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iacta est alea [L], the die is cast (exclamation attributed to Julius Caesar<br />

on crossing the Rubicon): Suetonius.<br />

iam proximus ardet Ucalegon [L], already Ucalegon's house next door<br />

is on fire: Virgil.<br />

iam redit et Virgo, redeunt Saturnia regna [L], now returns the Virgin<br />

(Astraea, goddess of justice, who was said to have left the earth in<br />

the iron age), now the Saturnian (or Golden) Age returns: Virgil.<br />

iam satis [L], already enough.<br />

ianuae mentis [L], gates of the mind; inlets of knowledge.<br />

ianuis clausis [L], with closed doors; in secret,<br />

ιατρέ, θ€ράιτ€υσον aemrróv [Gr; iatré, therápeuson seautón], physician,<br />

heal thyself: Luke iv. 23. Cf. MEDICE.<br />

ibidem [L], in the same place (in a book): abbr. ib. or ibid.<br />

ich bin der Geist der stets verneint [Ger], I am the spirit that always<br />

denies: Goethe (reply of Mephistopheles to Faust).<br />

ich bin ganz ab [Ger], I am quite exhausted.<br />

ich danke Ihnen [Ger], <strong>than</strong>k you.<br />

ich dien [Ger], I serve: motto of the Punce of Wales.<br />

ich habe genossen das irdische Glück; ich habe gelebt und geliebet<br />

[Ger], I have known earthly fortune (or I have experienced earthly<br />

happiness); I have lived <strong>and</strong> loved: Schiller.<br />

ici on parle français [Fr], French is spoken here.<br />

idée fixe [Fr], fixed idea; monomania.<br />

idem [L], the same; the same as above: abbr. id. —idem quod, the same<br />

as: abbr. i.q. —idem sonans, sounding alike; having the same sound<br />

(or meaning).<br />

idem velie atque idem nolle [L], to like <strong>and</strong> dislike the same things:<br />

Sallust.<br />

id est [L], that is; that is to say: abbr. i.e.<br />

id genus omne [L], all of that kind.<br />

idhar ao [Hind], come here.<br />

idoneus homo [L], a fit man; a man of proven ability,<br />

ιδού ó άνθρωπος [Gr; idoù ho ánthropos], behold the man: John xix.<br />

5. Cf. ECCE.<br />

ieiunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit [L], an empty stomach seldom<br />

scorns common food: Horace.<br />

Iesus Hominum Salvator [L], Jesus Savior of Mankind.<br />

i frutti proibiti sono i più dolci [It], forbidden fruits are the sweetest.<br />

igloo [Esk], Eskimo house, often built of ice.<br />

ignavie semper feriae sunt [L], to the indolent it is always holiday.<br />

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