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nil desperandum
[ neel des-pe-rahn-doom; English nil des-puh-ran-duhm ]
Latin.
- never despair.
nil desperandum
/ ˈnɪl ˌdɛspəˈrændəm /
sentence substitute
- never despair
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nil desperandum1
from Latin, literally: nothing to be despaired of
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Example Sentences
"Nil desperandum, Christo duce," said the preacher; and thus heartened, the little fleet set sail on its triumphant journey.
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Our flag, whose motto ends with this, may well begin, 'Nil desperandum—'Never despair.'
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First, because he is probably dead, and "de mortibus nil desperandum!"
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But Seattle is better for the disaster, and stands to-day a monument to the "nil desperandum" policy of its leaders.
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On another occasion, about the same time, he said: "Nil desperandum de republica is a sound principle."
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