pro aris et focisadv.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊ ˈɑːriːs ɛt ˈfəʊkiːs/, U.S.

/proʊ ˈɑris ɛt ˈfoʊkis/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prō ārīs et focīs.

Etymology: < classical Latin prō ārīs et focīs (also prō ārīs atque focīs , prō ārīs focīsque ), literally ‘for altars and hearths’ < prō pro prep. + ārīs , ablative plural of āra altar (see Ara n.) + et and + focīs , ablative plural of focus hearth, fireplace, sacrificial hearth (see focus n.).Not fully naturalized in English.

On behalf of religion and domestic life.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [phrase] > for or on behalf of religion and home

pro aris et focis1592

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. H^v Thy accusation might iustly haue enterd his title pro aris & focis, whereas now it is friuolous and forcelesse.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. iii. 739 When I see two superstitious orders contend, pro aris & focis, with such haue & hold, de lana caprinâ.

a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1681) I. ii. vi. 82 As Men that in War do fight, pro aris & focis, for their subsistance, for their lives.

1741 D. Hume Ess. iv. 48 I wou'd only perswade Men not to contend, as if they were fighting pro aris & focis.

1759 E. W. Montagu Anc. Republics 205 Were to fight pro aris et focis, for whatever was dear and valuable to a people.

1826 Reg. Deb. Congress U.S. 1 ii. 1653 Pardon me, then, for the little time I shall consume in contending pro aris et focis, for the rights and interests..of the small States.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. ii. 14 They serve cheerfully in the great army which fights even unto death pro aris et focis.

1940 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 1 47 He praised the democratic spirit which makes citizens fight pro aris et focis.

1986 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 58 S54 In a time of fighting pro aris et focis, proque patriae ipsius libertate, such a separation and disruption of the estates appeared especially disastrous for the future of the Empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pro aris et focis
释义	pro aris et focisadv. Brit. /ˌprəʊ ˈɑːriːs ɛt ˈfəʊkiːs/, U.S. /proʊ ˈɑris ɛt ˈfoʊkis/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prō ārīs et focīs. Etymology: < classical Latin prō ārīs et focīs (also prō ārīs atque focīs , prō ārīs focīsque ), literally ‘for altars and hearths’ < prō pro prep. + ārīs , ablative plural of āra altar (see Ara n.) + et and + focīs , ablative plural of focus hearth, fireplace, sacrificial hearth (see focus n.).Not fully naturalized in English. On behalf of religion and domestic life. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > [phrase] > for or on behalf of religion and home pro aris et focis1592 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. H^v Thy accusation might iustly haue enterd his title pro aris & focis, whereas now it is friuolous and forcelesse. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. iii. 739 When I see two superstitious orders contend, pro aris & focis, with such haue & hold, de lana caprinâ. a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1681) I. ii. vi. 82 As Men that in War do fight, pro aris & focis, for their subsistance, for their lives. 1741 D. Hume Ess. iv. 48 I wou'd only perswade Men not to contend, as if they were fighting pro aris & focis. 1759 E. W. Montagu Anc. Republics 205 Were to fight pro aris et focis, for whatever was dear and valuable to a people. 1826 Reg. Deb. Congress U.S. 1 ii. 1653 Pardon me, then, for the little time I shall consume in contending pro aris et focis, for the rights and interests..of the small States. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. ii. 14 They serve cheerfully in the great army which fights even unto death pro aris et focis. 1940 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 1 47 He praised the democratic spirit which makes citizens fight pro aris et focis. 1986 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 58 S54 In a time of fighting pro aris et focis, proque patriae ipsius libertate, such a separation and disruption of the estates appeared especially disastrous for the future of the Empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1592
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