius]]' ''[[De rerum natura]]'' book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a [[lightning|thunderbolt]] across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes. This metaphor was adapted as the [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|state motto]] of [[New Mexico]] (adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood) and is seen on [[Seal of New Mexico|the seal]]. Also the motto of [[Rocky Mount, Virginia]].
+|''{{anchor|crescit eundo}}crescit eundo''||it grows as it goes||From [[Lucretius]]' ''[[De rerum natura]]'' book VI, where it refers in context to the motion of a [[lightning|thunderbolt]] across the sky, which acquires power and momentum as it goes. This metaphor was adapted as the [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|state motto]] of [[New Mexico]] (adopted in 1887 as the territory's motto, and kept in 1912 when New Mexico received statehood) and is seen on [[Seal of New Mexico|the seal]]. Also the motto of [[Rocky Mount, Virginia]] and [[Omega Delta Phi]].
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 |''{{anchor|cruci dum spiro fido}}cruci dum spiro fido''||while I live, I trust in the cross, Whilst I trust in the Cross I have life||Motto of the [[Sisters of Loreto]] (IBVM) and its associated schools.
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-|''{{anchor|cucullus non facit monachum}}cucullus non facit monachum''||The hood does not make the monk||[[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Scene I, Act V 48–50
+|''{{anchor|cucullus non facit monachum}}cucullus non facit monachum''||The hood does not make the monk||[[William Shakespeare]], ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', act 1, scene 5, 53–54<ref>{{Folger inline|Twelfth Night|1|5|53–54}}</ref>
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 |''[[cui bono]]''||Good for whom?||"Who benefits?" An [[adage]] in criminal investigation which suggests that considering who would benefit from an unwelcome event is likely to reveal who is responsible for that event (cf. ''cui prodest''). Also the motto of the [[Crime Syndicate of America]], a fictional supervillain group. The opposite is ''cui malo'' (Bad for whom?).
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 |''{{anchor|cum laude}}cum laude''||with praise||The standard formula for academic [[Latin honors]] in the United States. Greater honors include ''magna cum laude'' and ''summa cum laude''.
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-|''cum mortuis in lingua mortua''||with the dead in a dead language||Movement from ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]'' by [[Modest Mussorgsky]]
+|''{{visible anchor|cum mortuis in lingua mortua}}''||with the dead in a dead language||Movement from ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]'' by [[Modest Mussorgsky]]
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-|''cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum''||with the exclusive right to print||[[Copyright notice]] used in 16th-century England, used for comic effect in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by William Shakespeare
+|''{{visible anchor|cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum}}''||with the exclusive right to print||[[Copyright notice]] used in 16th-century England, used for comic effect in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' by William Shakespeare<ref>{{Folger inline|The Taming of the Shrew|4|4|94}}</ref> where Lucentio is urged by his servant Biondello to "seize your privilege to declare her {{bracket|[[Bianca Minola|Bianca]]}} yours alone".
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-|''cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae''||let all come who by merit deserve the most reward||Motto of [[University College London]].
+|''{{visible anchor|cuncti adsint meritaeque expectent praemia palmae}}''||let all come who by merit deserve the most reward||Motto of [[University College London]].
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 |''[[cupio dissolvi]]''||desire to be dissolved||From the Bible, locution indicating a will to death ("I want to die").
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 |''{{anchor|cur Deus Homo}}cur Deus Homo''||Why the God-Man||The question attributed to Anselm in his work of by this name, wherein he reflects on why the Christ of Christianity must be both fully Divine and fully Human. Often translated "why did God become Man?"
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-|''[[cura personalis]]''||care for the whole person|| Motto of [[Georgetown University School of Medicine]] and [[University of Scranton]].
+|''[[cura personalis]]''||care for the whole person|| Motto of [[Georgetown University School of Medicine]] and [[University of Scranton]]
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-|''[[cura te ipsum]]''||take care of your own self||An exhortation to [[physician]]s, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others.
+|''[[cura te ipsum]]''||take care of your own self||Exhortation to [[physician]]s, or experts in general, to deal with their own problems before addressing those of others
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-|''[[curriculum vitae]]''||course of life||An overview of a person's life and qualifications, similar to a [[résumé]].
+|''[[curriculum vitae]]''||course of life||An overview of a person's life and qualifications, similar to a [[résumé]]
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-|''custodi civitatem, Domine''||guard the city, O Lord||Motto of the [[City of Westminster]].
+|''{{visible anchor|custodi civitatem, Domine}}''||guard the city, O Lord||Motto of the [[City of Westminster]]
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-|''{{anchor|custos morum}}custos morum''||keeper of morals||A [[censorship|censor]].
+|''{{anchor|custos morum}}custos morum''||keeper of morals||A [[censorship|censor]]
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-|''{{anchor|cygnis insignis}}cygnis insignis''||distinguished by its swans||[[List of national mottos|Motto]] of [[Western Australia]].
+|''{{anchor|cygnis insignis}}cygnis insignis''||distinguished by its swans||[[List of national mottos|Motto]] of [[Western Australia]]
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 |''{{anchor|cygnus inter anates}}cygnus inter anates''||swan among ducks||
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