Et decus et pretium recti=--Both the ornament and the reward of virtue.
Decori decus addit avito=--He adds honour to 40 the honour of his ancestors.
Suum cuique decus posteritas rependit=--Posterity will pay every one his due.
Iesu, decus angelicum, In aure dulce canticum, In ore mel mirificum, In corde nectar caelicum: Desidero te millies.
Jesu, decus angelicum, In aure dulce canticum, In ore mel mirificum, In corde nectar coelicum.
Non impar Paulus huic, doctor gentium, Electionis templum sacratissimum, In morte compar, in corona particeps, Ambo lucernae et decus ecclesiae In orbe claro coruscant vibramine.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "decus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
