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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annuit cœptis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T396587 — 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: Annuit cœptis Context triple: [Great Seal of the United States, motto, Annuit cœptis]
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A.
Arise, O Compatriots
"Arise, O Compatriots" is the national anthem of Nigeria, adopted in 1978 and known for its call to unity, service, and national renewal.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
Desiderantes meliorem patriam
Desiderantes meliorem patriam is a Latin phrase meaning "They desire a better country," serving as the aspirational motto associated with the Order of Canada.
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D.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days was the brief 1815 period between Napoleon Bonaparte’s return from exile and his final defeat at Waterloo, marking the last phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: Annuit cœptis Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Arise, O Compatriots
"Arise, O Compatriots" is the national anthem of Nigeria, adopted in 1978 and known for its call to unity, service, and national renewal.
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B.
Hymn to Liberty
"Hymn to Liberty" is a 19th-century Greek patriotic poem by Dionysios Solomos, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, that celebrates the Greek War of Independence and serves as Greece’s national anthem.
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C.
Desiderantes meliorem patriam
Desiderantes meliorem patriam is a Latin phrase meaning "They desire a better country," serving as the aspirational motto associated with the Order of Canada.
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D.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days was the brief 1815 period between Napoleon Bonaparte’s return from exile and his final defeat at Waterloo, marking the last phase of the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annuit cœptis Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Novus ordo seclorum