Bàs no Beatha

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Bàs no Beatha is the traditional Gaelic battle cry of Clan Maclean, meaning "Death or Life" and symbolizing their fierce warrior spirit.

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Label Occurrences
Bàs no Beatha canonical 3

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic phrase
battle cry
associatedWith Clan Maclean
culturalContext Scottish Highland clans
ethnicGroup Gaels
hasLanguageFamily Celtic languages
hasPart word "Beatha"
word "Bàs"
historicalAssociation Scottish clan warfare
language Scottish Gaelic
meaning Death or Life
region Scotland
relatedTo Clan Maclean mottoes
script Latin alphabet
symbolizes courage
fierce warrior spirit
loyalty
readiness to die in battle
theme honor in battle
willingness to face death
translationOf "Death or Life" in English
typeOf clan motto
war cry
usedBy Clan Maclean
usedIn battle
martial contexts

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Referenced by (3)

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

Clan Maclean warCry Bàs no Beatha
Maclean of Duart hasWarCry Bàs no Beatha
Maclean of Torloisk parentClanWarCry Bàs no Beatha