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δ συν ό θεός συνέζευξβν άνθρωπος μη χωριζέτω 156
δ συν ό θεός συνέζευξεν άνθρωπος μη χωριζέτω [Gr; ho oûn ho theós
synézeuxen anthröpos me khörizeto], what therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder: Matthew xix. 6 and Mark x. 9.
ό φίλος ίίτερος e-ya> [Gr; ho philos héteros ego], a friend is a second
self: Aristotle.
hôpital [Fr], free hospital; also, hospice; refuge,
οπού -yap εστιυ ό θησαυρός σου, €Κ€Ϊ Ισται ή καρδία σου [Gr; hópou
gár estin ho thèsaurós sou, ekeî estai hë kardia sou], for where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also: Matthew vi. 21.
hora decubitus [L], at bedtime: abbr. (in prescriptions) hor. decub.
horae canonicae [L], canonical hours; hours for prayer.
horae subsicivae [L], leisure hours.
hora fugit [L], the hour flies.
horas non numero nisi serenas [L], I number (or mark) none but
shining hours: for a sun dial.
ορα τέλος μακρού βίου [Gr; hora télos makroû bíou], look to (or consider)
the end of a long life: Solon (to Croesus).
horresco referens [L], I shudder to relate it (generally used in a playful
sense): Virgil.
horribile dictu [L], horrible to relate.
horribile visu [L], horrible to see.
horror ubique [L], terror everywhere: motto of the Scots Guards (with
a thunderbolt as crest).
hors concours [Fr], not competing for prize: said of a picture in an
exhibition.
hors de combat [Fr], out of the combat; disabled.
hors de ligne [Fr], out of line; out of the common; exceptional.
hors de pair [Fr], without equal; peerless.
hors de prise [Fr], out of reach (or danger).
hors de prix [Fr], extravagantly dear.
hors de saison [Fr], out of season; inopportune.
hors d'oeuvre [Fr; usually in pi. hors d'oeuvres], a side dish served as
an appetizer at the beginning of a meal.
hors la loi [Fr], outlawed.
hortus siccus [L], lit., a dry garden; herbarium.
hos ego versículos feci, tulit alter honores [L], I wrote these lines,
another has carried off the honors (or the credit): Virgil.
hospes, hostis [L], stranger, enemy.
hospice [Fr], religious establishment serving as an aid to travelers;
lodging.
hospodar [Russ], lord: a title formerly born by the vassal princes or
governors of Wallachia and Moldavia. Cf. GOSPODAR.
hostis honori invidia [L], envy is the foe (or bane) of honor.
hostis humani generis [L], an enemy of the human race.