单词 | ecce signum! |
释义 | > as lemmasEcce signum! Latin for ‘lo!’ or ‘behold!’ Used in phrases like Ecce signum! behold a sign! [In Ecce signum! < post-classical Latin ecce signum behold the proof! (10th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin ecce ecce int. + signum sign n., perhaps with parodic allusion to post-classical Latin ecce signum crucis behold the sign of the cross! (15th cent. or earlier); Falstaff is holding up his sword as he speaks.] ΚΠ 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 ii. v. 168 Ecce signum. View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 46 The many Ecce's and Selah's they affix to their prophetic Speeches. < as lemmas |
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