sub specie mortisadv.

Brit.

/sʌb ˌspiːʃiː ˈmɔːtɪs/,

/sʊb ˌspiːsiː ˈmɔːtɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsəb ˈˌspiʃi ˈmɔrdəs/,

/ˌsʊb ˈˌspisi ˈmɔrdəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub specie mortis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sub specie mortis (1730 or earlier) < classical Latin sub (see sub- prefix) + speciē , ablative of speciēs species n. + mortis , genitive of mors (see mort n.¹). Compare earlier sub specie aeternitatis adv., sub specie temporis adv.

With awareness of one's mortality; in the face of death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adverb] > in face of death

sub specie mortis1900

1900 tr. in Living Age 4 Aug. Suppl. 417/2 Self-murder was to them the crowning grace of civilization; and the murder of others no brutality. They looked at everything sub specie mortis.

1955 Times 26 May 3/4 The ninth symphony, we are told, is poignant in that it was his last and written sub specie mortis.

1964 Listener 21 May 849/3 Written sub specie mortis, they are his [sc. Mahler's] most ‘existentialist’ works.

2004 Dante Stud. No. 122. 33 Andromache, who cannot transcend her warrior-husband's corporeal death and..views the world sub specie mortis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub specie mortis
释义	sub specie mortisadv. Brit. /sʌb ˌspiːʃiː ˈmɔːtɪs/, /sʊb ˌspiːsiː ˈmɔːtɪs/, U.S. /ˌsəb ˈˌspiʃi ˈmɔrdəs/, /ˌsʊb ˈˌspisi ˈmɔrdəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub specie mortis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sub specie mortis (1730 or earlier) < classical Latin sub (see sub- prefix) + speciē , ablative of speciēs species n. + mortis , genitive of mors (see mort n.¹). Compare earlier sub specie aeternitatis adv., sub specie temporis adv. With awareness of one's mortality; in the face of death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adverb] > in face of death sub specie mortis1900 1900 tr. in Living Age 4 Aug. Suppl. 417/2 Self-murder was to them the crowning grace of civilization; and the murder of others no brutality. They looked at everything sub specie mortis. 1955 Times 26 May 3/4 The ninth symphony, we are told, is poignant in that it was his last and written sub specie mortis. 1964 Listener 21 May 849/3 Written sub specie mortis, they are his [sc. Mahler's] most ‘existentialist’ works. 2004 Dante Stud. No. 122. 33 Andromache, who cannot transcend her warrior-husband's corporeal death and..views the world sub specie mortis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1900
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