Etymology

Quicunque vult

Today it means: The Athanasian Creed. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin quīcunque vult
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  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromquīcunque vult
  2. English todayQuicunque vult

From Ecclesiastical Latin quīcunque vult (salvus esse …) (“whoever will (be saved …)”), the opening words of the creed.

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