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May 16, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: This is the purpose for us (as) Christians: to conform ourselves to Christ as the perfect example of our conduct.
Here's
how the Latin works.
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Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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hoc
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this
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neut. nom. sing. adj.
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hic, haec, hoc
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est
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is
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3rd. pers. sing. pres. indic.
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sum, esse, fui
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propositum
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purpose, goal
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neut. nom. sing. noun
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propositum, propositi
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nobis
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for us
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dat. pl.
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nos, nostrum
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Christianis
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(for) Christians
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dat. pl. adj.
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Christianus, Christiana, Christianum
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conformare
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to conform
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pres. act. inf.
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conformo, conformare, conformavi,
conformatum
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nos
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ourselves
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acc. pl.
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nos, nostrum; object of conformare
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ad
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to
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Pre. + acc.
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governs Christum
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Christum
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Christ
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acc. sing.
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Christus, Christi
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tamquam
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as, as if, just as
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conj.
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perfectum
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perfect
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nom. sing. adj.
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perfectus, perfecta, perfectum;
modifies exemplum
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exemplum
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example, model
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neut. noun nom. sing.
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morum
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of conduct
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gen. pl.
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mos, moris; Cf. Cicero, O Tempora! O
Mores, “Oh the Times! Oh the Morals!
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nostrorum
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our
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gen. pl. adj.
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noster, nostra, nostrum; modies morum
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