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In hoc signo vinces was the motto of the Sherbrooke Regiment, which is perpetuated by the Sherbrooke Hussars, a Canadian reserve regiment; In hoc signo vinces is the motto on the O'Donnell coat of arms. It is the motto of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. [13]
in hoc sensu, or in sensu hoc (s.h.) in this sense: Recent academic abbreviation for "in this sense". in hoc signo vinces: by this sign you will conquer: Words Constantine the Great claimed to have seen in a vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. in hunc effectum: for this purpose: Describes a meeting called for a particular stated ...
The Sigma Chi house at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, c. 1905. Sigma Chi was founded in 1855 by Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Thomas Cowan Bell, William Lewis Lockwood, Isaac M. Jordan, Daniel William Cooper, Franklin Howard Scobey, and James Parks Caldwell as the result of a disagreement over who would be elected Poet in the Erodelphian Literary Society of Miami University in Ohio.
A cross and crown laid upon a cross pattée inscribed with "In Hoc Signo Vinces" resting upon downward pointing swords in saltire is often used to represent the Knights Templar. The various symbols used allude to the orders of the body, though the cross and crown is often used alone as well.
The cross and crown symbol is often surrounded by the phrase "In Hoc Signo Vinces", which is Latin for "By this sign thou shalt conquer". This is a reference to the story of Constantine , who reportedly had a vision of a Chi Rho symbol, and a voice saying "By this sign thou shalt conquer".
The inner shield contains an open book (symbol of learning) and a cross of gold (symbol of Christian faith). Written in the book is the college's motto, In Hoc Signo Vinces, which translates as, "By this sign thou shalt conquer". The phrase is credited to Constantine the Great.
In hoc signo vinces, "in this sign, you will conquer" Inshallah, "if God wills," and Mashallah, "what God has willed" Allāhu akbar, "God is [the] greatest" God works in mysterious ways; Churches Militant, Penitent, and Triumphant; Divine retribution; Just war theory; Muscular Christianity; Palästinalied, a Christian hymn sung by Crusaders ...
hoc est Christum cognoscere, beneficia eius cognoscere: To know Christ is to know his benefits: Famous dictum by the Reformer Melanchthon in his Loci Communes of 1521 hoc est enim corpus meum: For this is my Body: The words of Jesus reiterated in Latin during the Roman Catholic Eucharist. Sometimes simply written as Hoc est corpus meum or "This ...