quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
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Meaning · English
Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".
Register: humorous, ironic
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur” mean?
Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".
Is “quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur” formal or informal?
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur is generally humorous, ironic.