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Cadus empt imum

English translation: cadus - urn; jar

19:15 Feb 20, 2005
Latin to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
Latin term or phrase: Cadus empt imum
Has a spiritual meaning, regarding a spiritual journey.

Not sexist or racist meaning. Was something said to me by a priest regarding a spiritual journey.
Jules Anderson
English translation:cadus - urn; jar
Explanation:
I doubt that "emptimum" exists in Latin, but words with the root "empti-" in Latin usually means something connected to buying.
Compare to:
emptio -onis, f. buying, purchasing; a purchase.
emptito -are, to buy up.
emptor -oris, m. buyer, purchaser.


Maybe, it's just a joke or the priest wanted to say something like "an empty vessel" ? It would make sense in some spiritual tradition (a person has to become an empty vessel to receive the Grace or Revelation poured into him or her).

My another guess that it should be "optimus", and "cadus optimus" may mean "the best vessel".
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 16:20
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1 +6cadus - urn; jar
Kirill Semenov


  

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cadus - urn; jar


Explanation:
I doubt that "emptimum" exists in Latin, but words with the root "empti-" in Latin usually means something connected to buying.
Compare to:
emptio -onis, f. buying, purchasing; a purchase.
emptito -are, to buy up.
emptor -oris, m. buyer, purchaser.


Maybe, it's just a joke or the priest wanted to say something like "an empty vessel" ? It would make sense in some spiritual tradition (a person has to become an empty vessel to receive the Grace or Revelation poured into him or her).

My another guess that it should be "optimus", and "cadus optimus" may mean "the best vessel".

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 16:20
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PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Vidigal: empt=to buy / imum = to the botton / http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19980309
2 mins
  -> I didn't consider the words "empt" and "imum" separately. Juts don't know how to make sense out of "urn", a strange form of "buy" and the word "lowest" (imum) ...
agree  Elizabeth Rudin: Probably a witty phrase for "empty vessel" - the priest may have forgotten the Latin for "empty", and just used the English word with a Latin suffix...
24 mins
  -> well might be :)
agree  Joseph Brazauskas: 'Cadus' is good classical Latin for a (wine)-jar. 'Emptimum' is of course an impossible form; even if separated into two words 'empt' and 'imum' it makes no real sense. 'Possibly it is for 'emptus' and the phrase means 'spent vessel'.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> thank you very much, dear Joseph :)
agree  Egmont
2 days 21 hrs
agree  sonja29 (X)
6 days
agree  julesgeol: I found Kirill Semenov's explanation to be helpful.
7 days
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