facilis descensus Averno

foreign term fa·ci·lis de·scen·sus Aver·no \ˈfä-ki-ˌlis-dā-ˌskān-ˌsu̇s-ä-ˈwer-nō\

Definition of FACILIS DESCENSUS AVERNO

: the descent to Avernus is easy : the road to evil is easy

fa·ci·lis de·scen·sus Aver·no or facilis descensus Aver·ni \-(ˌ)nē\

Latin

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