motto "Novus ordo seclorum"
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The motto "Novus ordo seclorum" is a Latin phrase meaning "New order of the ages," symbolizing the beginning of a new era for the United States.
Aliases (1)
- Novus ordo seclorum ×48
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
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motto → |
| adoptedBy |
United States of America
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| adoptionDate |
1782
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| appearsOn |
Great Seal of the United States
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reverse of the Great Seal of the United States → reverse side of the United States one-dollar bill → |
| approvedBy |
United States Congress
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| associatedConcept |
American exceptionalism
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Enlightenment political thought → republicanism → |
| associatedWith |
Founding of the United States
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| category |
Latin mottos
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Mottos on currency → National mottos of the United States → |
| chronology |
adopted at the time of the approval of the Great Seal in 1782
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| context |
reverse side motto of the Great Seal of the United States
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| country |
United States of America
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| designer |
Charles Thomson
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| firstWord |
Novus
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| grammaticalForm |
Latin nominal phrase
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| hasInterpretation |
often interpreted as marking the start of a new American age distinct from European monarchies
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| inspiredBy |
Virgil's Eclogue IV
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classical Latin literature → |
| language |
Latin
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| locationRelativeToOtherMotto |
placed below the pyramid, opposite Annuit cœptis above the pyramid
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| meaning |
New order of the ages
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New order of the ages (or New order of the ages/world) → |
| partOf |
reverse design of the Great Seal of the United States
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| positionOnSeal |
below the pyramid on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States
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| proposedBy |
Charles Thomson
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| relatedMotto |
Annuit cœptis
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E pluribus unum → |
| script |
Latin alphabet
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| secondWord |
ordo
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| symbolizes |
American independence from Great Britain
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beginning of a new era for the United States → hope for a new political order → new American era of liberty and republican government → start of a new historical age → |
| thirdWord |
seclorum
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| translation |
New order of the ages
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| usedIn |
United States currency design
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United States heraldry → |
| usedOn |
United States one-dollar bill
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official government documents reproducing the Great Seal → |
| wordCount |
3
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| yearIntroduced |
1782
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Great Seal of the United States
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reverseDepicts |