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tantum religio potuit suadere malorum

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Latin

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Etymology

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Literally "To such heights of evil has religion been able to drive men". From Lucretius' De Rerum Natura, Book I, 101.

Pronunciation

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  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtan.tum reːˈli.ɡi.oː ˈpo.tu.it su̯aːˈdeː.re maˈloː.rum/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ reːˈlʲɪɡioː ˈpɔt̪uɪt̪ s̠u̯äːˈd̪eːrɛ mäˈɫ̪oːrʊ̃ˑ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtan.tum reˈli.d͡ʒi.o ˈpo.tu.it swaˈde.re maˈlo.rum/, [ˈt̪än̪t̪um reˈliːd͡ʒio ˈpɔːt̪uit̪ swäˈd̪ɛːre mäˈlɔːrum]

Proverb

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tantum rēligiō potuit suādēre malōrum

  1. The practice of religion leads people to practise evil.