Monday 11 November 2013

Nec tamen consumebatur

Nec tamen consumebatur is the motto of the Church of Scotland.  It means: yet it was not consumed and is an allusion to the burning bush in Exodus chapter 3, verse 2.

nec / neque  adv  not; conj  and not, but not

tamen  adv  however, nevertheless

consumo, -ere, -psi, -ptum  to consume, to eat up, to waste

consumebatur  3rd person singular imperfect passive of consumo


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