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Arms of the University of Oxford, including the motto At the University of Oxford's Faculty of History, the motto can be seen at left. Dominus illuminatio mea (Latin for 'The Lord is my light') is the incipit (opening words) of Psalm 27 and is used by the University of Oxford as its motto. It has been in use there since at least the second half of the sixteenth century, and it appears in the ...
An example of a motto, Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Health, peace and prosperity) on the Coat of arms of Kiribati This list contains the mottos of organizations, institutions, municipalities and authorities.
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
France's national motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité, seen on a public building in Belfort. This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded.
Although unusual in England, and perhaps outside English heraldic practice, there are some examples, such as in Belgium, of the particular appearance of the motto scroll and letters thereon being blazoned; [17] a prominent example is the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States (which is a coat of arms and follows heraldic conventions ...
Motto Language Translation University of Buenos Aires: Argentum virtus robur et studium [1] Latin: Argentine virtue is strength and study [1] Buenos Aires Institute of Technology: Ad Lucem Serenitate Tendo [2] Latin To the light peacefully she goes [2] National University of Córdoba: Ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus: Latin Carry my name to ...
Within the Golden Dawn tradition, documents and instructions were typically issued under the initials of the magical mottoes of their authors. For example, the document Of Skrying and Travelling in the Spirit-Vision was written by Moina Mathers, and as such appears credited to "Soror V.N.R.", standing for her motto Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum.
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the official national motto of Indonesia. It is inscribed in the national emblem of Indonesia , the Garuda Pancasila , written on the scroll gripped by the Garuda 's claws. The phrase comes from Old Javanese , meaning " Unity in Diversity ," and is enshrined in article 36A of the Constitution of Indonesia .