tempus edax rerum

[ tem-poos e-dahks rey-room; English tem-puhs ee-daks reer-uhm ]

/ ˈtɛm pʊs ˈɛ dɑks ˈreɪ rʊm; English ˈtɛm pəs ˈi dæks ˈrɪər əm /

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Latin.

time, devourer of all things.

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How to use tempus edax rerum in a sentence

Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
XV, 10: "Sex annis nil aliud feci quam non recuperabile tempus in vacuum terere."
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
Politici (novum enim hoc nomen ex novo negotio sub hoc tempus natum).
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Votum feci sancto Nicolao, ait peregrinus, nasum meum intactum fore usque ad—Quodnam tempus?
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

Sed orandi tempus non sinebat irasci, et ira non sinebat orare.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign