alto-, alt-, alti-
(Latin: high, highest, tall, lofty)
Ab alio expectes, alteri quod feceris.
Expect from others what you have done to them.
Prout vultis ut faciant vobis homines, et vos facite illis similiter, "As you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner." From Luke 6:31 of the Latin Vulgate, a Latin version of the Bible produced by Saint Jerome in the 4th century.
From Latin vulgata editio, "an edition made public" or "an edition for ordinary people" which is a version used by the Roman Catholic Church.
Alta pete.
Aim at high things.
Aim high.
altar (AWL tur)
Place of worship; a stand or platform in a place of worship: "He placed the Bible on the altar as he read passages to the congregation."
The altar is so named because it is where a man’s alteration begins.
altar, alter
altar (AWL tur)
Place of worship; a stand or platform in a place of worship: "He placed the Bible on the altar as he read passages to the congregation."
"She knelt at the altar to pray."
alter (ALW tur)
1. To change, transform, make different, modify: "The blond wig seemed to completely alter her appearance. She said she would also alter her dress."
2. To castrate or to spay an animal; such as, a cat or a dog: "The family dog was taken to the animal center so the vet could alter him."
2. To castrate or to spay an animal; such as, a cat or a dog: "The family dog was taken to the animal center so the vet could alter him."
The minister wanted to alter the church altar before the next worship service.
altazimuth
altigraph
1. An altimeter equipped with a device for recording its measurements on a graph.
2. An instrument that shows, and records, heights above sea level; especially, one that is mounted in an aircraft and incorporating an aneroid barometer that senses differences in pressure caused by changes in altitude.
2. An instrument that shows, and records, heights above sea level; especially, one that is mounted in an aircraft and incorporating an aneroid barometer that senses differences in pressure caused by changes in altitude.
altiloquent
Speaking pompously, in a high-flown, turgid manner; a synonym of grandiloquent.
altimeter
Altiora in votis.
I pray for the higher things.
Motto of Highgate School, U.K.
Altiora petamus.
Let us strive for loftier things.
Motto of the University of Salford, Salford, U.K.
Altiora peto.
I seek higher things.
Motto of Warwick School, U.K.
altiplano
altitude
1. The height of something above a specific level, especially above sea level or the earth's surface.
2. A place or region situated high above sea level.
2. A place or region situated high above sea level.
altitudinal
altitudinarian
1. Pertaining to, or reaching to, the heights (of fancy, doctrine, etc.).
2. One who is given to lofty thoughts or plans.
2. One who is given to lofty thoughts or plans.
