Latinisms Aurora
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The document provides definitions and context for several Latin phrases and terms. It defines the phrases "Laborare pugnare parati sumus" meaning "To work, (or) to fight; we are ready" which is the motto of the California Maritime Academy. It also defines "Lex Rex" meaning "The law (is) king" referring to a principle of limited government. Additionally, it defines "A capite ad calcem" meaning "From head to heel" or "from top to bottom."
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Latinisms Aurora
- 1. Latinisms & Latin Phrases Aurora-Cristina Constantinescu Aurora Cristina Constantinescu Latinisms & Latin Phrase
- 2. Laborare pugnare parati sumus To work, (or) to fight; we are ready. Motto of the California Maritime Academy.
- 3. Lex Rex The law (is) king. A principle of government advocating a rule by law rather than by men. The phrase originated as a double entendre in the title of Samuel Rutherford's controversial book Lex, Rex (1644), which espoused a theory of limited government and constitutionalism .
- 4. A capite ad calcem From head to heel. From top to bottom; all the way through. Equally a pedibus usque ad caput
- 5. Radix malorum est cupidita s He root of evils is desire. Or "greed is the root of all evil". Theme of the Pardoner's Tale from The Canterbury Tales.
- 6. Mea culpa My fault. Used in Christian prayers and confession to denote the inherently flawed nature of mankind. Can also be extended to mea maxima culpa (my greatest fault). Analogous to the nonstandard modern English slang "my bad".