May 25, 2001 11:57
23 yrs ago
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Latin term

pro deo et patria

Non-PRO Latin to English Other
Military service

Proposed translations

4 mins
Selected

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

CHAPLAINS CORPS
... Army. The numerals "1775" commemorate the date of the establishment of the Army
Chaplain Corps. The motto "PRO DEO ET PATRIA" translates FOR GOD AND COUNTRY. ...
Peer comment(s):

CLS Lexi-tech
1 day 16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thnaks Alot for your response, it really cleared up a few trhing for my cousin who served in the military and became a minister while he was serving. Sorry about the confusion, I did ask for a Latin to English tranlation, I don't know where Lithuanin or whatever it was came from. Thanks, Chelsea"
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4 mins

for God and one's country

pro deo et patria

pro = for
Deo = God
et = and
patria = one's country

but it's Latin, not Lithuanian :)
Reference:

latinist

Peer comment(s):

agree Patriot 5
3506 days
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6 mins

for god and (your/the/our) country/fatherland

Declined
First thing: this is latin

Secondly: I am not a native speaker of English, that's why I am giving you a set of options for you to choose the one you find most natural.
Peer comment(s):

Neli
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Comment: "It is not exactly what I was looking for"
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