Scientia et Virtus
E152002
Scientia et Virtus is the Latin motto of Middlebury College, traditionally translated as “Knowledge and Virtue.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scientia et Virtus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1326617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scientia et Virtus Context triple: [Middlebury College, motto, Scientia et Virtus]
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A.
Scientia et Sapientia
Scientia et Sapientia is the Latin motto of the University of Fribourg, expressing its commitment to the pursuit of both knowledge and wisdom.
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B.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
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C.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Western University, expressing its guiding values of truth and usefulness.
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D.
In limine sapientiae
In limine sapientiae is the Latin motto of the University of York, typically translated as “On the threshold of wisdom.”
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E.
Philosophia practica universalis
Philosophia practica universalis is a major work of early modern philosophy by Christian Wolff that systematically develops his rationalist account of practical philosophy, including ethics, politics, and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scientia et Virtus Target entity description: Scientia et Virtus is the Latin motto of Middlebury College, traditionally translated as “Knowledge and Virtue.”
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A.
Scientia et Sapientia
Scientia et Sapientia is the Latin motto of the University of Fribourg, expressing its commitment to the pursuit of both knowledge and wisdom.
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B.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
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C.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Western University, expressing its guiding values of truth and usefulness.
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D.
In limine sapientiae
In limine sapientiae is the Latin motto of the University of York, typically translated as “On the threshold of wisdom.”
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E.
Philosophia practica universalis
Philosophia practica universalis is a major work of early modern philosophy by Christian Wolff that systematically develops his rationalist account of practical philosophy, including ethics, politics, and law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin motto
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college motto ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
academic values
ⓘ
moral values ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Middlebury College identity
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Middlebury College seal ⓘ |
| componentWord |
Scientia
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Virtus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
knowledge
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virtue ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Middlebury College ⓘ |
| translatedAs |
Knowledge
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Knowledge and Virtue ⓘ Virtue ⓘ |
| usedBy | Middlebury College ⓘ |
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Subject: Scientia et Virtus Description of subject: Scientia et Virtus is the Latin motto of Middlebury College, traditionally translated as “Knowledge and Virtue.”
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