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unconditional love forever

Latin translation: amor absolutus in aeternum

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English term or phrase:unconditional love forever
Latin translation:amor absolutus in aeternum
Entered by: Nicholas Ferreira

21:58 Sep 13, 2007
English to Latin translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / for wedding band
English term or phrase: unconditional love forever
One of my friends is getting married and inside his wedding band wants to engrave a Latin translation of the following words: "Unconditional Love Forever" (or an equivalent).

"Amor (...) in aeternum."

For the (...), I was thinking of the following options: indivisus, constans, continuus, perpetuus, sincerus, intrepidus, etc.

But none of these seem to capture the exact sense of "unconditional." So what do you think?
Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 15:19
amor absolutus in aeternum
Explanation:
As you know from "absolvo", meaning "freed, with no boundaries, restraints, ecc."
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Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 21:19
Grading comment
Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1amor absolutus in aeternum
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
5amor sine exceptione inque perpetuum
Joseph Brazauskas


  

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amor absolutus in aeternum


Explanation:
As you know from "absolvo", meaning "freed, with no boundaries, restraints, ecc."


Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
Local time: 21:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for!

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agree  Joseph Brazauskas
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amor sine exceptione inque perpetuum


Explanation:
Prepositional phrases used adjectivally or adverbially are fairly rare in good prose, but plentiful in poetry, and a wedding to me at least seems to call for a poetic nuance.

I tender my congratulations to your friend.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 15:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the congratulations, Joseph. As this text is inscribed inside the ring, we were looking for something that economizes on letters and space.

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