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Is it sweet and fitting to die for one's country?
Under certain circumstances it may be fitting, it is never sweet
Where does the saying dulce et decorum est come from?
I think it means : It is a good and honorable thing to fight for your country "It is sweet and fitting to die for ones country." I believe the phrase comes from Horace's writing and is often referenced in support of war and related areas.
What does dulce et decorum est pro patria mori mean in English?
I am assuming you have read Dulce et decorum est, the WW1 poem. The whole phrase- "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori" means "it is sweet and right to die for your country". So pro patria mori means for your country. By the way it is latin. Hope that helped!
How does the phrase man marched asleep convey one of the central concerns in dulce et decorum est?
Men had no choice but to fight for their country. Dulce et Decorum est: Pro Patria Mori actually means that it's sweet and fitting to die for your country. That's contradictory as the phrase you mentioned shows. That's the whole meaning of the poem: People may believe it's sweet and fitting to die for your country, but they don't realise the extremes of what went on. Hope that helped!
What does dulce et decorum est pro patria mori mean and who said it?
The Latin quotation Dulce et decorum est pro patria means it is sweet and right to die for your country and wilfred Owen said it by the way.
What does the latin word die mean?
The Latin word die is the ablative singular of the word for day, dies. It appears in the legal phrase sine die, which means literally "without a day" and means that a proceeding has been adjourned or postponed until an unspecified date.The Latin verb meaning "to die" is mori, as in the famous phrase from Horace (and Wilfred Owen), Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, "It is pleasant and fitting to die for one's country."
How do you pronounce Dulce et Decorum Est?
As Latin is a 'dead language' (nobody has spoken in Latin as a normal language for many centuries) the pronunciation is largely up to the speaker. However, particular traditions have grown around the use of Latin. You will find it acceptable to pronounce dulce et decorum est as "dul-chay ett day-corum est".
What does Dulce et decorum est pro patria non mean?
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" means "How sweet and noble it is to die for one's country". It was originally written by the Roman poet, Horace. It was subsequently, and possibly is better known as being, used in Wilfred Owen's poem "Dulce et decorum est" when he refers to the phrase as "the old lie". Adding "non" to the end of the Latin phrase would make it into "dog Latin" and it would read "how sweet and noble it is to die for one's country - not!".
What is the meaning of sweet is death for one's native land?
desire to die in his beloved country
When did Hans Fitting die?
Hans Fitting died in 1938.
When did Emma Fitting die?
Emma Fitting died in 1986.
When did Édouard Fitting die?
Édouard Fitting died on 1945-07-07.
