O tempora! O mores!

[ oh tem-poh-rah oh moh-reys; English oh tem-per-uh oh mawr-eez, mohr- ]

Latin.

1. O times! O customs!

O tempora! O mores!

/ əʊ ˈtɛmpɔːrɑː əʊ ˈmɔːreɪz /

sentence substitute

1. oh the times! oh the customs!: an exclamation at the evil of them

Word History and Origins

Origin of O tempora! O mores!¹

from Cicero's oration In Catilinam