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|''[[Salvator Mundi]]''||Savior of the World||Christian epithet, usually referring to [[Jesus]]. The title of paintings by [[Albrecht Dürer]] and [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
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|''{{visible anchor|salvo errore et omissione}}salvo errore et omissione'' <small>(s.e.e.o.)</small>''||save for error and omission||Used as a reservation on statements of financial accounts. Often now given in English "errors and omissions excluded" or "e&oe".
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|''{{visible anchor|salvo honoris titulo}}salvo honoris titulo'' <small>(SHT)</small>''|| save for title of honor ||Addressing oneself to someone whose title is unknown.
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|''{{visible anchor|Sancta Sedes}}Sancta Sedes''||Holy Chair|| literally, "holy seat". Refers to the [[Pope|Papacy]] or the [[Holy See]].
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|''{{visible anchor|sancta simplicitas}}sancta simplicitas''||holy innocence||Or "sacred simplicity".
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|''{{visible anchor|sancte et sapienter}}sancte et sapienter''||in a holy and wise way||Also ''sancte sapienter'' (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions, notably [[King's College London]]
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|''[[sanctum sanctorum]]''||[[Holy of Holies]]||referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location.
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|''[[sapere aude]]''||dare to know||From [[Horace]]'s ''[[Epistularum liber primus]]'', Epistle II, line 40. Made popular in [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]]'s essay ''[[Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?]]'' defining the [[Age of Enlightenment]]. The phrase is common usage as a university motto.
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|''[[sapiens dominabitur astris]]''||the wise man will master the stars||Astrological aphorism and motto of the [[Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence]].
|''{{Anchor|sapiens qui prospicit}}sapiens qui prospicit''||wise is he who looks ahead||Motto of [[Malvern College]], England▼
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▲|''{{Anchorvisible anchor|sapiens qui prospicit}}sapiens qui prospicit''||wise is he who looks ahead||Motto of [[Malvern College]], England
|''{{anchor|sapienti sat}}sapienti sat''||enough for the wise||From [[Plautus]]. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to ''dictum sapienti sat est'' ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough").▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sapienti sat}}sapienti sat''||enough for the wise||From [[Plautus]]. Indicates that something can be understood without any need for explanation, as long as the listener has enough wisdom or common sense. Often extended to ''dictum sapienti sat est'' ("enough has been said for the wise", commonly translated as "a word to the wise is enough").
|''{{anchor|sapientia et doctrina}}sapientia et doctrina''||wisdom and learning||Motto of [[Fordham University]], New York. Motto of Hill House School Doncaster, England.▼
 
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et doctrina}}sapientia et doctrina''||wisdom and learning||Motto of [[Fordham University]], New York. Motto of Hill House School Doncaster, England.
|''{{anchor|sapientia et eloquentia}}sapientia et eloquentia''||wisdom and eloquence|| One of the mottos of the [[List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines|Ateneo]] schools in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://johnnery.wordpress.com/about-newsstand/|title=The Jesuits' Fault|author=John Nery|date=11 December 2006|access-date=15 August 2022|work=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|via=johnnery.wordpress.com}}</ref>▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et eloquentia}}sapientia et eloquentia''||wisdom and eloquence|| One of the mottos of the [[List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines|Ateneo]] schools in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://johnnery.wordpress.com/about-newsstand/|title=The Jesuits' Fault|author=John Nery|date=11 December 2006|access-date=15 August 2022|worknewspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|via=johnnery.wordpress.com}}</ref>
|''{{anchor|sapientia et veritas}}sapientia et veritas''||wisdom and truth||Motto of [[Christchurch Girls' High School]], New Zealand.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia et virtusveritas}}sapientia et virtus''||wisdom and virtuetruth||Motto of the [[UniversityChristchurch ofGirls' HongHigh KongSchool]], HongNew KongZealand.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia ianuaet vitaevirtus}}sapientia ianua vitae''||wisdom isand the gateway to lifevirtue||Motto of the [[WirralUniversity Grammarof SchoolHong for BoysKong]], Bebington,Hong EnglandKong.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia meliorianua aurovitae}}sapientia melior auro''||wisdom is betterthe thangateway goldto life||Motto of the [[UniversityWirral ofGrammar School Deustofor Boys]], Bilbao, San SebastiánBebington, SpainEngland.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia, pax,melior fraternitasauro}}sapientia, pax, fraternitas''||Wisdom,wisdom Peace,is better than Fraternitygold||Motto of [[UniversidadUniversity deof lasDeusto]], AméricasBilbao, Puebla]],San CholulaSebastián, MexicoSpain.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia, potentiapax, estfraternitas}}sapientia potentia est''||wisdomWisdom, isPeace, powerFraternity||Motto of the[[Universidad Housede oflas AkeleyeAméricas, SwedenPuebla]], DenmarkCholula, CzechoslovakiaMexico.
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|''{{visible anchor|sapientia potentia est}}''||wisdom is power||Motto of the House of Akeleye, Sweden, Denmark, Czechoslovakia.
|''{{anchor|sat celeriter fieri quidquid fiat satis bene}}sat celeriter fieri quidquid fiat satis bene''||That which has been done well has been done quickly enough||One of the two favorite maxims of [[Augustus]]. The other is "[[festina lente]]" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow).<ref>{{cite web|title=Glory In Stability And Moderation|website=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/18/augustus-glory-rome-leadership-forbes.html|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref>▼
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|''{{visible anchor|sapiens dominabitur astris}}'' ||sage will dominate the stars|| Motto of Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
|''{{anchor|scientia ac labore}}scientia ac labore''||By/From/With knowledge and labour||Motto of several institutions▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sat celeriter fieri quidquid fiat satis bene}}sat celeriter fieri quidquid fiat satis bene''||That which has been done well has been done quickly enough||One of the two favorite maxims of [[Augustus]]. The other is "[[festina lente]]" ("hurry slowly", i. e., if you want to go fast, go slow).<ref>{{cite web|title=Glory In Stability And Moderation|website=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/18/augustus-glory-rome-leadership-forbes.html|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref>
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▲|''{{visible anchor|scientia ac labore}}scientia ac labore''||By/Fromfrom/Withwith knowledge and labour||Motto of several institutions
|''{{anchor|scientia aere perennius}}scientia, aere perennius''||knowledge, more lasting than bronze||unknown origin, probably adapted from [[Horace]]'s ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius).▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|scientia aere perennius}}scientia, aere perennius''||knowledge, more lasting than bronze||unknown origin, probably adapted from [[Horace]]'s ode III (Exegi monumentum aere perennius).
|''{{anchor|scientia cum religione}}scientia cum religione''||religion and knowledge united||Motto of [[St Vincent's College, Potts Point]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientiaescientia ceditcum marereligione}}scientiae cedit mare''||Thereligion seaand yieldsknowledge to knowledgeunited||Motto of the [[UnitedSt StatesVincent's CoastCollege, GuardPotts AcademyPoint]].
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|''{{visible anchor|scientiascientiae duxcedit vitae certissimusmare}}scientia dux vitae certissimus''||ScienceThe issea the truest guideyields into lifeknowledge||Motto of the [[MiddleUnited States EastCoast TechnicalGuard UniversityAcademy]].
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|''{{visible anchor|Scientiaescientia etdux patriaevitae certissimus}}scientiae et patriae''||ForScience scienceis andthe fatherlandtruest guide in life||Motto of the [[UniversityMiddle ofEast LatviaTechnical University]].
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|''{{visible anchor|scientiaScientiae et laborpatriae}}scientia et labor''||knowledgeFor science and workfatherland||mottoMotto of [[UniversidadUniversity Nacional deof IngenieríaLatvia]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia et sapientialabor}}scientia et sapientia''||knowledge and wisdomwork||motto of [[IllinoisUniversidad Nacional Wesleyande UniversityIngeniería]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia imperii decus et tutamensapientia}}scientia imperii decus et tutamen''||knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empirewisdom||Mottomotto of [[ImperialIllinois CollegeWesleyan LondonUniversity]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scientia imperii decus et tutamen}}''||knowledge is the adornment and protection of the Empire||Motto of [[Imperial College London]]
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|[[Scientia potentia est|''scientia ipsa potentia est'']]||knowledge itself is power||Stated originally by Sir [[Francis Bacon]] in ''Meditationes Sacrae'' (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as ''scientia est potestas'' or ''[[scientia potentia est]]'' (knowledge is power).
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|''[[scire quod sciendum]]''||knowledge which is worth having||motto of now defunct publisher [[Small, Maynard & Company]]
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|''{{visible anchor|scribimus indocti doctique poemata passim}}scribimus indocti doctique poemata passim''||Each desperate blockhead dares to write||as translated by [[Philip Francis (translator)|Philip Francis]]. From [[Horace]], ''[[Epistularum liber secundus]]'' (1, 117)<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/horace/epist2.shtml|title = Q. Horati Flacci Epistvlarvm Liber Secvndvs|access-date = 10 September 2008|author = Quintus Horatius Flaccus|author-link = Horace|publisher = [[The Latin Library]]|language = la}}</ref> and quoted in [[Henry Fielding|Fielding]]'s ''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Tom Jones]]''; lit: "Learned or not, we shall write poems without distinction."
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|''{{visible anchor|scuto amoris divini}}scuto amoris divini''||by the shield of God's love||The motto of [[Skidmore College]]
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|''{{visible anchor|seculo seculorum}}seculo seculorum''||forever and ever||
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|''[[secundum quid|secundum quid et simpliciter]]''||[what is true] according to something, [is true] absolutely||"unqualified generalization" in [[Aristotle]]'s ''[[Sophistical Refutations]]''<ref>[[Aristotle]], ''[[Sophistical Refutations]]'', [[s:Organon (Owen)/The Sophistical Elenchi#Chapter 5|ch. 5]]</ref>
|''{{anchor|sed ipse spiritus postulat pro nobis, gemitibus inenarrabilibus}}sed ipse spiritus postulat pro nobis, gemitibus inenarrabilibus''||But the same Spirit intercedes incessantly for us, with inexpressible groans||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208%3A26%20&version=KJV,NIV,MSG Romans 8:26]▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sed ipse spiritus postulat pro nobis, gemitibus inenarrabilibus}}sed ipse spiritus postulat pro nobis, gemitibus inenarrabilibus''||But the same Spirit intercedes incessantly for us, with inexpressible groans||[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208%3A26%20&version=KJV,NIV,MSG Romans 8:26]
|''{{anchor|sed terrae graviora manent}}sed terrae graviora manent''||But on earth, worse things await||[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 6:84.▼
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▲|''{{visible anchor|sed terrae graviora manent}}sed terrae graviora manent''||But on earth, worse things await||[[Virgil]], ''[[Aeneid]]'' 6:84.
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|''[[sede vacante]]''||with the seat being vacant||The "seat" refers to the [[Holy See]]; the vacancy refers to the [[interregnum]] between two [[pope]]s.
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|''{{anchor|semper liber}}semper liber''||always free||Motto of the city of [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
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|''{{anchor|semper libertas}}semper libertas''||always freedom||Motto of [[Prince George County, Virginia]]
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|''{{visible anchor|semper maior}}''||always more, always greater||Motto of [[Ignatius of Loyola]], founder of the [[Jesuits]] (Society of Jesus)
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|''{{anchor|semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit}}semper necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit''||the necessity of proof always lies with the person who lays charges||Latin [[Maxim (philosophy)|maxim]] often associated with the [[Burden of proof (law)|burden of proof in law]] or [[Burden of proof (philosophy)|in philosophy]]
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|''[[semper paratus]]''||always prepared||Motto of several institutions, e.g. [[United States Coast Guard]]; andsee aalso variation''[[nunquam ofnon the Latin version of Clan Johnstonparatus]]''s "Ready,(never Aye, Ready".]unprepared)
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|''{{anchor|semper primus}}semper primus''||always first||Motto of several US military units
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|''[[servus servorum Dei]]''||servant of the servants of God||A title for the [[Pope]].
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|''{{anchor|sesquipedalia verba}}sesquipedalia verba''||words a [[foot (prosody)|foot]] and a half long||From [[Horace]]'s ''[[Ars Poetica (Horace)|Ars Poetica]]'', "''proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia verba''{{-"}} ("he throws down his high-flown language and his foot-and-a-half-long words"). A [[self-reference|self-referential]] jab at [[longest word in English|long words]] and needlessly elaborate language in general.
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|[[Si comprehendis, non est Deus|''Si comprehendis [,] non est Deus'']]||if you understand [something], it is not God||[[Augustine of Hippo]], ''Sermo 117.3.5''; ''[[Patrologia Latina|PL]]'' 38, 663
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|''[[sic transit gloria mundi]]''||thus passes the glory of the world||A reminder that all things are fleeting. During [[Papal coronation]]s, a monk reminds the [[Pope]] of his mortality by saying this phrase, preceded by ''pater sancte'' ("holy father") while holding before his eyes a burning paper illustrating the passing nature of earthly glories. This is similar to the tradition of a slave in a [[Roman triumph]]s whispering ''memento mori'' in the ear of the celebrant.
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|''{{visible anchor|sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas}}sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas''||use [what is] yours so as not to harm [what is] of others||Or "use your property in such a way that you do not damage others{{'"}}. A legal maxim related to property ownership laws, often shortened to simply ''sic utere'' ("use it thus").
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|''{{visible anchor|sic vita est}}sic vita est''||thus is life||Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.▼
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|''{{visible anchor|sic vos non vobis mellificates apes}}''||Thus you not for yourselves make honey, bees.||Part of a verse written by [[Virgil]] after the poet Bathyllus plagiarized his work.
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|''{{visible anchor|sidere mens eadem mutato}}sidere mens eadem mutato''||Though the constellations change, the mind is universal||Latin motto of the [[University of Sydney]].▼
▲|''{{anchor|sic vita est}}sic vita est''||thus is life||Or "such is life". Indicates that a circumstance, whether good or bad, is an inherent aspect of living.
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|''{{visible anchor|signetur}}signetur'' <small>(''sig''</small> or ''<small>S/</small>''<small>)</small>||let it be labeled||[[List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions|Medical shorthand]]▼
▲|''{{anchor|sidere mens eadem mutato}}sidere mens eadem mutato''||Though the constellations change, the mind is universal||Latin motto of the [[University of Sydney]].
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|''{{visible anchor|signum fidei}}signum fidei''||Sign of the Faith||Motto of the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools]].▼
▲|''{{anchor|signetur}}signetur'' <small>(''sig''</small> or ''<small>S/</small>''<small>)</small>||let it be labeled||[[List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions|Medical shorthand]]
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|''{{visible anchor|silentium est aureum}}silentium est aureum''||silence is golden||Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden". Also Latinized as ''silentium est aurum'' ("silence is gold").▼
▲|''{{anchor|signum fidei}}signum fidei''||Sign of the Faith||Motto of the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools]].
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|''{{Anchorvisible anchor|similia similibus curantur}}{{hr}}{{visible anchor|similia similibus curentur}}similia similibus curantur<br /><br />similia similibus curentur''||similar things are taken care of by similar things<br /><br />let similar things be taken care of by similar things||"like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form ("cur'''a'''ntur") is indicative, while the second form ("cur'''e'''ntur") is subjunctive. The indicative form is found in [[Paracelsus]] (16th century), while the subjunctive form is said by [[Samuel Hahnemann]], founder of [[homeopathy]], and is known as the [[law of similars]].▼
▲|''{{anchor|silentium est aureum}}silentium est aureum''||silence is golden||Latinization of the English expression "silence is golden". Also Latinized as ''silentium est aurum'' ("silence is gold").
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|''{{visible anchor|similia similibus solvuntur}}similia similibus solvuntur''||similar substances will dissolve similar substances||Used as a general rule in [[chemistry]]; "like dissolves like" refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non polar [[solutes]] respectively.<ref>[[Joel Henry Hildebrand|Hildebrand, J. H.]] and Scott, R. L. (1950),''The Solubility of Nonelectrolytes'', 3rd ed., [[American Chemical Society]] Monograph No. 17, Reinhold Publishing Corporation.</ref>▼
▲|''{{Anchor|similia similibus curantur|similia similibus curentur}}similia similibus curantur<br /><br />similia similibus curentur''||similar things are taken care of by similar things<br /><br />let similar things be taken care of by similar things||"like cures like" and "let like be cured by like"; the first form ("cur'''a'''ntur") is indicative, while the second form ("cur'''e'''ntur") is subjunctive. The indicative form is found in [[Paracelsus]] (16th century), while the subjunctive form is said by [[Samuel Hahnemann]], founder of [[homeopathy]], and is known as the [[law of similars]].
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|''{{visible anchor|simplex sigillum veri}}simplex sigillum veri''||simplicity is the sign of truth||expresses a sentiment akin to [[KISS principle|Keep It Simple, Stupid]]▼
▲|''{{anchor|similia similibus solvuntur}}similia similibus solvuntur''||similar substances will dissolve similar substances||Used as a general rule in [[chemistry]]; "like dissolves like" refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non polar [[solutes]] respectively.<ref>[[Joel Henry Hildebrand|Hildebrand, J. H.]] and Scott, R. L. (1950),''The Solubility of Nonelectrolytes'', 3rd ed., [[American Chemical Society]] Monograph No. 17, Reinhold Publishing Corporation.</ref>
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|''{{visible anchor|sincere et constanter}}''||sincere and constant||Motto of the [[Order of the Red Eagle]]▼
▲|''{{anchor|simplex sigillum veri}}simplex sigillum veri''||simplicity is the sign of truth||expresses a sentiment akin to [[KISS principle|Keep It Simple, Stupid]]
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|''{{visible anchor|sine anno}}sine anno <small>(s.a.)</small>''||without a year||Used in [[bibliography|bibliographies]] to indicate that the date of publication of a document is unknown.▼
▲|''sincere et constanter''||sincere and constant||Motto of the [[Order of the Red Eagle]]
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|''{{visible anchor|sine die}}''sine die''||without a day||Originally from old [[common law]] texts, where it indicates that a final, dispositive order has been made in the case. In modern legal context, it means there is nothing left for the court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set, resulting in an "[[adjournment sine die]]".▼
▲|''{{anchor|sine anno}}sine anno <small>(s.a.)</small>''||without a year||Used in [[bibliography|bibliographies]] to indicate that the date of publication of a document is unknown.
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|''[[Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus]]''||without [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]] and [[Bacchus]], [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] remains cold||without food and (alcoholic) drink, love will not ensue; from [[Terence]]'s comedy ''[[Eunuchus]]'' (161 BC)
▲|{{anchor|sine die}}''sine die''||without a day||Originally from old [[common law]] texts, where it indicates that a final, dispositive order has been made in the case. In modern legal context, it means there is nothing left for the court to do, so no date for further proceedings is set, resulting in an "[[adjournment sine die]]".
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|''[[sine ira et studio]]''||without anger and fondness||Thus, impartially. From [[Tacitus]], ''[[Annals (Tacitus)|Annals]]'' 1.1.
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|''{{anchor|sit venia verbo}}sit venia verbo''||may there be forgiveness for the word||Similar to the English idiom "pardon my French".
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|''{{anchor|Socratici viri}}socratici viri''|| "Socrates' men" or "Disciples of Socrates"|| Coined by [[Cicero]]<ref>Cicero, ''[[Epistulae ad Atticum]]'', xiv. 9.</ref><ref>George Grote, ''A History of Greece: Volume VIII'', Harper, 1879, p. &nbsp;208, n. &nbsp;1.</ref> to refer to any who owe philosophical reasoning and method to [[Socrates]].
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|''{{anchor|sol iustitiae illustra nos}}sol iustitiae illustra nos''||sun of justice, shine upon us||Motto of [[Utrecht University]].
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|''{{anchor|splendor sine occasu}}splendor sine occasu''||brightness without setting||Loosely "splendour without diminishment" or "magnificence without ruin". [[Motto]] of [[British Columbia]].
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|''{{anchor|stamus contra malo}}stamus contra malo''||we stand against by evil||The motto of the Jungle Patrol in ''[[The Phantom]]''. The phrase actually violates [[Latin grammar]] because of a mistranslation from English, as the preposition ''contra'' takes the [[accusative case]]. The correct Latin rendering of "we stand against evil" would be "''stamus contra malum''{{-"}}.
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|''{{anchor|stante pede}}stante pede''||with a standing foot||"Immediately".
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|''{{anchor|Sub umbra floreo}}Sub umbra floreo''||Under the shade I flourish||National Motto of [[Belize]], referring to the shade of the [[mahogany]] tree.
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|''{{Anchorvanchor|sub verbo|sub voce}}|text=sub verbo; sub voce}}''|| ||Under the word or heading; abbreviated ''s.v.'' Used to cite a work, such as in a dictionary;, abbreviatedwith alphabetically arranged entries, e.g. "''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', s.v. 'horse.{{'"}}"
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|''{{anchor|sublimis ab unda}}sublimis ab unda''||Raised from the waves||Motto of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School, Lytham
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