Latin Phrases and Quotes
Starting with phrase number 209

  1. Ad personam - Towards the person
  2. Ad petendam pluviam - Obligatory Prayer to Request for Rain (Ecclesiastical term - Prayers for rain said in masses) )
  3. Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora - Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow (A bird at hand is better than two in the bush)
  4. Ad probationem - To probe (Legal term - evidence used as proof)
  5. Ad quem - To which (Legal term - e.g. Terminus ad quen Limit to which - compare with post quem - after which)
  6. Ad referendum - To reference (Legal term and also Diplomatic term - Indicates that although the main points has been agreed to, there are still details to be worked out later)
  7. Ad rem - To the point
  8. Ad sedes - To the headquarter
  9. Ad sidera tollere vultus - Raise your face to the stars (Ovid Metamorphoses I, 86 - Urges us to have always altruistic ambitions)
  10. Ad solemnitatem - To solemnity (Legal term - Seriousness required to validate the act)
  11. Ad summun - To the summit (to the top)
  12. Ad terrorem - To create terror
  13. Ad unguem - By the nail (Sculptors used their nails to detect imperfections in their work. Since then it meant to be something perfect, since it passed the nail test)
  14. Ad unguem factus - Made by the nail (Well polished, well made)
  15. Ad unum omnes - From one to all
  16. Ad usque fidelis - Unto fidelity (True to the end - Motto of Saint Tropez)
  17. Ad usum - To usage (Legal term - According to custom)
  18. Ad usum delphini - For use by the Dolphin (Refers to books that have been expurgated)
  19. Ad utrumque paratus - Prepared for either (Motto of the Spanish Submarine Force)
  20. Ad valorem - According to value (Used to determine the Customs duty charge)
  21. Ad verbum - To the word (Exactly word for word)
  22. Ad verecundiam - To the venerability (Legal and philosophical term used in logic to describe a Argumentum ad hominem fallacy, where an argument is accepted due to the respect (venerability) of the person asserting it, instead of the facts - Also known as argument to respect or argument to prestige)
  23. Ad verum ducit - Conducive to truth - (Motto of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande of Sul, Brazil)
  24. Ad vitam aeternam - To eternal life (for the duration of a person's life)
  25. Addenda et corrigenda - To be added and corrected (Grammatical term - Added to the end of a book so that it will be fixed in the next edition)

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