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∙ 13y ago"Terribilis" means terrifying, terrible. "This is a horrible place." See also: en arcadia ego, Poussin, and Rennes-le-Château.
*Update* Actually, the Latin phrase "Terribilis est locus iste" is a biblical text commonly employed as a cantus firmus throughout many Renaissance texts. From Gen 28:17, it translates to "Awesome is this place." You'll see it in motifs dealing with the dedication of cathedrals, as in Dufay's 1436 "Nuper Rosarum Flores" composed for the consecration of Brunelleschi's dome in Florence.
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∙ 13y agoTerrible things happened here
Lonely sacred place.
The word "locus" refers to a specific place or position. It can also be used to describe a gene's physical location on a chromosome.
The locus of the search was the campground where the hikers had begun their outing.
No, the word for place in Latin is "locus".
locare, from locus, to locate
It is important to prove that a geometric shape is the correct locus for a given set of conditions.