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quo vadis

British  
/ ˈkwəʊ ˈvɑːdɪs /
  1. where are you going?

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

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

An old Roman proverb runs, "Lingua quo vadis?"

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

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 Watson, Walter Crum

I might say to myself: 'Juliane, quo vadis?'

From Cosmopolis — Volume 2 by Bourget, Paul

A cast or copy of it is in the little church of 'Domine, quo vadis?'

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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