Jan 22, 2009 17:40
16 yrs ago
Latin term
Deo Optimo Maximo, Dominus Omnium Magister
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Deo Optimo Maximo, Dominus Omnium Magister
Hey.. I would like to know exactly what the following sentence means in english. Thx
"Deo Optimo Maximo, Dominus Omnium Magister"
"Deo Optimo Maximo, Dominus Omnium Magister"
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | For God The Best The Greatest, The Lord Master of All |
Stephen C. Farrand
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| 5 | God, the best, the greatest, God the Lord of all. |
kavorka
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Proposed translations
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Stephen C. Farrand
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For God The Best The Greatest, The Lord Master of All
This is not a sentence on two counts: 1) no verb; 2) the first three words are syntactically disconnected. Either the quotation is incomplete or there is an error.
Peer comment(s):
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Péter Jutai
: yes. It should be deo..., domino omnium magistro. If we knew where it was from, that could help.
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Gratias maximas tibi, Petre!
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Veronika McLaren
: Grammatically, I agree. The first part, a (religious) phrase is explained on Wikipedia. Could it be possible that in this dedication there is an ellipsis of the word "est" in the second part? Perhaps it should be asked where this quote is found?
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Gratias maximas, Veronica!
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Cilian O'Tuama
: (Neither here nor there, but) Was this Q classified under "sports/fitness" because someone thought Deo = deodorant?
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Hmm... Deo citius, altius, fortius?
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Comment: "First validated answer (validated by peer agreement)"
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God, the best, the greatest, God the Lord of all.
Good luck!
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