What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Deo Volente'?
Charles George Gordon rested upon the earth, which was further surrounded by the firmament. Gordon believed in both predestination - writing that "I believe that not a worm is picked up by a bird without the direct intervention of God" - and free will with humans choosing their own fate, writing "I cannot and do not pretend to reconcile the two". These religious beliefs mirrored differing aspects of Gordon's personality as he believed that he could choose his own fate through the force of his personality and a fatalistic streak often ending his letters with D.V ("Deo volente"-Latin for "God willing" i.e. whatever
Deo optimo maximo of the Roman Empire as Latin remained the ecclesiastical and scholarly language in the West. Thus the phrase, or its abbreviation, can be found on many Renaissance-era churches and other buildings, especially over sarcophagi, particularly in Italy and Malta. It is also inscribed on bottles of Bénédictine liqueur. Deo optimo maximo Deo optimo maximo, often abbreviated D.O.M. or Deo Opt. Max., is a Latin phrase which means "to the greatest and best god", or "to God, most good, most great". It was originally used as a pagan formula addressed to Jupiter. Its usage while the Roman Empire was a polytheistic