Etymology

non serviam

Today it means: A formal refusal to serve. Full definition →

Latin non ← Hebrew לֹא אעבוד
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromלֹא אעבוד
  2. Latin · derived fromnon
  3. English todaynon serviam

From Latin non serviam (“I will not serve”), used in the Vulgate to translate Hebrew לֹא אעבוד.

Words from the same roots

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n/anon compos mentis

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