sursum corda (noun)

1. In the popular anime 'Attack on Titan', the protagonist Eren Jaeger hears the phrase 'sursum corda' during his training as a member of the Survey Corps.

2. During Catholic school, one of the altar boys misheard the priest saying 'sursum corda' as 'sir some cord', leading to a hilarious misunderstanding.

3. During the Middle Ages, the phrase 'sursum corda' was often chanted in Medieval Christian churches to lift the spirits of the congregation.

4. In the fantasy novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire', the phrase 'sursum corda' is used by priests of the Faith of the Seven to invoke a sense of devotion in their followers.