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O Deus Ego Amo Te
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O God I Love You
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attributed to Saint Francis Xavier
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o homines ad servitutem paratos
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men fit to be slaves!
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attributed (in Tacitus, Annales, III, 65) to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, in disgust at the servile attitude of Roman senators; said of those who should be leaders but instead slavishly follow the lead of others
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O tempora, o mores!
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Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!
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also translated "What times! What customs!"; from Cicero, Catilina I, 2
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obiit (ob.)
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one died
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"He/she died", inscription on gravestones; ob. also sometimes stands for obiter (in passing or incidentally)
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obit anus, abit onus
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The old woman dies, the burden is lifted
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Arthur Schopenhauer
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obiter dictum
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a thing said in passing
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in law, an observation by a judge on some point of law not directly relevant to the case before him, and thus neither requiring his decision nor serving as a precedent, but nevertheless of persuasive authority. In general, any comment, remark or observation made in passing
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obliti privatorum, publica curate
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Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
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Roman political saying which reminds that common good should be given priority over private matters for any person having a responsibility in the State
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obscuris vera involvens
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the truth being enveloped by obscure things
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from Virgil
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obscurum per obscurius
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the obscure by means of the more obscure
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An explanation that is less clear than what it tries to explain; synonymous with ignotum per ignotius
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obtorto collo
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with a twisted neck
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unwillingly
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oculus dexter (O.D.)
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right eye
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Ophthalmologist shorthand
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oculus sinister (O.S.)
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left eye
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oderint dum metuant
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let them hate, so long as they fear
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favorite saying of Caligula, attributed originally to Lucius Accius, Roman tragic poet (170 BC); Motto of the Russian Noble Family Krasnitsky
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odi et amo
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I hate and I love
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opening of Catullus 85; the entire poem reads, "odi et amo quare id faciam fortasse requiris / nescio sed fieri sentio et excrucior" (I hate and I love. Why do I do this, you perhaps ask. / I do not know, but I feel it happening and am tormented)
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odi profanum vulgus et arceo
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I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away
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from Horace
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odium theologicum
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theological hatred
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name for the special hatred generated in theological disputes
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oleum camino
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(pour) oil on the fire
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from Erasmus' (1466–1536) collection of annotated Adagia
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omne ignotum pro magnifico
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every unknown thing [is taken] for great
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or "everything unknown appears magnificent" The source is Tacitus: Agricola, Book 1, 30 where the sentence ends with 'est'. The quotation is from Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story 'The Red-Headed League' where the 'est' is missing.
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omne initium difficile est]]
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every beginning is difficult
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omne vivum ex ovo
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every living thing is from an egg
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foundational concept of modern biology, opposing the theory of spontaneous generation
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Omnes homines sunt asini vel homines et asini sunt asini
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All men are donkeys or men and donkeys are donkeys
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a sophismata proposed and solved by Albert of Saxony (philosopher)
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omnes vulnerant, postuma necat or omnes feriunt, ultima necat
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all [the hours] wound, last one kills
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usual in clocks, reminding the reader of death
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omnia cum deo
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all with God
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motto for Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale, Victoria, Australia
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omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina
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everything said [is] stronger if said in Latin
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or "everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin"; a more common phrase with the same meaning is quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (whatever said in Latin, seems profound)
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omnia extares!
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Interpreted as "Let it all hang out!", but in fact incorrect Latin construction with no real meaning[1]
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motto for The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, USA[2]
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omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposuisti
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Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.
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Book of Wisdom, 11:21
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omnia mutantur, nihil interit
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everything changes, nothing perishes
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Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD), Metamorphoses, book XV, line 165
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omnia omnibus
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all things to all men
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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si omnia ficta
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if all (the words of poets) is fiction
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Ovid
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omnia vincit amor
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love conquers all
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Virgil (70 BC – 19 BC), Eclogue X, line 69
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omnia munda mundis
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everything [is] pure to the pure [men]
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from The New Testament
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omnia praesumuntur legitime facta donec probetur in contrarium
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all things are presumed to be lawfully done, until it is shown [to be] in the reverse
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in other words, "innocent until proven guilty"
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omnibus idem
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the same to all
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motto of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, usually accompanied by a sun, which shines for (almost) everyone
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omnibus locis fit caedes
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Let there be slaughter everywhere
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Julius Caesar's The Gallic War, 7.67
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omnis traductor traditor
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every translator is a traitor
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every translation is a corruption of the original; the reader should take heed of unavoidable imperfections
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omnis vir tigris
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everyone a tiger
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motto of the 102d Intelligence Wing
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omnium gatherum
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gathering of all
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miscellaneous collection or assortment; "gatherum" is English, and the term is used often used facetiously
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onus probandi
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burden of proof
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onus procedendi
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burden of procedure
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burden of a party to adduce evidence that a case is an exception to the rule
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opera omnia
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all works
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collected works of an author
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opera posthuma
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posthumous works
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works published after the author's death
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operari sequitur esse
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act of doing something follows the act of being
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scholastic phrase, used to explain that there is no possible act if there is not being: being is absolutely necessary for any other act
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opere citato (op. cit.)
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in the work that was cited
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used in academic works when referring again to the last source mentioned or used
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opere et viritate
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in action and truth
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doing what you believe is morally right through everyday actions
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opere laudato (op. laud.)
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See opere citato
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operibus anteire
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leading the way with deeds
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to speak with actions instead of words
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ophidia in herba
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a snake in the grass
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any hidden danger or unknown risk
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opus anglicanum
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English work
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fine embroidery, especially used to describe church vestments
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Opus Dei
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The Work of God
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Catholic organisation
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ora et labora
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pray and work
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This principle of the Benedictine monasteries reads in full: "Ora et labora (et lege), Deus adest sine mora." "Pray and work (and read), God is there without delay" (or to keep the rhyme: "Work and pray, and God is there without delay")
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ora pro nobis
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pray for us
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"Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis pecatoribus"
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orando laborando
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by praying, by working
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motto of the Rugby School
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oratio directa
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direct speech
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expressions from Latin grammar
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oratio obliqua
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indirect speech
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orbis non sufficit
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the world does not suffice or the world is not enough
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from Satires of Juvenal (Book IV/10), referring to Alexander the Great; James Bond's adopted family motto in the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service; it made a brief appearance in the film adaptation of the same name and was later used as the title of the nineteenth James Bond film, The World Is Not Enough.
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orbis unum
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one world
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seen in The Legend of Zorro
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ordo ab chao
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out of chaos, comes order
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one of the oldest mottos of Craft Freemasonry.[3]
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oremus pro invicem
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Let us pray, one for the other; let us pray for each other
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Popular salutation for Roman Catholic clergy at the beginning or ending of a letter or note. Usually abbreviated OPI.
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orta recens quam pura nites
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newly risen, how brightly you shine
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Motto of New South Wales
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