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Cacoethes scribendi - An insatiable urge to write.
Caeci caecos ducentes - Blind are led by the blind.
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei - The heavens declare the glory of God
Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt They change the sky, not their soul, who run across the sea. (Horace)
Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet - A timid dog barks more violently than it bites. (Curtius Rufus)
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero - Seize the day, trust as little as possible in tomorrow. (Horace)
Carpe diem - Seize the day. (opportunity) (Horace)
Casus belli - Event (that is the justification for, or the cause) of war
Causarum justia et misericordia - For the causes of justice and mercy
Cave ab homine unius libri - Beware of anyone who has just one book. (Latin Epigram)
Cave canem, te necet lingendo - Beware of the dog, he may lick you to death
Cave canem - Beware of the dog
Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui - Beware what you say, when, and to whom
Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware. (He buys at his own risk)
Caveat venditor - Let the seller beware
Cedant arma togae - Let arms yield to the toga. (Let violence give place to law)
Cedo maiori - I yield to a greater person
Certum est, quia impossibile - It is certain, because it is impossible. (Tertullianus)
Cetera desunt - The rest is missing
Ceteris paribus - All else being equal
Christus rex - Christ the King
Cineri gloria sera venit - Fame comes too late to the dead
Circa (c.) - Approximately
Clara pacta, boni amici - Clear agreements, good friends
Codex Juris Canonici - Book of canon law
Cogita ante salis - Think before you leap, or look before you leap
Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur - Nobody should be punished for his thoughts
Cogito ergo doleo - I think therefore I am depressed
Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I am. (Rene Descartes)
Commodum ex iniuria sua nemo habere debet - No person ought to have advantage from his own wrong
Commune bonum - The common good
Commune periculum concordiam parit - Common danger brings forth harmony
Communi consilio - By common consent
Compos mentis - Of sound mind (and judgement)
Concordia discors - Discordant harmony
Concordia res parvae crescent - Work together to accomplish more
Conditio sine qua non - Condition without which not, or an essential condition or requirement
Confer (cf.) - Compare
Confiteor - I confess
Congregatio de Propaganda Fide - Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Coniecturalem artem esse medicinam - Medicine is the art of guessing. (Aulus Cornelius Celsus)
Coniunctis viribus - With united powers
Consensu omnium - By the agreement of all
Consensus audacium - An agreement of rash men. (a conspiracy) (Cicero)
Consuetudinis magna vis est - The force of habit is great. (Cicero)
Consummatum est - It is completed (Christ's last words, John 19:30)
Contra mundum - Against the world
Contraria contrariis curantur - The opposite is cured with the opposite. (Hippocrates)
Cornucopia - Horn of plenty
Corpus Christi - The body of Christ
Corpus delicti - The body of a crime. (The substance or fundamental facts of a crime)
Corpus Juris Canonici - The body of canon law
Corpus Juris Civilis - The body of civil law
Corpus vile - Worthless body
Corrigenda - A list of things to be corrected. (In a book)
Corruptio optimi pessima - Corruption of the best is worst
Cotidiana vilescunt - Familiarity breeds contempt
Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned. (Syrus)
Crapulam terriblem habeo - I have a terrible hangover
Cras amet qui nunquam amavit; Quique amavit, cras amet - May he love tomorrow who has never loved before
Credite amori vera dicenti - Believe love speaking the truth. (St. Jerome)
Credo quia absurdum - I believe it because it is absurd. (contrary to reason) (Tertullian)
Credo ut intelligam - I believe in order that I may understand. (St. Augustine)
Credula vitam spes fovet et melius cras fore semper dicit - Credulous hope supports our life, and always says that tomorrow will be better. (Tibullus)
Crescit amor nummi, quantum ipsa pecunia crevit - The love of wealth grows as the wealth itself grew. (Juvenalis)
Crescite et multiplicamini - Increase and multiply
Crimen falsi - Perjury
Crudelius est quam mori semper timere mortem - It is more cruel to always fear death than to die. (Seneca)
Crux - Puzzle
Cui bono? - For whose benefit is it? (a maxim sometimes used in the detection of crime) (Cicero)
Cui malo? - Who suffers a detriment?
Cuius regio, eius religio - He who rules, his religion
Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare - Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one
Cuivis dolori remedium est patientia - Patience is the cure for all suffer
Culpa - A sin
Culpam poena premit comes - Punishment closely follows crime as its companion. (Horace)
Cum grano salis - With a grain of salt. (Pliny the Elder?)
Cum laude magnum - With great success
Cum laude - With praise
Cum tacent, clamant - When they remain silent, they cry out. (Their silence speaks louder than words) (Cicero)
Cum - With
Cur etiam hic es - Why are you still here?
Cura nihil aliud nisi ut valeas - Pay attention to nothing except that you do well. (Cicero)
Cura posterior - A later concern
Cura ut valeas - Take care

Curriculum vitae - The course of one's life
Cursum perficio - My journey is over, or I finish my journey
Custos morum - Guardian of morals
Get Latin Abreviations

LATIN ABBREVIATION
A.D. anno Domini In the year of the Lord
A.M. Ante Meridiem Before midday
c., ca., ca or cca. circa around (about,
approximately)
cf. confer "bring together", hence "compare" (confer is the imperative of the Latin verb conferre).
C.V. or CV curriculum vitae, course of life. (Also referred often as resume)
D.D. Divinitatis Doctor Teacher of Divinity
D.Lit. Doctor Litterarum Teacher of Literature
D.M. Doctor Medicinae Teacher of Medicine
D.Phil. Doctor Philosophiæ, Teacher of Philosophy
D.V. Deo volente, God willing
DG, D.G. or DEI GRA, Dei gratia by the grace of God
ead., eadem see id. below.
et al. et alii, and others or and co-workers, it can also mean
et alia, and other things Or
et alibi and other places
e.g. exempli gratia, for example, for instance.
ff. a reduplication of foliis meaning "from pages" and is used in citations to
mean"and on succeeding pages."
F D or FID DEF fidei defensor, defender of the faith
ibid. ibidem in the same place (book, etc.), is used in citations.
id. (idem) means the same (man)
ead. eadem, the same (woman)
i.a. inter alia means among other things.
i.e. id est that is
inter alios among others.
J.D. Juris Doctor, teacher of law/rights
lb. libra, “scales", used to indicate the pound (mass)
M.A. Magister Artium, Master of Arts
M.O.modus operandi, method of operating.
N.B. nota bene, Note well.
nem. con. nemine contradicente With no one speaking against
op. cit. (opere citato), In the same article, book etc.
p.a. per annum through a year
per cent. per centum, for each one hundred, commonly used as percent
Ph.D. Philosophiæ Doctor, Teacher of Philosophy
p.m. Post Meridiem, after midday. N.B. 12 p.m. is incorrect. Write 'NOON'
p.m.a. post mortem auctoris. after the author's death.
p.p. & per pro. per procurationem, through the agency of.
PRN pro re nata, "as needed" in relation to medication.
pro tem. (pro tempore), for the time being, temporarily, in place of.
P.S. post scriptum, after what has been written"; it is used to indicate additions to a text after the signature.
Q.D. quaque die, every day, used on medications to indicate when to take.
Q.E.D. quod erat demonstrandum which was to be demonstrated, Cited in many texts at the end of a mathematical proof.
q.v. quod videre, "which to see" -- used as an imperative. Used after a term or phrase that should be looked up elsewhere in the current document or book.
qq.v. quae videre the plural form of quod videre
(in re) in the matter of or concerning.
R.I.P. requiescat in pace, may he/she rest in peace
sic thus. [ 'nuculear' (sic) ] Written in parentheses following a misspelled word to indicate that the error is the original writer's mistake — and that the copy proofer saw the error, but rightly did not correct it.
s.o.s. si opus sit, if there is need, if occasion require, if necessary
viz. videlicet namely, to wit, precisely, that is to say.
vs or v. (versus) against, sometimes is not abbreviated.
in litt. (in litteris) : in a letter [or other documented correspondence]; often followed by a date.
AMDG Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam, For the greater glory of God". It is the motto of the Society of Jesus.
et seq. et sequens, et seqq or et sequa. (et sequentes, or et sequentia) : "and the following" (use et seqq or et sequa. if "the following" is plural
inst. instante mense, this month
N.N. nomen nescio, I do not know the name, used as a placeholder for unknown names in academic work
O.D. oculus dexter the right eye, used in vision correction prescriptions.
O.S. oculus sinister the left eye, used in vision correction prescriptions.
prox. proximo mense, next month
Q.E.C. quod erat construendum, which was to be constructed" (after constructing something, normally to show its existence.
Q.E.F. , quod erat faciendum, which was to be done
S.T.T.L. sit tibi terra levis May the earth rest lightly on you, and was used in similar manner to R.I.P.
s.v. sub verbo, Under the word or heading, as in a dictionary
S.V.B.E.E.V. si vales bene est ego valeo if you are well, it is good. I am well.
Th.D. (Theologiae Doctor) : Teacher of Theology
ult. (ultimo mense) : last month
V.C. vi coactus: on constrains. Used when forced to sign ("or else...").
v.i. (vide infra) means "see below".
v.s. (vide supra) means "see above".
Many words and abbreviations have been in general use, but are not often used nowadays:
in litt. (in litteris) : Latin for "in a letter [or other documented correspondence]"; often followed by a date.
AMDG (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or ad majorem Dei gloriam) : Latin for "For the greater glory of God". It is the motto of the Society of Jesus.
a.u. (anno urbis) : Latin for "The year of the the city"[2]
et seq. (et sequens), et seqq or et sequa. (et sequentes, or et sequentia) : "and the following" (use et seqq or et sequa. if "the following" is plural).[1] Not unlike the full colon [ : } which means "the following" i.e. that which follows is a listing of that which precedes the ' : '. ( Incorrectly used, "the following:" )
inst. instante mense, this month" (see also prox. and ult.).
loq. (loquitur), "S/he speaks":
N.N. (nomen nescio) : "I do not know the name": used as a placeholder for unknown names in e.g. the Book of Common Prayer.
O.D. (oculus dexter) : "the right eye". Used in vision correction prescriptions.
O.S. oculus sinister the left eye. Used in vision correction prescriptions.
prox. (proximo mense) : "next month" (see also inst. and ult.).
r. (rexit) : 'ruled'. Used for the time period of a monarch or other ruler's reign (e.g.: Mehmet III [r. 1595 – 1603])
Q.E.C. (quod erat construendum, which was to be constructed" (after constructing something, normally to show its existence).
Q.E.F. quod erat faciendum, which was to be done
S.T.T.L. sit tibi terra levis, May the earth rest lightly on you" and was used in similar manner to R.I.P.
s.v. sub verbo, Under the word or heading, as in a dictionar
y
S.V.B.E.E.V. si vales bene est ego valeo, if you are well, it is good. I am well."
Th.D. Theologiae Doctor Teacher of Theology
ult. ultimo mense, last month (see also inst. and prox.).
V.C. vi coactus, on constrains (Used when forced to sign ("or else...").
v.i. vide infra, see below.
v.s. vide supra see above
sic, thus
stet, Latin for "let it stand", but not an abbreviation. Used in editing to indicate that something should remain as it is, and not be changed.