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What does "Omnia Vincit Riot" mean?

posted 10 years ago by michaelhoulihan10
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When the Riot Club trash their new member's rooms, they paint the words (Which I know are Latin) "Omnia Vincit Riot" on the walls. Does anyone know what this means? Google trasnlate isn't fantastic. Thanks

[–] xMarloou 10 years ago

Not entirely sure but I think it roughly translates to "Riot [Club] conquers/wins everything/everyone"

[–] calbailes 10 years ago

It is a misquotation of "Amor vincit omnia" (Virgil) meaning "love conquers all". "Riot conquers all ought to be translated as "Riot vincit omnia".

[–] theocanada 10 years ago

Calbailes: add that too the goofs page. Good catch.

[–] interlingua_usa 10 years ago

Thanks for the info about the Virgil.

Just a note on the word order. Word order in Latin is flexible. 'Riot vincit omnia''Omnia vincit Riot''Omnia Riot vincit''Riot omnia vincit' 'Vincit omnia Riot' and 'Vincit Riot omnia' are all correct Latin with only differences of emphasis.