Phrase: "(fandom slang) an expression used as an affirmation of duty to a higher purpose or authority"edit
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2014, "Acknowledgements", in Kathleen A. Moore, "Scrutiny on the Bounty: From Crisis Communication To Crisis Conversation", dissertation submitted to Pennsylvania State University, page xi:
If Valar Morghulis, then I shall do my very best in paying it forward in the time I have left. Valar Dohaeris.
2017, Josh Kupecki, "Stream Analysis", The Austin Chronicle, 14 July 2017, page 43:
But soon there will be a new clickbait queen, as HBO's Game of Thrones gears up for its penultimate season this weekend. After that, you can expect endless recaps and speculations for the next two months, clogging up your social media feed (not to mention the endless memes) as the show moves beyond the source material and into the realm of "everyone will have theories." We'll try to steer clear of that business, but no promises: We are a free alt-weekly in 2017, after all, and everyone's got bills to pay. Valar dohaeris.
Smalley said once again and quietly, “Valar morghulis”.
Almost absently Vostok returned, “Valar dohaeris. The main thing is the rest of us are back together, are you coming to see Manspea, or continuing on as a separate unit”?
2020, Hara T. Georgatzakou, Marianna H. Antonelou, Effie G. Papageorgiou, & Anastasios G. Kriebardis, "'Valar morghulis': all red cells must die", Blood Transfusion, Volume 18, Issue 2, March 2020, page 84:
Ultimately, while all RBCs must die ("Valar Morghulis"; "all men must die", to borrow from the Game of Thrones" universe of George RR Martin) before time comes, they all must serve their physiological purpose ("Valar Dohaeris"; "all men must serve", in the acclaimed Song of Ice and Fire" series).
2021, Steven G. Coca, "Tribute to Barbara Murphy", Kidney360, Volume 2, Issue 9, page 1500:
Although Dr. Murphy’s “watch has ended,” her trailblazing legacy and extreme passion to improve kidney and health care will live on in many ways (14), but forever in our hearts and minds. Indeed, Valar dohaeris (15).
