quo vadis
BritishEtymology
Origin of quo vadis
Latin: from the Vulgate version of John 16:5
Example Sentences
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His last name, in Spanish, is two syllables; it would rhyme with quo vadis.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the legend of Domine quo vadis, see many books of travel and nearly all guide books for Rome, from the mediaeval Mirabilia Romae to the latest edition of Murray.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White
In the centre, in front of the representation of some town, probably Rome, is Our Lord bearing His Cross and St. Peter kneeling at His feet—no doubt the well-known legend 'Domine quo vadis?'
From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson
Citizeness, don't you remember the stone footprint of our Lord in the church of Domine quo vadis?
From Manasseh A Romance of Transylvania by Percy Favor Bicknell
I might say to myself: 'Juliane, quo vadis?'
From Cosmopolis — Volume 2 by Paul Bourget
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