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Some more phrases useful for making (or faking) longer decrees and slogans:

 

v (verso) - reverse

v (versus) - against

v (vide) - see

vi et armis - by force and arms

ubi dubium ibi libertas - where there is doubt, there is freedom

multis post annis - many years later

me fallit - i do not know

in toto - entirely

in memoriam - in memory of

in absentia - in ones absence

in culpa versari - to be at fault

ex cathedra - "from the chair"

Cogito, ergo sum - I think, therefore I am

annus mirabilis - miraculous year

ad infinitum - to infinity

ab incunabulis - from the cradle

schola - school

advocatus diaboli - the devil's advocate

AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam) - for the greater glory of God

AMIG (ad maiorem Imperator gloriam)

arcana imperii - secrets of the empire

aut vincere aut mori - either conquer or die

audaces fortuna iuvat - fortune favours the bold

commune bonum - the common good

custos morum - guardian of morals

Dies Irae - Day of Wrath

dixi - i have spoken

ecce homo - behold the man

ecce signum - behold the proof

ex officio - by right of office

facta, non verba - deeds, not words

factum est - it is done

Fidei Defensor - defender of the faith

Imp. (Imperator/Imperatrix) - Emperor/Empress

imperium - absolute power

nascentes morimur - from the moment we are born, we die

noli me tangere - touch me not

peccavi - I have sinned

rigor mortis - the rigidity of death

ut supra, ut infra - as above, as below

vade mecum - go with me

vae victis- woe to the conquered

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Wow, my first stickied topic on any message board... and I'm a n00b here! :) I'm so happy, you love me, you really love me...

 

-EDIT-

 

The following are the names of all the First & Second Founding Chapters that I'm familar with, as well as some other chapters

 

-Dark Angels= Angelis Obscurae

---Angels of Absolution= Angelis Absolverae

---Angels of Redemption= Angelis Redimium

---Angels of Vengeance= Angelis Ultii

-Emperor's Children= Liberorum Imperatorae

-Iron Warriors= Bellatoris Ferrei

-White Scars= Cicatricis Albi

---Destroyers= Deletoris

---Marauders= Predatoris

---Rampagers= Ferocitoris

---Storm Lords= Domini Tumultuosi

Space Wolves= Lupi Astrae

---Wolf Brothers= Fratris Lupuum (although I think they're no longer in the offical fluff)

-Imperial Fists= Pugni Principalis

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Order of Our Martyred Lady = Ordo Nostra Regina Martyr

Order of the Sacred Rose = Ordo Sacrum Rosa

Order of the Ebon Chalice = Ordo Chalice Hebeni

Order of the Bloody Rose = Ordo Rosa Sanguineus

Order of the Argent Shroud = Ordo Syrmatis Argenteum

Order of the Valorous Heart = Ordo Fortitudo Cor Cordis

Order of the Ivory Lily = Ordo Eburneus Lilium (My personal order...)

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Lady Avalon, I was curious where you were getting all of this Latin vocabulary from. I think it's really cool that you thought to make a quick reference post like this for all of that. The reason I am asking is because I just finished taking a year of Latin in college and am still getting over that I can read most of what you wrote. Again that's cool. So, I was just wondering if there was someone else out there who knows Latin as well?
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Much to the dismay of my History Professors, and my fiancee, my skills in Latin are limited to be very, very good with a Latin-English dictonary... and, for some reason, an odd knack for verb conjugation, which I normally am very very bad at.

 

Most of the above are famous* sayings and expressions, or I taken such famous sayings and rewrote them into an appropriate 40K context.

 

* By famous, I of course, mean famous to the same people that think knock-knock jokes about Seneca are funny.

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I know what you mean. After all, I am double majoring in English and History, and I have taken a year in Latin and two years in Koine Greek. So, I am exactly the kind of person who recognizes phrases like that. You have done a service for many 40k players, since the Latin always is a nice touch. And I know what you mean about having trouble with conjugations.
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Lady Avalon, could you find the Latin translation for, "My Faith is my Shield"?

 

I took four years of Latin in Highschool, but alas, all that knowledge seems to escape me at the moment. The best translation I can come up with is, "Mei Fide et Parmate" which I don't think is correct. My old Latin teacher would be very disappointed in me. :wacko:

 

 

Thanks,

-Matt C.-

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Now, I wouldn't use this as homework for your Latin class, as its grossly bad syntax, but this should be impressive enough for your gaming use. The "Invocation of the Fede Imperialis.

Commonly known as the Battle-prayer of the Adepta Sororitas." from WD211, in it original Gothic-English and then in my Latin.

 

Works great in a nice font, with drop caps and =I= sigils, on the backside of one's army list. I'm also building a terrain-table/cathedral where I plan on prininting the entire invocation on the floor. :blink" But then, I'm insane...

 

A spiritu dominatus,

Domine, libra nos,

From the lightning and the tempest,

Our Emperor, deliver us.

From plague, deceit, temptation and war,

Our Emperor, deliver us,

From the scourge of the Kraken,

Our Emperor, deliver us.

 

From the blasphemy of the Fallen,

Our Emperor, deliver us,

From the begetting of daemons,

Our Emperor, deliver us,

From the curse of the mutant,

Our Emperor, deliver us,

A morte perpetua,

Domine, libra nos.

 

That thou wouldst bring them only death,

That thou shouldst spare none,

That thou shouldst pardon none,

We beseech thee, destroy them.

 

-/-/-/-

 

A spiritu dominatus,

Domine, libra nos,

Procella ut tempestas,

Imperator, vindico milia.

Palam pestilencia, dolus, temptatio, ut pugna.

Imperator, vindico milia.

Purus plaga per Kraken,

Imperator, vindico milia.

 

A proditio per Casusi,

Imperator, vindico milia.

Procella genero ex daemonica,

Imperator, vindico milia.

Palam vomica invisus,

Imperator, vindico milia.

A morte perpetua,

Domine, libra nos.

 

Licet te prodo solus excessum,

Licet oportet susicivus nullus,

Licet oportet omitto nullus,

Tui ecclesia voveo vovi votum perdito.

 

-/-/-/-

 

Also, chanting "A spiritu dominatus, / A morte perpetua, / Imperator, vindico milia." whenever you roll for Acts of Faith, during deployment or the like will really, really weird out your opponent. <_< :)

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I have been chanting "Domine, libra nos" before armour saves for years. I haven't got around to reciting the other parts of the prayer yet, because The Sororitas sem to kill stuff just fine, and they never want to run away.

 

Of course now that you've translated the prayer for us, I might have to use it more often.

 

A morte perpetua,

Domine, libra nos.

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I don't mean to be a party pooper but there is very little case, gender, or number agreement in your latin prases. I can understand it because I speak English and I know what your intend is, but a lot of the Latin is kinda screwy. For example, you translated "Emperor's Children" as "of the Books of the adrogynous Emperor" (you declined "imperator" as a (femininie) first declension noun :P ). I don't think that the EC's consider themselves as books, but they might appreciate the bit about the Emperor being a hermaphrodite in disguise!
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Semper ubi sub ubi.

 

tempus fugit

 

and now for some ever so famous lines

 

cave canem

 

caveat emptor

 

"et tu brute"

 

**bouns points to whoever figures out the first two , you must must be someone who doesn't know latin to win the fabulos(i forgot how to spell today) prize ;) **

 

shall we go ahead and point out every derivite from latin in this post :P

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