Glossary entry

Latin term or phrase:

virtus junxit mors non separabit

English translation:

Virtue has joined (them); death will not part them.

Added to glossary by Joseph Brazauskas
Dec 10, 2010 03:10
13 yrs ago
1 viewer *
Latin term

virtus junxit mors non separabit

Latin to English Other Archaeology scottish rite
my mom gave me my dads mason ring with this inscription. what i want to know is what do the numbers mean and is it appropriate for a woman to wear this in this day and age.
Change log

Dec 10, 2010 03:14: Travelin Ann changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Latin to English"

Dec 18, 2010 00:56: Joseph Brazauskas Created KOG entry

Dec 18, 2010 00:56: Joseph Brazauskas changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/40449">Joseph Brazauskas's</a> old entry - "virtus junxit mors non separabit"" to ""Virtue has joined (them); death will not part them.""

Discussion

Alison Sabedoria (X) Dec 10, 2010:
Numbers You don't say what the numbers are, but most likely they refer to the "degree" received, often 14 for such a ring in the Scottish Rite, see: http://www.masonicinfo.com/33rdsrule.htm<p>
If you would really like to wear this, I would advise doing so discreetly on a chain around your neck rather than as a finger ring. You could also check with someone in a local Masonic Lodge what the correct etiquette might be.
Travelin Ann Dec 10, 2010:
You have given no numbers in your question, so we cannot tell you what any numbers may mean.
The inscription is in Latin, so I have moved your question to the Latin-English board.

Proposed translations

3 days 6 hrs
Selected

Virtue has joined (them); death will not part them.

Third person pronouns are frequently omitted in Latin when they are readily understood from the context.
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
3 hrs

death will not separate what (or whom) courage put together

And no idea about which numbers...?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2010-12-10 08:17:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In that case, "virtue" is better than "courage"!...and applies to masonery ethics.
Peer comment(s):

agree Veronika McLaren
6 hrs
Thank you!
Something went wrong...

Reference comments

50 mins
Reference:

Previous glossary entry

Whom virtue unites, death will not separate
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Jack Doughty
3 hrs
Thank you
agree Alison Sabedoria (X)
4 hrs
Thank you
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search