Fiat Lux

E1532
Latin phrase motto

Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.

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Label Occurrences
Fiat Lux canonical 5

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin phrase ⓘ
motto ⓘ
associatedWith UC Berkeley identity ⓘ
University of California system ⓘ
surface form: University of California seal
hasConcept enlightenment ⓘ
illumination ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ
hasTheme light ⓘ
hasWord Stellantis ⓘ
surface form: Fiat

Lux ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
meaning Let there be light ⓘ
mottoType inspirational motto ⓘ
scriptureAllusion Genesis 1:3 ⓘ
symbolizes dispelling ignorance ⓘ
intellectual enlightenment ⓘ
pursuit of knowledge ⓘ
translation Let there be light ⓘ
usedAsMottoBy University of California system ⓘ
surface form: University of California

University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
usedBy University of California system ⓘ
usedInContext academic motto ⓘ
university branding ⓘ
wordMeaning Fiat means "let it be done" in Latin ⓘ
Lux means "light" in Latin ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of California, Berkeley → motto → Fiat Lux ⓘ
University of Liverpool → motto → Fiat Lux ⓘ
University of California, Riverside → motto → Fiat Lux ⓘ
University of Akron → motto → Fiat Lux ⓘ
Clark University → formerMotto → Fiat Lux ⓘ