O tempora! O mores!

American

[oh tem-poh-rah oh moh-rays, oh tem-per-uh oh mawr-eez, mohr-] / oʊ ˈtɛm poʊˌrɑ oʊ ˈmoʊ reɪs, oʊ ˈtɛm pər ə oʊ ˈmɔr iz, ˈmoʊr- /

Latin.

O times! O customs!

O tempora! O mores! British

/ əʊ ˈtɛmpɔːrɑː əʊ ˈmɔːreɪz /

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

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Etymology

Origin of O tempora! O mores!

from Cicero's oration In Catilinam

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