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(The 'Romance' languages notably include Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian.) The conventional English alphabet (along with those of the Romance languages) is known as the Latinate alphabet, because its origins are in ancient Latin, chiefly via French, had a significant influence in the development of the English language.Organizes our understanding of every living thing on the planet. Particularly related to the above, Latin terminology remains the underpinning language of living things and the biological taxonomy which.Latin has for many centuries been a crucial language for all of the sciences, therefore Latin has been crucial also to innovation, invention, exploration, transport, discovery, medicine, health, anatomy, every human and animal condition, and life.Christianity became an empire of sorts, which in its own way for centuries effectively ruled most of the world. Latin has for many centuries been the language of the Christian religion, notably of Roman Catholicism.Law is crucial to governance and leadership, society and civilization, diplomacy and international relations, business, trade, and commerce, finance, the military, and therefore so is Latin. Latin has for many centuries been used widely in law.Also, for centuries, in fact for two millennia, Latin been a main language of scholarship and academia.Latin is the (or a) main and most recent root language for many major world languages.Latin is still taught to millions of students around the world, and will continue to be for a very long time to come. Its resilience would be extraordinary were Latin a living language. There are many more very familiar Latin terms in the listing below, together with the literal/original meanings, and modern usage examples.įor a 'dead' language, the resilience of Latin is extraordinary. Here are just a few examples of Latin terms which are used very widely in English, including some extremely common abbreviations: Latin however remains very much alive as a highly significant language, especially in technical references. Latin is a regarded as a 'dead' language because it is not used as a main language in day-to-day communications and life. The modern meanings and usage, while evolved and adapted, mostly still generally reflect the original literal translations. Latin terminology, expressions and phrases feature widely in the English language. Some of this Latin terminology is very common in general speech and written communications other Latin terms are more rarely used, in specialized situations, notably for example in law, science, and education/academia. Amen.Latin terminology, origins, meanings, translations, usageīelow is a list of Latin terms which (to varying degrees) are still used in English. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:Īs it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

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Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant: Lo, children and the fruit of the womb:Īre an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord.

Ecce haereditas Domini filii, merces fructus ventris.įor so he giveth his beloved sleep.

It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest,Ĭum dederit dilectis suis somnum. Vanum est vobis ante lucem surgere: surgite, post quam sederitis, qui manducatis panem doloris. In vanum laboraverunt, qui aedificant eam. In the concluding doxology, Handel writes for eight voices in a double chorus and (uniquely in his output) a double string orchestra.Ī typical performance lasts almost 12 minutes. It is most likely that Nisi Dominus was first performed on 16 July 1707 in the church of Santa Maria in Montesanto, Rome, under the patronage of the Colonna family. It was completed by 13 July 1707, and is one of a number of works he composed in Italy. The name of the piece comes from the first two words (the incipit) of the psalm, and it is catalogued in the composer's complete works as HWV 238. Nisi Dominus is a setting of the Latin text of Psalm 127 (Vulgate 126) by George Friederic Handel.

Opus domini translation