laborare est orare

American  

[lah-boh-rah-re est oh-rah-re, lab-uh-rair-ee est uh-rair-ee] / ˌlɑ boʊˈrɑ rɛ ɛst oʊˈrɑ rɛ, ˌlæb əˈrɛər i ɛst əˈrɛər i /

Latin.

1. to work is to pray.

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Example Sentences

Were I one of the occupied, laborare est orare would satisfy me, and that poor governess ought to feel the same.

From Clever Woman of the Family by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

There was the deepest truth in that saying of the old monks, "laborare est orare."

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

With the exception of the time of that temporary burst into revivalism in 1861, his motto throughout life might very well have been laborare est orare.

From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing

It takes its stand on the old maxim laborare est orare.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.

The old motto says, "Orare est laborare," "prayer is work"—and it is no less true that "laborare est orare," "work is prayer."

From Where No Fear Was by Benson, Arthur Christopher