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Subject: English meaning of the phrase: QUO VADIS
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: coldkoki-ga
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Posted: 28 Aug 2004 14:34 PDT
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Question ID: 393893

What is the exact meaning of QUO VADIS?  No dictionary or online greek
or latin dictionary has been able to give me an answer.  Yet it is a
phrase used extensively in editorials, rstaurant names, ,movies etc.

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Subject: Re: English meaning of the phrase: QUO VADIS
Answered By: palitoy-ga on 30 Aug 2004 10:30 PDT

Hello Coldkoki

'Quo vadis is a Latin phrase meaning "Where do you go?" or "Who goes
there?". It is used as proverbial phrase from the Bible (St. John ch.
16, v. 5).'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_vadis

The above page is from the excellent Wikipedia site and also discusses
the phrase and its various uses in literature and other media.

If you have any further questions on this subject please ask for
clarification and I will do my best to help.

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