Annuit cœptis
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Annuit cœptis is a Latin phrase meaning “He (God) has favored our undertakings,” famously appearing above the unfinished pyramid on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
motto ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Federal Reserve Note
ⓘ
surface form:
United States one-dollar bill
reverse of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
Eye of Providence
ⓘ
unfinished pyramid ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American mottoes
ⓘ
United States national symbolism ⓘ |
| category |
Christian Latin inscriptions
ⓘ
Latin mottos ⓘ National symbols of the United States ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot |
annuo
ⓘ
coepi ⓘ |
| firstWord | Annuit ⓘ |
| grammaticalMood | perfect indicative ⓘ |
| grammaticalPerson | third person singular ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | design of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaning |
He (God) has favored our undertakings
ⓘ
He approves our undertakings ⓘ He has favored our undertakings ⓘ |
| orthographicVariant | Annuit coeptis ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| positionOnGreatSeal | above the unfinished pyramid on the reverse side ⓘ |
| relatedMotto |
E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
ⓘ
surface form:
E pluribus unum
Novus ordo seclorum ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| secondWord | cœptis ⓘ |
| subjectImpliedAs | God ⓘ |
| theme |
divine providence
ⓘ
favor of God ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| wordCount | 2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Novus ordo seclorum