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|''{{visible anchor|saltus in demonstrando}}''||leap in explaining||a leap in logic, by which a necessary part of an equation is omitted.
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|''{{visible anchor|salus in arduis}}''||a stronghold (or refuge) in difficulties||a Roman [[Silver Age of Latin literature|Silver Age]] maxim. Also the school motto of [[Wellingborough School]].
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|''[[salus populi suprema lex esto]]''||the welfare of the people is to be the highest law||From [[Cicero]]'s ''De Legibus'', book III, part III, sub. VIII. Quoted by [[John Locke]] in his Second Treatise, ''On Civil Government'', to describe the proper organization of government. Also the [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|state motto]] of [[Missouri]].
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|''[[salva veritate]]''||with truth intact||Refers to two expressions that can be interchanged without changing the [[truth value]] of the statements in which they occur.
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|''[[Salvator Mundi]]''||Savior of the World||Christian epithet, usually referring to [[Jesus]]. The title of paintings by [[Albrecht Dürer]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
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|''{{visible anchor|salvo errore et omissione}}'' <small>(s.e.e.o.)</small>||save for error and omission||Used as a reservation on statements of financial accounts.  Often now given in English "errors and omissions excluded" or "e&oe".
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|''{{visible anchor|salvo honoris titulo}}'' <small>(SHT)</small>|| save for title of honor ||Addressing oneself to someone whose title is unknown.
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|''{{visible anchor|Sancta Sedes}}''||Holy Chair|| literally, "holy seat". Refers to the [[Pope|Papacy]] or the [[Holy See]].
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|''{{visible anchor|sancta simplicitas}}''||holy innocence||Or "sacred simplicity".
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|''{{visible anchor|sancte et sapienter}}''||in a holy and wise way||Also ''sancte sapienter'' (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions, notably [[King's College London]]
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|''[[sanctum sanctorum]]''||[[Holy of Holies]]||referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location.
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|''[[sapere aude]]''||dare to know||From [[Horace]]'s ''[[Epistularum liber primus]]'', Epistle II, line 40. Made popular in [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]'s essay ''[[Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?]]'' defining the [[Age of Enlightenment]]. The phrase is common usage as a university motto.
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|''[[sapiens dominabitur astris]]''||the wise man will master the stars||Astrological aphorism and motto of the [[Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence]].
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|''{{visible anchor|sapiens qui prospicit}}''||wise is he who looks ahead||Motto of [[Malvern College]], England
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|''{{visible anchor|sapienti sat}}''||enough for the wise||From [[Plautus]]. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to ''dictum sapienti sat est'' ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough").
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et doctrina}}''||wisdom and learning||Motto of [[Fordham University]], New York. Motto of [[Hill House School, South Yorkshire|Hill House School]] Doncaster, England.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et eloquentia}}''||wisdom and eloquence|| One of the mottos of the [[List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines|Ateneo]] schools in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://johnnery.wordpress.com/about-newsstand/|title=The Jesuits' Fault|author=John Nery|date=11 December 2006|access-date=15 August 2022|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|via=johnnery.wordpress.com}}</ref>
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et veritas}}''||wisdom and truth||Motto of [[Christchurch Girls' High School]], New Zealand.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et virtus}}''||wisdom and virtue||Motto of the [[University of Hong Kong]], Hong Kong.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia ianua vitae}}''||wisdom is the gateway to life||Motto of the [[Wirral Grammar School for Boys]], Bebington, England.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia melior auro}}''||wisdom is better than gold||Motto of [[University of Deusto]], Bilbao, San Sebastián, Spain.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia, pax, fraternitas}}''||Wisdom, Peace, Fraternity||Motto of [[Universidad de las Américas, Puebla]], Cholula, Mexico.
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|''scientia pennae''
|On Wings of Knowledge
|Motto of [[Mombasa Academy]], Mombasa, Kenya.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia potentia est}}''||wisdom is power||Motto of the House of Akeleye, Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakia.
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|''{{visible anchor|sat celeriter fieri quidquid fiat satis bene}}''||That which has been done well has been done quickly enough||One of the two favorite maxims of [[Augustus]]. The other is "[[festina lente]]" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow).<ref>{{cite web|title=Glory In Stability And Moderation|website=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/18/augustus-glory-rome-leadership-forbes.html|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref>
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia ac labore}}''||By/from/with knowledge and labour||Motto of several institutions
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia aere perennius}}''||knowledge, more lasting than bronze||unknown origin, probably adapted from [[Horace]]'s ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius).
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia cum religione}}''||religion and knowledge united||Motto of [[St Vincent's College, Potts Point]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientiae cedit mare}}''||The sea yields to knowledge||Motto of the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]].
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia dux vitae certissimus}}''||Science is the truest guide in life||Motto of the [[Middle East Technical University]].
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|''{{visible anchor|Scientiae et patriae}}''||For science and fatherland||Motto of [[University of Latvia]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia et labor}}''||knowledge and work||motto of [[Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia et sapientia}}''||knowledge and wisdom||motto of [[Illinois Wesleyan University]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia imperii decus et tutamen}}''||knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire||Motto of [[Imperial College London]]
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|[[Scientia potentia est|''scientia ipsa potentia est'']]||knowledge itself is power||Stated originally by Sir [[Francis Bacon]] in ''Meditationes Sacrae'' (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as ''scientia est potestas'' or ''[[scientia potentia est]]'' (knowledge is power).
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|''{{anchor|scientia, labor, libertas}}scientia, labor, libertas''||science, labour, liberty||Motto of the [[Free University of Tbilisi]].
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|''{{anchor|scientia non olet}}scientia non olet''||knowledge doesn't smell||A variation on Emperor [[Vespasian]]'s ''[[pecunia non olet]]'' in [[Suetonius]]' ''[[The Twelve Caesars|De vita Caesarum]]''. Used to say the way in which we learn something doesn't matter as long as it is knowledge acquired.
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|''{{anchor|scientia vincere tenebras}}scientia vincere tenebras''||conquering darkness by science||Motto of several institutions, such as the Brussels Free Universities ([[Université Libre de Bruxelles]] and [[Vrije Universiteit Brussel]]).
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|''[[scilicet]]'' <small>(''<abbr title="scilicet" lang="la">sc</abbr>.'' or ''<abbr title="scilicet" lang="la">ss</abbr>.'')</small>||it is permitted to know||that is to say; to wit; namely; in a legal caption, it provides a statement of venue or refers to a location.
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|''{{anchor|scio}}scio''||I know||
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|''{{anchor|scio}}scio me nihil scire''||[[I know that I know nothing]]||
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|''[[scire quod sciendum]]''||knowledge which is worth having||motto of now defunct publisher [[Small, Maynard & Company]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scribimus indocti doctique poemata passim}}''||Each desperate blockhead dares to write||as translated by [[Philip Francis (translator)|Philip Francis]]. From [[Horace]], ''[[Epistularum liber secundus]]'' (1, 117)<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/horace/epist2.shtml|title = Q. Horati Flacci Epistvlarvm Liber Secvndvs|access-date = 10 September 2008|author = Quintus Horatius Flaccus|author-link = Horace|publisher = [[The Latin Library]]|language = la}}</ref> and quoted in [[Henry Fielding|Fielding]]'s ''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Tom Jones]]''; lit: "Learned or not, we shall write poems without distinction."
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|''{{visible anchor|scuto amoris divini}}''||by the shield of God's love||The motto of [[Skidmore College]]
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|''sectamini caritatem''||pursue love||From [[1 Corinthians 14]]:1, motto of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell]]
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|''{{visible anchor|seculo seculorum}}''||forever and ever||
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|''[[secundum quid|secundum quid et simpliciter]]''||[what is true] according to something, [is true] absolutely||"unqualified generalization" in [[Aristotle]]'s ''[[Sophistical Refutations]]''<ref>[[Aristotle]], ''[[Sophistical Refutations]]'', [[s:Organon (Owen)/The Sophistical Elenchi#Chapter 5|ch. 5]]</ref>
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|''{{visible anchor|sed ipse spiritus postulat pro nobis, gemitibus inenarrabilibus}}''||But the same Spirit intercedes incessantly for us, with inexpressible groans||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208%3A26%20&version=KJV,NIV,MSG Romans 8:26]
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|''{{visible anchor|sed terrae graviora manent}}''||But on earth, worse things await||[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 6:84.
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|''[[sede vacante]]''||with the seat being vacant||The "seat" refers to the [[Holy See]]; the vacancy refers to the [[interregnum]] between two [[pope]]s.
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|''{{anchor|sedes apostolica}}sedes apostolica''||[[wikt:apostolic|apostolic]] chair||Synonymous with ''Sancta Sedes''.
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|''{{anchor|sedes incertae}}sedes incertae''||seat (i.e. location) uncertain||Used in [[biological classification]] to indicate that there is no agreement as to which higher order grouping a [[taxon]] should be placed into. Abbreviated ''sed. incert.''
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|''{{anchor|sedet, aeternumque sedebit}}sedet, aeternumque sedebit''||sit, be seated forever||from [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Aeneid]]'' 6:617: when you stop trying, then you lose
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|''{{anchor|semel in anno licet insanire}}semel in anno licet insanire''||once in a year one is allowed to go crazy||Concept expressed by various authors, such as [[Seneca the Younger|Seneca]], [[Augustine of Hippo|Saint Augustine]] and [[Horace]]. It became proverbial during the [[Middle Ages]].
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|''{{anchor|semper ad meliora}}semper ad meliora''||always towards better things||Motto of several institutions
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|''{{anchor|semper anticus}}semper anticus''||always forward||Motto of the [[45th Infantry Division (United States)]] and its successor, the [[45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)]]
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|''{{anchor|semper apertus}}semper apertus''||always open||Motto of [[University of Heidelberg]]
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|''{{anchor|semper ardens}}[[Semper Ardens|semper ardens]]''||always burning||Motto of [[Carl Jacobsen]] and name of a line of beers by [[Denmark|Danish]] brewery [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]].
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|''{{anchor|semper eadem}}semper eadem''||ever the same||personal motto of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]], appears above her royal coat of arms. Used as motto of Elizabeth College, Guernsey, Channel Islands, which was founded by Elizabeth I, and of [[Ipswich School]], to whom Elizabeth granted a royal charter. Also the motto of the [[Leicester|City of Leicester]] and [[Prince George's County, Maryland|Prince George's County]].
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|''{{anchor|semper excelsius}}semper excelsius''||always higher||Motto of the [[K.A.V. Lovania Leuven]] and the House of Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr<ref>[http://usheraldicregistry.com/pmwiki.php?n=Registrations.20100415A "Osborne Wrigley-Pimley-McKerr III"], United States Heraldic Registry</ref>
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|''[[semper fidelis]]''||always faithful||Motto of several institutions, e.g. [[United States Marine Corps]]
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|''{{anchor|semper fortis}}semper fortis''||always brave||Unofficial motto of the [[United States Navy]]
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|''{{anchor|semper idem}}semper idem''||always the same||Motto of [[Underberg]]
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|''{{anchor|semper in excretia sumus}}semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat''||We're always in the manure; only the depth varies.||[[Baron de Ramsey|Lord de Ramsey]], [[House of Lords]], 21 January 1998<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo980121/text/80121-06.htm Column 1532], [[Lords Hansard]], 21 January 1998</ref>
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|''{{anchor|semper instans}}semper instans''||always threatening||Motto of 846 NAS [[Royal Navy]]
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|''{{anchor|semper invicta}}semper invicta''||always invincible||Motto of [[Warsaw]]
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|''{{anchor|semper liber}}semper liber''||always free||Motto of the city of [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
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|''{{anchor|semper libertas}}semper libertas''||always freedom||Motto of [[Prince George County, Virginia]]
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|''{{visible anchor|semper maior}}''||always more, always greater||Motto of [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the [[Jesuits]] (Society of Jesus)
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|''{{anchor|semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit}}semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit''||the necessity of proof always lies with the person who lays charges||Latin [[Maxim (philosophy)|maxim]] often associated with the [[Burden of proof (law)|burden of proof in law]] or [[Burden of proof (philosophy)|in philosophy]]
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|''[[semper paratus]]''||always prepared||Motto of several institutions, e.g. [[United States Coast Guard]]; see also ''[[nunquam non paratus]]'' (never unprepared)
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|''{{anchor|semper primus}}semper primus''||always first||Motto of several US military units
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|{{anchor|semper progrediens}}''semper progrediens''||always progressing||Motto of the island of [[Sint Maarten]], of [[King City Secondary School]] in [[King City, Ontario]], Canada and of [[Fairfax High School (Fairfax, Virginia)]]
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|''{{anchor|semper reformanda}}[[Ecclesia semper reformanda est|semper reformanda]]''||always in need of being reformed||A phrase deriving from the [[Nadere Reformatie]] movement in the seventeenth century [[Dutch Reformed Church]] and widely but informally used in [[Reformed churches|Reformed]] and [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] churches today. It refers to the conviction of certain Reformed [[Protestantism|Protestant]] theologians that the church must continually re-examine itself in order to maintain its purity of [[doctrine]] and practice. The term first appeared in print in Jodocus van Lodenstein, ''Beschouwinge van Zion'' (''Contemplation of Zion''), Amsterdam, 1674.<ref>Michael Bush, "Calvin and the Reformanda Sayings", in Herman J. Selderhuis, ed., ''Calvinus sacrarum literarum interpres: Papers of the International Congress on Calvin Research'' (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008) p. 286. {{ISBN|978-3-525-56914-6}}</ref>
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|''[[semper supra]]''||always above||Motto of the [[United States Space Force]]
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|''{{visible anchor|semper sursum}}''||always aim high||Motto of several institutions
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|''{{visible anchor|semper vigilans}}''||always vigilant||Motto of several institutions including the [[Civil Air Patrol]] of the [[United States Air Force]], the city of [[San Diego]], California
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|''{{visible anchor|semper vigilo}}''||always vigilant||Motto of the Scottish Police Forces, Scotland
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|''[[SPQR|Senatus Populusque Romanus]] <small>(SPQR)</small>''||The [[Roman Senate|Senate]] and the People of Rome||The official name of the [[Roman Republic]]. "<small>SPQR</small>" was carried on battle standards by the [[Roman legion]]s. In addition to being an [[ancient Rome|ancient Roman]] motto, it remains the motto of the modern city of Rome.
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|''{{anchor|sensu lato}}[[sensu|sensu lato]]''||with the broad, or general, meaning||Less literally, "in the wide sense".
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|''{{anchor|sensu stricto}}[[sensu|sensu stricto]] <small>cf. stricto sensu</small>''||"with the tight meaning"||Less literally, "in the strict sense".
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|''[[sensus plenior]]''||in the fuller meaning||In biblical [[exegesis]], the deeper meaning intended by God, not intended by the human author.
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|''{{anchor|sequere pecuniam}}sequere pecuniam''||[[follow the money]]||In an effort to understand why things may be happening contrary to expectations, or even in alignment with them, this idiom suggests that keeping track of where money is going may show the basis for the observed behavior. Similar in spirit to the phrase ''cui bono'' (who gains?) or ''cui prodest'' (who advances?), but outside those phrases' historically legal context.
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|''Sermo Tuus Veritas Est''||Thy Word Is Truth||motto of the [[General Theological Seminary]], [[Cornelius Fontem Esua]]
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|''{{anchor|sero venientes male sedentes}}sero venientes male sedentes''||those who are late are poorly seated||
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|''{{anchor|sero venientibus ossa}}sero venientibus ossa''||those who are late get bones||
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|''{{anchor|servabo fidem}}servabo fidem''||Keeper of the faith||I will keep the faith.
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|''[[serviam]]''||I will serve||The answer of St. [[Michael (archangel)|Michael the Archangel]] to the ''[[non serviam]]'', "I will not serve" of [[Satan]], when the angels were tested by God on whether they will serve an inferior being, a man, [[Jesus]], as their Lord.
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|''[[servus servorum Dei]]''||servant of the servants of God||A title for the [[Pope]].
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|''{{anchor|sesquipedalia verba}}sesquipedalia verba''||words a [[foot (prosody)|foot]] and a half long||From [[Horace]]'s ''[[Ars Poetica (Horace)|Ars Poetica]]'', "''proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba''{{-"}} ("he throws down his high-flown language and his foot-and-a-half-long words"). A [[self-reference|self-referential]] jab at [[longest word in English|long words]] and needlessly elaborate language in general.
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|[[Si comprehendis, non est Deus|''Si comprehendis [,] non est Deus'']]||if you understand [something], it is not God||[[Augustine of Hippo]], ''Sermo 117.3.5''; ''[[Patrologia Latina|PL]]'' 38, 663
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|''{{anchor|si dormiam capiar}}si dormiam capiar''||If I sleep, I may be caught||Motto of {{ship|HMS|Wakeful|H88}}
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|''{{anchor|si monumentum requiris circumspice}}Si monumentum requiris circumspice''||If you seek (his) monument, look around you||from the [[epitaph]] on [[Christopher Wren]]'s tomb in [[St Paul's Cathedral]].
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|''Si non oscillas, noli tintinnare''||If you can't swing, don't ring||Inscribed on a plaque above the front door of the Playboy mansion in Chicago.
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|[[Etiam si omnes, ego non|''si omnes... ego non'']]||if all ones... not I
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|''{{anchor|si peccasse negamus fallimur et nulla est in nobis veritas}}si peccasse negamus fallimur et nulla est in nobis veritas''||if we deny having made a mistake, we are deceived, and there's no truth in us||From [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]'', where the phrase is translated "if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there's no truth in us." (cf. 1 John 1:8 in the New Testament)
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|''[[si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice]]''||if you seek a delightful peninsula, look around||Said to have been based on the tribute to architect [[Christopher Wren]] in [[St Paul's Cathedral]], [[London]]: ''si monumentum requiris, circumspice'' (see above). [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|State motto]] of [[Michigan]], adopted in 1835; the spelling of 'peninsulam' is used in the motto, although the correct ancient spelling is 'paeninsulam'.
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|''{{anchor|si quid novisti rectius istis, candidus imperti}}si quid novisti rectius istis, candidus imperti; si nil, his utere mecum.''||if you can better these principles, tell me; if not, join me in following them||[[Horace]], [[Epistularum liber primus|''Epistles'' I]] [[s:la:Epistulae (Horatius) - Liber I#Epistula VI|:6, 67–68]]
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|''{{anchor|si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses}}si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses'' ||If you had kept your silence, you would have stayed a philosopher||This quote is often attributed to the Latin philosopher Boethius of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. It translates literally as, "If you had been silent, you would have remained a philosopher." The phrase illustrates a common use of the subjunctive verb mood.
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|''{{anchor|si vales valeo}}si vales valeo <small>(SVV)</small>''||if you are well, I am well (abbr)||A common beginning for ancient Roman letters. An abbreviation of ''si vales bene est ego valeo'', alternatively written as <small>SVBEEV</small>. The practice fell out of fashion and into obscurity with the decline in Latin literacy.
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|''{{anchor|si vis amari ama}}si vis amari ama''||If you want to be loved, love||This is often attributed to the Roman philosopher [[Seneca the Younger|Seneca]], found in the sixth of [[Epistulae morales ad Lucilium|his letters to Lucilius]].
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|''[[si vis pacem, para bellum]]''||if you want peace, prepare for war||From [[Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus]], ''[[De Re Militari]]''. Origin of the name ''parabellum'' for some [[ammunition]] and firearms, such as the [[Luger P08 pistol|Luger Parabellum]]. (Similar to ''[[List of Latin phrases (I)|igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum]]'' and [[List of Latin phrases (I)#in pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello|''in pace ut sapiens aptarit idonea bello'']].)
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|''[[sic]]''||thus||Or "just so". States that the preceding quoted material appears exactly that way in the source, despite any errors of spelling, grammar, usage, or fact that may be present. Used only for previous quoted text; ''ita'' or similar must be used to mean "thus" when referring to something about to be stated.
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|''{{anchor|sic currite ut comprehendatis}}sic currite ut comprehendatis''||Run to win||More specifically, So run, that ye may obtain, 1 Corinthians 24. Motto of [[Divine Word University]], [[Madang]], [[Papua New Guinea]].
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|''{{anchor|sic et non}}sic et non''||thus and not||More simply, "yes and no".
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|''{{anchor|sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc}}sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc''||we gladly feast on those who would subdue us||[[Dog Latin|Mock-Latin]] motto of [[The Addams Family]].
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|''{{anchor|sic infit}}sic infit''||so it begins||
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|''{{anchor|sic itur ad astra}}sic itur ad astra''||thus you shall go to the stars||From [[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' book IX, line 641. Possibly the source of the ''ad astra'' phrases. Motto of several institutions, including the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]].
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|''{{anchor|sic parvis magna}}sic parvis magna''||greatness from small beginnings||Motto of Sir [[Francis Drake]]
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|''{{anchor|sic passim}}sic passim''||Thus here and there||Used when referencing books; see ''passim''.
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|''{{anchor|sic semper erat, et sic semper erit}}sic semper erat, et sic semper erit''||Thus has it always been, and thus shall it ever be||
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|''[[sic semper tyrannis]]''||thus always [[Dative#Latin|to]] tyrants||Attributed to [[Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger|Brutus]] at the time of [[Julius Caesar]]'s assassination and to [[John Wilkes Booth]] at the time of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s assassination; whether it was actually said at either of these events is disputed. [[List of U.S. state and territory mottos|State motto]] of [[Virginia]], adopted in 1776.
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|''[[sic transit gloria mundi]]''||thus passes the glory of the world||A reminder that all things are fleeting. During [[Papal coronation]]s, a monk reminds the [[Pope]] of his mortality by saying this phrase, preceded by ''pater sancte'' ("holy father") while holding before his eyes a burning paper illustrating the passing nature of earthly glories. This is similar to the tradition of a slave in a [[Roman triumph]]s whispering ''memento mori'' in the ear of the celebrant.
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|''{{visible anchor|sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas}}''||use [what is] yours so as not to harm [what is] of others||Or "use your property in such a way that you do not damage others{{'"}}. A legal maxim related to property ownership laws, often shortened to simply ''sic utere'' ("use it thus").
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|''{{visible anchor|sic vita est}}''||thus is life||Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.
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|''{{visible anchor|sic vos non vobis mellificates apes}}''||Thus you not for yourselves make honey, bees.||Part of a verse written by [[Virgil]] after the poet Bathyllus plagiarized his work.
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|''{{visible anchor|sidere mens eadem mutato}}''||Though the constellations change, the mind is universal||Latin motto of the [[University of Sydney]].
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|''{{visible anchor|signetur}}'' <small>(''sig''</small> or ''<small>S/</small>''<small>)</small>||let it be labeled||[[List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions|Medical shorthand]]
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|''{{visible anchor|signum fidei}}''||Sign of the Faith||Motto of the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools]].
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|''{{visible anchor|silentium est aureum}}''||silence is golden||Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden". Also Latinized as ''silentium est aurum'' ("silence is gold").
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|''{{visible anchor|similia similibus curantur}}{{hr}}{{visible anchor|similia similibus curentur}}''||similar things are taken care of by similar things<br />let similar things be taken care of by similar things||"like is cured by like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form ("cur'''a'''ntur") is indicative, while the second form ("cur'''e'''ntur") is subjunctive. The indicative form is found in [[Paracelsus]] (16th century), while the subjunctive form is said by [[Samuel Hahnemann]], founder of [[homeopathy]], and is known as the [[law of similars]].
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|''{{visible anchor|similia similibus solvuntur}}''||similar substances will dissolve similar substances||Used as a general rule in [[chemistry]]; "like dissolves like" refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non polar [[solutes]] respectively.<ref>[[Joel Henry Hildebrand|Hildebrand, J. H.]] and Scott, R. L. (1950),''The Solubility of Nonelectrolytes'', 3rd ed., [[American Chemical Society]] Monograph No. 17, Reinhold Publishing Corporation.</ref>
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|''{{visible anchor|simplex sigillum veri}}''||simplicity is the sign of truth||expresses a sentiment akin to [[KISS principle|Keep It Simple, Stupid]]
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|''{{visible anchor|sincere et constanter}}''||sincere and constant||Motto of the [[Order of the Red Eagle]]
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|''{{visible anchor|sine anno}} <small>(s.a.)</small>''||without a year||Used in [[bibliography|bibliographies]] to indicate that the date of publication of a document is unknown.
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|''{{visible anchor|sine die}}''||without a day||Originally from old [[common law]] texts, where it indicates that a final, dispositive order has been made in the case. In modern legal context, it means there is nothing left for the court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set, resulting in an "[[adjournment sine die]]".
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|''[[Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus]]''||without [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]] and [[Bacchus]], [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] remains cold||without food and (alcoholic) drink, love will not ensue; from [[Terence]]'s comedy ''[[Eunuchus]]'' (161 BC)
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|''[[sine ira et studio]]''||without anger and fondness||Thus, impartially. From [[Tacitus]], ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'' 1.1.
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|{{anchor|sine honoris titulo}}''sine honoris titulo''||without honorary title||Addressing oneself to someone whose title is unknown.
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|''{{anchor|sine labore non erit panis in ore}}sine labore non erit panis in ore''||without labour there will be no bread in mouth||
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|''{{anchor|sine loco}}sine loco <small>(s.l.)</small>''||without a place||Used in bibliographies to indicate that the place of publication of a document is unknown.
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|''{{anchor|sine metu}}sine metu'' ||"without fear"||Motto of [[Jameson Irish Whiskey]]
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|''[[sine nomine]] <small>(s.n.)</small>''||"without a name"||Used in bibliographies to indicate that the publisher of a document is unknown.
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|''{{anchor|sine poena nulla lex}}sine poena nulla lex''||Without penalty, there is no law||Refers to the ineffectiveness of a law without the means of enforcement
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|''{{anchor|sine prole}}sine prole''||Without offspring||Frequently abbreviated to "s.p." or "d.s.p." (''decessit sine prole'' – "died without offspring") in genealogical works.
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|''{{anchor|sine prole superstite}}sine prole superstite''||Without surviving children||Without surviving offspring (even in abstract terms)
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|''{{anchor|sine timore aut favore}}sine timore aut favore''||Without Fear or Favor||St.George's School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada motto
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|''[[sine qua non]]''||without which not||Used to denote something that is an essential part of the whole. See also ''condicio sine qua non''.
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|''{{anchor|sine remediis medicina debilis est}}sine remediis medicina debilis est''||without remedies medicine is powerless||Inscription on a stained glass in the conference hall of a pharmaceutical mill in [[Kaunas]], Lithuania.
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|''{{anchor|sine scientia ars nihil est}}sine scientia ars nihil est''||without knowledge, skill is nothing||Motto of The International Diving Society and of the Oxford Medical Students' Society.
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|''{{anchor|sisto activitatem}}sisto activitatem''||I cease the activity||Phrase, used to cease the activities of the [[Sejm of the Republic of Poland|Sejm]] upon the ''[[liberum veto]]'' principle
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|''{{anchor|sit nomen Domini benedictum}}sit nomen Domini benedictum''||blessed be the name of the Lord||Phrase used in a [[pontifical blessing]] imparted by a [[Catholic bishop]]
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|''{{anchor|sit nomine digna}}sit nomine digna''||may it be worthy of the name||National motto of [[Rhodesia]], also motto of [[Durbanville]], South Africa
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|''{{anchor|sit sine labe decus}}sit sine labe decus''||let honour stainless be||Motto of the Brisbane Boys' College (Brisbane, Australia).
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|''{{anchor|sit tibi terra levis}}sit tibi terra levis''||may the earth be light to you||Commonly used on gravestones, often contracted as S.T.T.L., the same way as today's R.I.P.
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|''{{anchor|sit venia verbo}}sit venia verbo''||may there be forgiveness for the word||Similar to the English idiom "pardon my French".
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|''{{anchor|Socratici viri}}socratici viri''|| "Socrates' men" or "Disciples of Socrates"|| Coined by [[Cicero]]<ref>Cicero, ''[[Epistulae ad Atticum]]'', xiv. 9.</ref><ref>George Grote, ''A History of Greece: Volume VIII'', Harper, 1879, p.&nbsp;208, n.&nbsp;1.</ref> to refer to any who owe philosophical reasoning and method to [[Socrates]].
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|''{{anchor|sol iustitiae illustra nos}}sol iustitiae illustra nos''||sun of justice, shine upon us||Motto of [[Utrecht University]].
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|''{{anchor|sol lucet omnibus}}sol lucet omnibus''||the sun shines on everyone||[[Petronius]], ''Satyricon Lybri'' 100.
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|''{{anchor|sol omnia regit}}sol omnia regit''||the sun rules over everything||Inscription near the entrance to [[Frombork]] Museum
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|''[[sola fide]]''||by faith alone||The [[material principle]] of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and one of the [[five solas]], referring to the Protestant claim that the [[Bible]] teaches that men are [[salvation|saved]] by [[faith]] even without works.
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|''{{anchor|sola dosis facit venemum}}sola dosis facit venemum''||the dose makes the poison|| It is credited to Paracelsus who expressed the classic toxicology maxim "All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison."
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|''[[sola gratia]]''||by grace alone||A motto of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and one of the [[five solas]], referring to the Protestant claim that [[salvation]] is an unearned gift (cf. ''ex gratia''), not a direct result of [[Merit (Catholicism)|merit]].
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|''{{anchor|sola lingua bona est lingua mortua}}sola lingua bona est lingua mortua''||the only good language is a dead language||Example of [[dog Latin]] humor.
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|''[[sola scriptura]]''||by scripture alone||The [[formal principle]] of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and one of the [[five solas]], referring to the Protestant idea that the [[Bible]] alone is the ultimate authority, not the [[Pope]] or tradition.
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|''{{anchor|sola nobilitat virtus}}sola nobilitat virtus''||virtue alone ennobles|| Similar to [[List of Latin phrases (V)#virtus sola nobilitas|''virtus sola nobilitas'']]
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|''{{anchor|solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris}}solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris''||misery loves company||From [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]''.
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|''{{anchor|soli Deo gloria}}soli Deo gloria <small>(S.D.G.)</small>''||glory to God alone||A motto of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and one of the [[five solas]], referring to the idea that [[God]] is the creator of all good things and deserves all the praise for them. [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] often signed his manuscripts with the abbreviation <small>S.D.G.</small> to invoke this phrase, as well as with <small>AMDG</small> (''ad maiorem Dei gloriam''). The motto of the [[Masterworks festival|MasterWorks Festival]], an annual Christian performing arts festival.
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|''{{anchor|solus Christus}}solus Christus''||[[Christ]] alone||A motto of the [[Protestant Reformation]] and one of the [[five solas]], referring to the Protestant claim that the Bible teaches that [[Jesus]] is the only [[wikt:mediator|mediator]] between God and mankind. Also rendered ''solo Christo'' ("by Christ alone").
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|''{{anchor|solus ipse}}solus ipse''||I alone||
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|''[[solvitur ambulando]]''||it is solved by walking||The problem is solved by taking a walk, or by simple experiment.
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|''{{anchor|Spartam nactus es; hanc exorna}}Spartam nactus es; hanc exorna''||your lot is cast in Sparta, be a credit to it||from [[Euripides]]'s ''[[Telephus]]'', [[Agamemnon]] to [[Menelaus]].<ref>[http://www.ourcivilisation.com/burke/note/317.htm "Spartam nactus es; hanc exorna"], note from ''[[Reflections on the Revolution in France]]'' (1790) by [[Edmund Burke]]</ref>
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|''{{anchor|specialia generalibus derogant}}specialia generalibus derogant''||special departs from general||
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|''{{anchor|species nova}}[[species nova]]''||new species||Used in [[biological taxonomy]]
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|''{{anchor|spectemur agendo}}spectemur agendo''||let us be judged by our acts||Motto of [[Hawthorn Football Club]]
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|''{{anchor|speculum dinae}}[[Diana Nemorensis|Speculum Dinae]]''||Diana's Mirror||[[Lake Nemi]] as referred to by poets and painters<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:28380 | title=The Lake of Nemi called Speculum Diane – YCBA Collections Search }}</ref>
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|''{{anchor|speculum speculorum}}speculum speculorum''||mirror of mirrors||
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|''{{anchor|spem gregis}}spem gregis''|| the hope of the flock|| from [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Eclogues]]''
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|''{{anchor|spem reduxit}}spem reduxit''||he has restored hope||[[Motto]] of [[New Brunswick]].
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|''{{anchor|spero meliora}}spero meliora''||I aspire to greater things||Also translated "I expect better" and "I hope for better things." 
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|''{{anchor|spes bona}}spes bona''||good hope||[[Motto]] of [[University of Cape Town]].
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|''{{anchor|spes vincit thronum}}spes vincit thronum''||hope conquers (overcomes) the throne||Refers to {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Revelation|chapter=3|verse=21}}, "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." On the [[John Winthrop]] family tombstone, Boston, Massachusetts.
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|''{{anchor|spiritus mundi}}spiritus mundi''||spirit of the world||From [[The Second Coming (poem)]] by [[William Butler Yeats]]. Refers to Yeats' belief that each human mind is linked to a single vast intelligence, and that this intelligence causes certain universal symbols to appear in individual minds. The idea is similar to [[Carl Jung]]'s concept of the [[collective unconscious]].
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|''{{anchor|spiritus ubi vult spirat}}spiritus ubi vult spirat''||the spirit spreads wherever it wants||Refers to The Gospel of Saint {{sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=John|chapter=3|verse=8}}, where he mentions how Jesus told Nicodemus "The wind blows wherever it wants, and even though you can hear its noise, you don't know where it comes from or where it goes. The same thing happens to whomever has been born of the Spirit." It is the motto of [[Cayetano Heredia University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cayetano-pae.org/Spiritus.htm |title=University motto |publisher=Cayetano-pae.org |date=1989-10-14 |access-date=2012-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219164228/http://www.cayetano-pae.org/Spiritus.htm |archive-date=2008-12-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|''{{anchor|splendor sine occasu}}splendor sine occasu''||brightness without setting||Loosely "splendour without diminishment" or "magnificence without ruin". [[Motto]] of [[British Columbia]].
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|''{{anchor|stamus contra malo}}stamus contra malo''||we stand against by evil||The motto of the Jungle Patrol in ''[[The Phantom]]''. The phrase actually violates [[Latin grammar]] because of a mistranslation from English, as the preposition ''contra'' takes the [[accusative case]]. The correct Latin rendering of "we stand against evil" would be "''stamus contra malum''{{-"}}.
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|''{{anchor|stante pede}}stante pede''||with a standing foot||"Immediately".
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|''[[stare decisis]]''||to stand by the decided things||To uphold previous rulings, recognize [[precedent]].
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|''Stat crux dum volvitur orbis''||The Cross is steady while the world turns|| Motto of the [[Carthusian Order]].
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|''{{anchor|stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus}}stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus''||the rose of old remains only in its name; we hold only empty names||An epigraph quoted at the end of [[Umberto Eco]]'s ''[[The Name of the Rose]]''. A verse by [[Bernard of Cluny]] (although likely mistranscribed in medieval times from an original ''stat Roma pristina nomine...'', "primordial Rome remains only in its name...").
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|''{{anchor|stat sua cuique dies}}stat sua cuique dies''||There is a day [turn] for everybody||[[Virgil]], ''Aeneid'', X 467
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|''{{anchor|statim}}statim <small>(stat)</small>''||"immediately"||[[List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions|Medical shorthand]] used following an urgent request.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/statim|title=Medical Definition of STATIM|website=www.merriam-webster.com}}</ref>
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|''{{anchor|statio bene fide carinis}}statio bene fide carinis''||A safe harbour for ships||Motto of [[Cork (city)|Cork City]], [[Ireland]]. Adapted from [[Virgil]]'s ''Aeneid'' (II, 23: ''statio male fida carinis'', "an unsafe harbour") but corrupted for unknown reasons to "fide".
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|''[[status aparte]]''||separate state||The special status of [[Aruba]] between 1986 and 2010 as a constituent country within the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]], separate from the [[Netherlands Antilles]] to which it belonged until 1986.
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|''[[status quaestionis]]''||the state of investigation||most commonly employed in [[scholarly literature]] to refer in a summary way to the accumulated results, scholarly consensus, and areas remaining to be developed on any given topic.
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|''[[status quo]]''||the state in which||The current condition or situation.
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|''{{anchor|status quo ante}}status quo ante''||the state in which [things were] before||The state of affairs prior to some upsetting event.  Often used as a legal term.
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|''[[status quo ante bellum]]''||the state before the war||A common term in peace treaties.
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|''stet''||let it stand||Marginal mark in [[proofreading]] to indicate that something previously deleted or marked for deletion should be retained.
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|''{{anchor|stet fortuna domus}}stet fortuna domus''||let the fortune of the house stand||First part of the motto of [[Harrow School]], England, and inscribed upon Ricketts House, at the [[California Institute of Technology]].
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|''{{anchor|stipendium peccati mors est}}stipendium peccati mors est''||the reward of sin is death||From [[Christopher Marlowe]]'s ''[[Doctor Faustus (play)|The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus]]''. (See Rom 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.")
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|''{{anchor|strenuis ardua cedunt}}strenuis ardua cedunt''||the heights yield to endeavour||Motto of the [[University of Southampton]].
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|''[[Sensu|stricto sensu]] <small>cf. sensu stricto</small>''||with the tight meaning||Less literally, "in the strict sense".
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|''{{anchor|stupor mundi}}stupor mundi''||the wonder of the world||A title given to [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor]]. More literally translated "the bewilderment of the world", or, in its original, pre-[[Medieval Latin|Medieval]] sense, "the stupidity of the world".
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|''[[sua sponte]]''||by its own accord||[[List of legal Latin terms#S|Legal term]] when a court takes up a motion on its own initiative, not because any of the parties to the case has made the motion. The regimental motto of the [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|75th Ranger Regiment]] of the U.S. Army.
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|''{{anchor|suaviter in modo, fortiter in re}}suaviter in modo, fortiter in re''||gently in manner, resolutely in execution||Motto of [[Essendon Football Club]]
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|''{{anchor|sub anno}}sub anno''||under the year||Commonly abbreviated ''s.a.'', it is used to cite events recorded in [[chronicle]]s according to the year under which they are listed. For example, "''ASC'' MS A, s.a. 855" means the entry for the year 855 in manuscript A of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''.
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|''{{anchor|sub cruce lumen}}sub cruce lumen''||The Light Under the Cross||Motto of the [[University of Adelaide]], Australia. Refers to the figurative "light of learning" and the Southern Cross constellation, [[Crux]].
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|''{{anchor|sub divo}}sub divo''||under the wide open sky||Also, "under the sky", "in the open air", "out in the open" or "outdoors". Ablative "divo" does not distinguish divus, divi, a god, from divum, divi, the sky.
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|''{{anchor|sub finem}}sub finem''||toward the end||Used in citations to refer to the end of a book, page, etc., and abbreviated 's.f.' Used after the page number or title. E.g., 'p.&nbsp;20 ''s.f.'' '
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|''{{Anchor|sub Iove frigido|sub Jove frigido}}sub Iove frigido''||under cold Jupiter||At night; from [[Horace]]'s ''[[Odes (Horace)|Odes]]'' [[:la:s:Carmina (Horatius)/Liber I/Carmen I#25|1.1:25]]
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|''[[sub judice]]''||under a judge||Said of a case that cannot be publicly discussed until it is finished. Also ''sub iudice''.
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|[[subpoena|''sub poena'']]||under penalty||Source of the English noun ''subpoena''. Said of a request, usually by a court, that must be complied with on pain of punishment. Examples include ''[[subpoena duces tecum|sub poena duces tecum]]'' ("take with you under penalty"), a court [[summons]] to appear and produce tangible evidence, and ''[[subpoena ad testificandum|sub poena ad testificandum]]'' ("under penalty to testify"), a summons to appear and give oral testimony.
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|''[[sub rosa]]''||under the rose||"In secret", "privately", "confidentially", or "covertly". In the [[Middle Ages]], a [[rose]] was suspended from the ceiling of a council chamber to indicate that what was said in the "under the rose" was not to be repeated outside. This practice originates in [[Greek mythology]], where [[Aphrodite]] gave a rose to her son [[Eros]], and he, in turn, gave it to [[Harpocrates]], the god of silence, to ensure that his mother's indiscretions—or those of the gods in general, in other accounts—were kept under wraps.
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|''{{visible anchor|sub nomine}}'' <small>(sub nom.)</small>||under the name||"in the name of", "under the title of"; used in legal citations to indicate the name under which the litigation continued.
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|''[[sub silentio]]''||under silence||implied but not expressly stated.
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|''[[sub specie aeternitatis]]''||under the sight of eternity||Thus, "from eternity's point of view". From [[Baruch Spinoza|Spinoza]], ''Ethics''.
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|''{{anchor|sub specie Dei}}sub specie Dei''||under the sight of God||"from God's point of view or perspective".
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|''[[sub tuum praesidium]]''||Beneath thy compassion||Name of the oldest extant [[hymn]] to the [[Theotokos]] ([[Blessed Virgin Mary]]). Also "under your protection". A popular school motto.
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|''{{anchor|Sub umbra floreo}}Sub umbra floreo''||Under the shade I flourish||National Motto of [[Belize]], referring to the shade of the [[mahogany]] tree.
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|''{{vanchor|sub verbo|sub voce|text=sub verbo; sub voce}}''||  ||Under the word or heading; abbreviated ''s.v.'' Used to cite a work, such as a dictionary, with alphabetically arranged entries, e.g. "''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', s.v. 'horse.{{'"}}"
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|''{{anchor|sublimis ab unda}}sublimis ab unda''||Raised from the waves||Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham
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|''{{anchor|subsiste sermonem statim}}subsiste sermonem statim''||stop speaking immediately||
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|''{{anchor|Succisa virescit}}Succisa virescit''||Cut down, we grow back stronger||Motto of [[Delbarton School]]
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|''{{anchor|Sudetia non cantat}}Sudetia non cantat''||One doesn't sing on the [[Sudetes|Sudeten Mountains]]||Saying from [[Haná|Hanakia]]
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|''[[sui generis]]''||Of its own kind||In a class of its own; of a unique kind. E.g. "The [[City of London]] is a ''sui generis'' entity, with ancient rights that differ from all other jurisdictions in the [[United Kingdom]]."
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|''[[sui iuris]]''||Of one's own right||Capable of responsibility. Has both legal and ecclesiastical use. Commonly rendered ''sui juris''.
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|''{{anchor|sum quod eris}}sum quod eris''||I am what you will be||A [[Headstone|gravestone]] inscription to remind the reader of the inevitability of death (cf. ''memento mori''). Also rendered ''fui quod sis'' ("I have been what you are") and ''tu fui ego eris'' ("I have been you, you will be I").
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|''{{anchor|sum quod sum}}sum quod sum''||I am what I am||from [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]]'s Sermon No. 76.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/fam/texte/augustin/augustin-serm76.htm |title=Augustini Sermo LXXVI |publisher=Hiphi.ubbcluj.ro |access-date=2012-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323161732/http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/fam/texte/augustin/augustin-serm76.htm |archive-date=2012-03-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|''{{anchor|summa cum laude}}summa cum laude''||with highest praise||
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|''{{anchor|summa potestas}}summa potestas''||sum or totality of power||It refers to the final authority of power in government. For example, power of the Sovereign.
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|''{{anchor|summa summarum}}summa summarum''||all in all||Literally "sum of sums". When a short conclusion is rounded up at the end of some elaboration.
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|''[[summum bonum]]''||the supreme good||Literally "highest good". Also ''summum malum'' ("the supreme evil").
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|''{{anchor|summum ius, summa iniuria}}summum ius, summa iniuria''||supreme law, supreme injustice||From [[Cicero]] (De officiis, I, 10, 33). An acritical application of law, without understanding and respect of laws's purposes and without considering the overall circumstances, is often a means of supreme injustice. A similar sentence appears in [[Terence]] (Heautontimorumenos, IV, 5): ''Ius summum saepe summa est malitia'' ("supreme justice is often out of supreme malice (or wickedness)").
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|''{{anchor|sumptibus auctoris}}sumptibus auctoris''||published [cost of printing paid] by author||Found in self-published academic books of the 17th to 19th century. Often preceded by Latin name of city in which the work is published.
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|[[lacrimae rerum|''sunt lacrimae rerum'']]||there are tears for things||From [[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]''. Followed by ''et mentem mortalia tangunt'' ("and mortal things touch my mind"). [[Aeneas]] cries as he sees [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] temple murals depicting the deaths of the [[Trojan War]]. See also ''hinc illae lacrimae''.
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|''{{anchor|sunt omnes unum}}sunt omnes unum''||they are all one||
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|''{{anchor|sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant}}sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilia tractant''||Children are children, and children do childish things||anonymous proverb
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|{{anchor|sunt superis sua jura}}''sunt superis sua iura''||the gods have their own laws||From [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses]]'', [[:la:s:Metamorphoses (Ovidius)/Liber IX|book IX, line 500]]; also used by [[David Hume]] in ''[[The Natural History of Religion]]'', chapter [[:s:The Natural History of Religion#Section XIII. - Impious Conceptions Of The Divine Nature In Popular Religions Of Both Kinds|XIII]]
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|''[[suo jure]]''||in one's own right||Used in the context of titles of [[nobility]], for instance where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage.
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|''{{anchor|suo motu}}suo motu''||upon one's own initiative||Also rendered ''suo moto''. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been filed) proceeds against a person or authority that it deems has committed an illegal act. It is used chiefly in [[South Asia]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
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|''{{anchor|suos cultores scientia coronat}}suos cultores scientia coronat''||Knowledge crowns those who seek her||The motto of [[Syracuse University]], New York.
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|''{{anchor|super firmum fundamentum dei}}super firmum fundamentum dei''||On the firm foundation of God||The motto of [[Ursinus College]], Pennsylvania.
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|''{{anchor|super fornicam}}super fornicam''||on the lavatory||Where [[Thomas More]] accused the reformer, [[Martin Luther]], of going to celebrate [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].
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|''{{anchor|superbia in proelia}}superbia in proelia''||pride in battle||Motto of [[Manchester City F.C.]]
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|''{{Anchor|superbus via inscientiae}}superbus via inscientiae''||proud of the way of ignorance||Motto of the Alien Research Labs of the fictional [[Black Mesa Research Facility]] in the video game [[Half-Life (video game)|''Half-Life'' (1998)]]
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|''{{anchor|supero omnia}}supero omnia''||I surpass everything||A declaration that one succeeds above all others.
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|''{{anchor|surdo oppedere}}surdo oppedere''||to belch before the deaf||From [[Desiderius Erasmus|Erasmus]]' collection of annotated Adagia (1508): a useless action.
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|''{{anchor|surgam}}surgam''||I shall rise||Motto of [[Columbia University]]'s [[Philolexian Society]].
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|''{{visible anchor|sursum corda}}''||Lift up your hearts||Motto of [[Haileybury College]], Hertfordshire. The opening dialogue to the preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or [[Anaphora (liturgy)|Anaphora]] in the liturgies of the Christian Church. [[Hymnal]] for the German [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn|diocese of Paderborn]] from 1874 to 1975.
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|''[[sutor, ne ultra crepidam]]''||Cobbler, no further than the sandal!||Thus, don't offer your opinion on things that are outside your competence. It is said that the Greek painter [[Apelles]] once asked the advice of a cobbler on how to render the sandals of a soldier he was painting. When the cobbler started offering advice on other parts of the painting, Apelles rebuked him with this phrase in Greek, and it subsequently became a popular Latin expression.
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|[[suum cuique|''suum cuique tribuere'']]||to render to every man his due||One of [[Justinian I]]'s three basic precepts of law. Also shortened to ''suum cuique'' ("to each his own").
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|''{{anchor|s.v.}}s.v.''||  ||Abbreviation for ''sub verbo'' or ''sub voce'' (see [[#sub verbo|above]]).
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'''Additional references'''
* {{cite book|isbn=0865164223|last=Adeleye|first=Gabriel G.|title=World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions|editor1=Thomas J. Sienkewicz|editor2=James T. McDonough Jr.|location=Wauconda, Illinois|publisher=Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers|year=1999|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/worlddictionaryo00adel|ref=none}}
* {{cite book |isbn=0415917751 |last=Stone |first=Jon R. |title=Latin for the Illiterati |location=London & New York |publisher=Routledge |year=1996 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/latinforillitera0000ston|ref=none}}

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