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Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or Ad majórem Dei glóriam, [note 1] also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is a Latin quote which can be translated as "For the greater glory of God." It has been used as a rallying cry for Catholics throughout history, especially during the Thirty Year's War , and is currently the motto of the Society of Jesus ...
Non nobis domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam, whiche is to say in Englishe, Not to us lord, not to us, but to thy name let the glory be geven: whiche done he caused Te deum with certeine anthemes to be song gevyng laudes and praisynges to God, and not boastyng nor braggyng of him selfe nor his humane power.
Magis (pronounced "màh-gis") is a Latin word that means "more" or "greater". [1] [better source needed] It is related to ad majorem Dei gloriam, a Latin phrase meaning "for the greater glory of God", the motto of the Society of Jesus. [2]
ad naturam delineavit "after nature" Example: "She drew this artwork ad. nat. delt." AMDG ad maiorem Dei gloriam, ad majorem Dei gloriam "for the greater glory of God" The motto of the Society of Jesus. An. Sal. AS Anno Salutis "the year of salvation" The year of Christ the Savior, similar to AD. a.u. anno urbis "the year of the city" [2] See ...
Johann Sebastian Bach often signed his manuscripts with the abbreviation S.D.G. to invoke this phrase, as well as with AMDG (ad maiorem Dei gloriam). The motto of the MasterWorks Festival, an annual Christian performing arts festival. solus Christus: Christ alone
Ignatius of Loyola SJ (/ ɪ ɡ ˈ n eɪ ʃ ə s / ig-NAY-shəs; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola; Latin: Ignatius de Loyola; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 [3] – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of ...
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ad pedem litterae: to the foot of the letter: i.e., "exactly as it is written", "to the letter", or "to the very last detail" ad perpetuam memoriam: to the perpetual memory: Generally precedes "of" and a person's name, used to wish for someone to be remembered long after death ad pondus omnium (ad pond om) to the weight of all things