Motto

A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. Many countries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms.

Related Topics:
Phrase - Word

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These mottos are traditionally in Latin or Romance languages, as well as in English or German. There are many exceptions, particularly in modern heraldry: for examples, the mottos of the State of Hawai‘i and the University of Hawai‘i are in Hawaiian, and the motto of Nunavut is in Inuktitut, while in England the motto of the County of Somerset is written in Anglo-Saxon.

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Latin - Romance languages - English - German - Heraldry - State of Hawai‘i - University of Hawai‘i - Hawaiian - Nunavut - Inuktitut - England - County - Somerset - Anglo-Saxon

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A canting motto is one that contains wordplay. For example, the motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente, punningly interpreting on-slow.

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Canting - Wordplay - Earl of Onslow

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In heraldry, a motto is often depicted in a coat of arms, typically on a scroll under the arms, or else above it as in Scots heraldry.

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• List of state mottos
• List of mottos
• Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs
• List of U.S. state mottos
• List of Canadian provincial and territorial symbols
• Unofficial national mottos of Poland
• Tripartite motto
• Ships and subs in the Royal Navy each have a crest and motto, as do units of the Royal Air Force.
• Individual mottos:
• Alea jacta est
• All for one, and one for all
• Annuit C?ptis
• Bhinneka Tunggal Ika
• E pluribus unum
• Eleutheria i thanatos
• Ex astris, scientia
• Fiat lux
• Je me souviens
• Liberté, égalité, fraternité
• Nemo me impune lacessit
• Only Unity Saves the Serbs
• Peace, order and good government
• Semper fidelis
• Unite or Die
• Who Dares Wins