bene orasse est bene studuisse To have prayed well is to have pursued well
benigno numine By the favour of the heavens (Horace)
beatus A blessed person
Beata Virgo Maria Blessed Virgin Mary
beati pacifici Blessed are the peacemakes (Beatitudes)
beati pauperes spiritu Blessed are the poor in spirit
beati possidentes Blessed are those who possess (legal doctrine)
Beatitudes Pronouncements from the Sermon on the Mount
abyssus abyssum invocat Hells calls hell (the Vulgate translation of the Bible)
Adeste Fideles O come, all ye faithful
benedictus qui venit Blessed is he sho comes [in the Lord's name]
caelitus mihi vires My strength is from heaven
Credo I believe; the apostles' (Nicene) Creed
credendum Things to be believed, articles of faith
Christi crux est mea lux The cross of Christ is my light
Christo et Ecclesiae For Christ and for the Church
consummatum est It is completed/finished (Christ's words on the cross)
Corpus Christi feast of the Body of Christ; Holy Eucharist
dies dominicus The Lord's day
Dies Irae Day of Wrath (hymn for the Requiem Mass)
di (also dii)
gods (singular: deus)
di immortales virtutem approbare, non adhibere debent We may expect the gods to approve virtue, but not to endow us with it
di maiores The greater gods; men of eminence
di meliora Heaven send us better times
di minores The lesser gods; men of lesser merit
di penates The household gods
di pia facta vident The gods see virtuous deeds (Ovid)
dirige nos Domine Direct us, O Lord
dis aliter visum The gods thought otherwise (Virgil)
dis ducibus Under the direction of the gods
ditat Deus God enriches (motto of the US state of Arizona)
dabit deus his quoque finem God will bring an end to this (Virgil)
dante Deo By the gift of God
De Civitate Dei On the City of God (St. Augustine)
Dei gratia By the grace of God
Dei iudicium By the judgement of God
dei penates Guardians of the household (household gods)
Dei plena sunt omnia All things are full of God
Dei Sponsa The Bride of God (poem by Patmore)
Dei sub numine viget It flourishes under the will of God (motto of Princeton University)
Deo adjuvante non timendum God helping, nothing should be feared
Deo date Give to God
deo dignus vindice nodus A knot worthy of god to untie
Deo duce With God as my leader
Deo duce, ferro comitante With God as my leader and my sword as my companion
Deo et regi fidelis Faithful to God and king
Deo favente With God's favour
Deo gratias (D.G,) Thanks be to God
Deo juvante With God's help (motto of Monaco)
Deo Optimo Maximo (D.O.M.) For God, the best and greatest (motto of the Benedictines)
Deo, patriae, amicis For God, motherland, and friends
deorum cibus est It is food for the gods
deos enim religuos accepimus, Caesares dedimus The gods were handed down to us, but we created the Caesars (i.e., the rulers) ourselves
dei fortioribus adsunt The gods aid the stronger (Tacitus)
Deo volente (D.V.) God willing
De Profundis From the depths; out of despair (Psalm 130)
Deus avertat God forbid
Deus det God grant
Deus est regit qui omnia There is a God who rules all things
Deus est summum bonum God is the chief good
deus ex machina god from a machine (a person who intervenes to solve a problem at the last minute)
Deus gubernat navem God steers the ship
Deus lux Mea God is my light (motto of the Catholic University of America)
Deus misereatur May God have mercy (Psalm 67)
Deus nobiscum, quis contra? God is with us, who can be against us?
Deus nobis fiducia God is our trust (motto of George Washington University)
deus nobis haec otia fecit God has brought for us this repose (Virgil)
Deus providebit God will provide
Deus tecum May God be with you (singular)
Deus vobiscum May God be with you (plural)
Deus vult God wills it (motto of the First Crusade)
Domine, dirige nos Lord, direct us (motto of London)
Dominica palmarum Palm Sunday
Domino Optimo Maximo (D.O.M) To the Lord, best and greatest
Dominus The Lord
Dominus illuminatio mea The Lord is my light (motto of the University Oxford, England)
Dominus providebit The Lord will provide
Dominus vobiscum May the Lord be with you
dux gregis Leader of the flock
Agnus Dei The Lamb of God (portion of Catholic Mass)
amicus usque ad aras A friend to the altars (i.e., a friend until death or until relilgious convictions prevent action)
amor proximi Love of one's neighbour
Angelus Domini Angle of the Lord (a Morning Prayer)
beatae memoriae Of blessed memory
Benedicite Invocation of blessing (a prayer canticle)
da fidei quae fidei sunt Give to faith that which belongs to faith
date et dabitur vobis Give and it shall be given unto you (the Vulgate translation of the Bible)
De Beata Vita On the Good Life (St. Augustine)
Cantate Domino Sing to the Lord (Psalm 98)
cantillatio The chanting portions of the Catholic Mass
cantus firmus Fixed song (Gregorian melody)
cantus planus Plain song (Gregorian chant)
cruce, dum spiro, fido while I breathe, I trust the cross
cruce signati Marked with a cross; the Crusaders
crux Cross
crux decussata X-shaped cross of St. Andrew or St. Patrick
crux mihi ancora The cross is my anchor
crux spes unica The cross is the only hope (motto of Notre Dame University)
fiat lux let there be light (Genesis)
deo volente God willing
dei gratia By the grace of god
anno domini In the year of our lord
flat lux Let there be light
laus deo Praise to god
lares et penates Household gods
laborare est orare Work is prayer
dies irae Day of wrath (the day of judgement)
domine dilrige nos Lord direct us
dominus illuminatio mea The lord is my enlightening
di te incolumem custodiant May the Gods guard your safety (an official good-bye phrase)
deo volente God willing
gaudeamus igitur So let us rejoice
gloria in excelsis Glory to god in the highest
laborare est orare Work is prayer
lares et penates Household gods
laus deo Praise to god
ora pro nobis Pray for us
peccavi I have sinned
Vocatus atque
non vocatus
Deus aderit
Invoked or not invoked, the god is present
(Inscription on Carl Jung's tombstone,
Flutern Cemetery; Fluntern (Zurich, Switzerland))
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