More Latin for the Illiterati; A Guide to Everyday Medical, Legal and Religious Latin »

Scientia est potentia (knowledge is power)! More Latin for the Illiterati demystifies the terminology of modern courtrooms and hospitals, untangles some of the most complex and unforgiving examples of Latin abbreviation, and allows readers to explore the classical roots of law, medicine and the ministry.

This new collection contains nearly 5000 entries devoted to law, medicine and religion, and includes phrases like:jus sibi dicere— to take the law into one's own hands
hircosus— smelling like a goat
opprobrium medicum [the reproach of physicians]—an incurable disease
ita et viri debent diligere uxores ut corpora sua—so men ought to love their wives as their own bodies [Ephesians 5:28]
ludere cum sacris—to trifle with sacred things
amicus curiae—a friend of the court

Practicing or aspiring doctors, lawyers or ministers, language-lovers, students of literature—and anybody who loved Latin for the Illiterati, will want More... This collection also makes an ideal gift.

Praise for the first Illiterati collection:
"If you're a student trying to improve your vocabulary, this is a great book... For those who have forgotten their three years of parochial-school Latin, this is really great book." —Publisher's Weekly
"A ready-reference dream come true..."—American Libraries

Also of interest: Latin for the Illiterati: Exorcizing the Ghosts of a Dead

Library Journal

Stone follows up his Latin for the Illiterati (LJ 12/96) with this new dictionary, structured around the subtitle's three areas: medicine, law, and religion. Translations are brief and literal. The dictionary concludes with some of the same information given in Latin for the Illiterati as well as newer miscellaneous information, including Latin selections (with English translations) from the Roman Catholic liturgy. The dictionary ends with an English-Latin index. The major drawback is the arrangement by topic--the three different topic areas must be checked if the user doesn't know whether the word or phrase is medical, legal, or religious (there is no Latin index). On the positive side, this dictionary contains many terms not found in other recent Latin-English dictionaries, such as James Morwood's A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases (Oxford Univ., 1998). Adeleye's World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions provides translations from over 20 languages, making it an excellent resource for general users. Each definition indicates part of speech, language of origin, plural forms, and literal translation (including the literal translation of each word in a phrase). Also included are lengthier, connotative definitions, examples of use in sentences, and, when appropriate, cross references to other terms. Adeleye's dictionary is recommended for all public and academic libraries; Stone's is for libraries needing a more specialized resource.--Cynthia A. Johnson, Barnard Coll. Lib., New York Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.