"And indeed, Latin, although conventionally classified as a dead language, is present in every aspect of everyday life. It is part of Catholic rituals, Roman law maxims and procedures, and medieval philosophical traditions. Natural history has borrowed the scientific nomenclature of animals and plants from Latin, just as heraldry uses it for uniforms and mottos. The Bible and the classics provide a constant source of quotations, even for those who are neither priests nor schoolteachers: not only are literary works full of them, but they are also widely used in oratory, both sacred and forensic, as well as civil, whether parliamentary, academic or of other kinds."
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