“pacem”

The following 3 entries include the term pacem.

dona nobis pacem

Latin phrase

: grant us peace

si vis pacem, para bellum

Latin phrase

: if you want peace, prepare for war

contra pacem

adverb (or adjective)

: against the peace used of a legal allegation once material in prosecution for trespass but now purely formal


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