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Lol, the Irish monks at Charlemagnes's court were always called Scotus or de Scotia.
Scots vs Irish Carla 2007
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Similar acronyms have sprung up: Scotus is journalese for “Supreme Court of the U.S.,” and more recently, the first lady became known to staffers as Flotus.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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“Your servant, sir;” and immediately extending her finger toward the picture of Duns Scotus, which is fixed over one of the doors, asked her companion, in a giggling tone, if she did not think he looked like a conjurer?
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Similar acronyms have sprung up: Scotus is journalese for “Supreme Court of the U.S.,” and more recently, the first lady became known to staffers as Flotus.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The surname Scotus by no means decides the question, for it was given to
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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His surname Scotus shows that he very probably came from Ireland; perhaps from Wales, if he is identical with the homonymous Bishop of Bangor (see below).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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But they have authors of a great name Scotus, Gabriel, and the like, and passages of the Fathers which are cited in a mutilated form in the decrees.
Apology of the Augsburg Confession Philipp Melanchthon 1528
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On a (less than) humorous note, when I first saw this article, the word "Scotus" reminded me of the word "Scrotum" ..... an interesting parallel to how our current government "sucks some serious weiner" and will probably continueon it's "weinish" ways.
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The letter is written in purple pencil and enigmatically signed "Scotus," which could be the Latin for Scotsman.
Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930
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Nonetheless, the Church would do well to reflect on Paul’s subversive strategies, to recall Scotus’s condemnation of slavery, and to work towards developing a position in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II, in which the enslavement of human beings is once and for all condemned as an “intrinsically evil” intrinsece malum act.
Sri Aurobindo’s emphasis on federation Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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