Deo Vindice

E944248

Deo Vindice is a Latin phrase meaning "With God as our defender," historically used as the national motto of the Confederate States of America.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin phrase
national motto
adoptedBy Confederate States of America government NERFINISHED
adoptionContext American Civil War NERFINISHED
associatedWith Confederate nationalism
Confederate symbolism
country Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
DeoMeaning to/with God
grammaticalCase Deo in dative case
Vindice in ablative case
hasMoralTheme divine justice
reliance on God
hasWord Deo NERFINISHED
Vindice NERFINISHED
historicalStatus defunct national motto
ideologicalAssociation Lost Cause of the Confederacy NERFINISHED
language Latin
literalTranslation With God as avenger
With God as vindicator
meaningInEnglish Under God, our Vindicator
With God as our defender
region Southern United States
religiousConnotation invocation of divine protection
role national motto of the Confederate States of America
scriptType Latin alphabet
timePeriod 1860s
usedAs inscription on Confederate documents
inscription on Confederate seals
usedBy Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
VindiceMeaning defender
wordCount 2

Referenced by (1)

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