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sub specie aeterni

sub specie aeterni phrase: from the viewpoint of eternity.

Phrase

sub specie aeterni

  1. (literary) From the viewpoint of eternity.

Origin of sub specie aeterni

From Latin.

Questions about sub specie aeterni

What does sub specie aeterni mean?
Sub specie aeterni means from the viewpoint of eternity.
What part of speech is sub specie aeterni?
Sub specie aeterni is a phrase.

Words near sub specie aeterni in the dictionary

  1. sub prefectures
  2. sub rosa
  3. sub sandwich
  4. sub sandwiches
  5. sub silencio
  6. sub specie aeterni
  7. sub tender
  8. sub tenders
  9. sub voce
  10. sub-
  11. sub-admiral

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