Novus ordo seclorum
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Novus ordo seclorum is the Latin motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, meaning “new order of the ages” and symbolizing the beginning of a new American era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Novus ordo seclorum canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
motto ⓘ |
| adopted | 1782 ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
United States one-dollar bill
ⓘ
reverse of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Founding of the United States ⓘ |
| category |
Latin mottos
ⓘ
Mottos on currency ⓘ National mottos of the United States ⓘ |
| context |
American national symbols
ⓘ
United States heraldry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designElementOf |
Great Seal of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States one-dollar bill reverse design
|
| hasMeaningComponent |
Novus means new
ⓘ
ordo means order ⓘ seclorum means of the ages ⓘ |
| hasWord |
Novus
ⓘ
ordo ⓘ seclorum ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Virgil ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork |
Messianic Eclogue
ⓘ
surface form:
Virgil’s Eclogue IV
|
| introducedBy | Continental Congress ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOnDollarBill | reverse side ⓘ |
| mottoOf | United States of America ⓘ |
| officialStatus | part of the official Great Seal design ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| positionOnSeal | below the pyramid ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Charles Thomson ⓘ |
| relatedMotto |
Annuit cœptis
ⓘ
E pluribus unum (shared national motto) ⓘ
surface form:
E pluribus unum
|
| script | Roman capitals ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American independence
ⓘ
beginning of a new American era ⓘ new historical epoch ⓘ |
| theme |
historical progress
ⓘ
political renewal ⓘ |
| translation | new order of the ages ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Annuit cœptis