auctor vitae
Latin
Etymology
Literally “the originator or cause of life” (“life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor ˈwiː.tae̯/, [ˈau̯k.tɔr ˈwiː.tae̯]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯k.tor ˈvi.tɛ/, [ˈau̯k.tor ˈviː.tɛ]
Proper noun
auctor vītae m (genitive auctōris vītae); third declension
- (Late Latin, Christianity) an epithet of God and of Jesus: the author of life
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | auctor vītae |
Genitive | auctōris vītae |
Dative | auctōrī vītae |
Accusative | auctōrem vītae |
Ablative | auctōre vītae |
Vocative | auctor vītae |
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