List of Latin phrases (G)

Latin	Translation	Notes
Template:AnchorGallia est omnis divisa in partes tres	all Gaul is divided into three parts	the celebrated opening line of Julius Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
Template:Anchorgaudia certaminis	the joys of battle	according to Cassiodorus, an expression used by Attila in addressing his troops prior to the 451 Battle of Châlons
Template:Anchorgaudeamus hodie	let us rejoice today
gaudeamus igitur	therefore let us rejoice	First words of an academic anthem used, among other places, in The Student Prince.
Template:Anchorgaudete in domino	rejoice in the Lord	Motto of Bishop Allen Academy
Template:Anchorgaudium in veritate	joy in truth	Motto of Campion School
Template:Anchorgeneralia specialibus non derogant	general provisions enacted in later legislation do not detract from specific provisions enacted in earlier legislation	A principle of statutory interpretation: If a matter falls under a specific provision in a statute enacted before a general provision enacted in a later statute, it is to be presumed that the legislature did not intend that the earlier specific provision be repealed, and the matter is governed by the earlier specific provision, not the more recent general one.
genius loci	spirit of place	The unique, distinctive aspects or atmosphere of a place, such as those celebrated in art, stories, folk tales, and festivals. Originally, the genius loci was literally the protective spirit of a place, a creature usually depicted as a snake.
Template:Anchorgeneratim discite cultus	Learn each field of study according to its kind. (Virgil, Georgics II.)	Motto of the University of Bath.
Template:Anchorgens una sumus	we are one people	Motto of FIDE. Can be traced back to Claudian's poem De consulatu Stilichonis.
Template:Anchorgesta non verba	deeds, not words	Motto of James Ruse Agricultural High School.
Gloria in excelsis Deo	Glory to God in the Highest	Often translated "Glory to God on High". The title and beginning of an ancient Roman Catholic doxology, the Greater Doxology. See also ad maiorem Dei gloriam.
Template:AnchorGloria invidiam vicisti	By your fame you have conquered envy	Sallust, Bellum Jugurthum ("Jugurthine War") 10:2.
Template:Anchorgloria filiorum patres	The glory of sons is their fathers (Proverbs17:6)	Motto of Eltham College
Gloria Patri	Glory to the Father	The beginning of the Lesser Doxology.
Template:Anchorgloriosus et liber	glorious and free	Motto of Manitoba
Template:Anchorgradatim ferociter	by degrees, ferociously	Motto of private spaceflight company Blue Origin, which officially treats "Step by step, ferociously" as the English translation
Template:Anchorgradibus ascendimus	ascending by degrees	Motto of Grey College, Durham
Template:AnchorGraecia capta ferum victorem cepit	Conquered Greece in turn defeated its savage conqueror	Horace Epistles 2.1
Template:AnchorGraecum est; non legitur	It is Greek (and therefore) it cannot be read.	Most commonly from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar where Casca couldn't explain to Cassius what Cicero was saying because he was speaking Greek. The more common colloquialism would be: It's all Greek to me.
Template:Anchorgrandescunt aucta labore	By hard work, all things increase and grow	Motto of McGill University
Template:Anchorgratia et scientia	grace and learning	Motto of Arundel School
Template:Anchorgratiae veritas naturae	Truth through mercy and nature	Motto of Uppsala University
Template:Anchorgraviora manent	heavier things remain	Virgil Aeneid 6:84; more severe things await, the worst is yet to come
Template:AnchorGravis Dulcis Immutabilis	serious sweet immutable	Title of a poem by James Elroy Flecker
Template:Anchorgutta cavat lapidem [non vi sed saepe cadendo]	a water drop hollows a stone [not by force, but by falling often]	main phrase is from Ovid, Epistulae ex Ponto IV, 10, 5.; expanded in the Middle Ages

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