Motto - Wikipedia

In literature, a motto is a sentence, phrase, poem, or word prefixed to an essay, chapter, novel, or the like suggestive of its subject matter. It is a short, ... Motto FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Shortsentenceexpressingamotivation Amotto(derivedfromtheLatinmuttum,'mutter',bywayofItalianmotto,'word','sentence')[1][2][3]isthegeneralmotivationorintentionofanindividual,family,socialgroupororganization.[2][3]Mottosareusuallyfoundpredominantlyinwrittenform(unlikeslogans,whichmayalsobeexpressedorally),andmaystemfromlongtraditionsofsocialfoundations,orfromsignificantevents,suchasacivilwarorarevolution.Amottomaybeinanylanguage,butLatinhasbeenwidelyused,especiallyintheWesternworld. Contents 1Heraldry 2Language 3Examples 4Literature 5Seealso 6References Heraldry[edit] ArmsofBradyBrim-DeForest,BaronofBalvaird,withthemottoabovethecrestasistraditionalinScottishheraldry. BelowthearmsofPoriisthemottoDeusprotectornoster(Latinfor'Godisourprotector').[4] Inheraldry,amottoisoftenfoundbelowtheshieldinabanderole;thisplacementstemsfromtheMiddleAges,inwhichthevastmajorityofnoblespossessedacoatofarmsandamotto.InthecaseofScottishheraldryitismandatedtoappearabovethecrest.[5]Spanishcoatsofarmsmaydisplayamottointhebordureoftheshield.[6]Inheraldicliterature,theterms"rallyingcry"respectively"battlebanner"arealsocommon,whichdatebacktothebattlecry,andisusuallylocatedabovethecoatofarms. InEnglishheraldrymottosarenotgrantedwitharmorialbearings,andmaybeadoptedandchangedatwill.InScottishheraldry,mottoscanonlybechangedbyre-matriculation,withtheLordLyonKingofArms.[7]AlthoughunusualinEnglandandperhapsoutsideEnglishheraldicpractice,therearesomeexamples,suchasinBelgium,oftheparticularappearanceofthemottoscrollandlettersthereonbeingblazoned;[8]aprominentexampleistheobverseoftheGreatSealoftheUnitedStates(whichisacoatofarmsandfollowsheraldicconventions),theblazonforwhichspecifiesthatthemottoscrollisheldinthebeakofthebaldeagleservingastheescutcheon'ssupporter. ShipsandsubmarinesintheRoyalNavyeachhaveabadgeandmotto,asdounitsoftheRoyalAirForce.[9] Language[edit] Latinhasbeenverycommonformottos,butfornationstatestheirofficiallanguageisgenerallychosen.Examplesofunusualchoicesinmottolanguageinclude: CountyofSomerset,Sumorsǣteealle(AllmenofSomerset),Anglo-Saxon;[10][11] SouthCambridgeshireintheEnglishFens,NietZonderArbyt(NotWithoutLabour),Dutch;[12][13] SouthAfrica,ǃkee:ǀxarraǁke(Unityindiversity),ǀXam. ShireofShetland,Meðlögumskallandbyggja(Bylawshallthelandbebuiltup),OldNorse;[14] Acantingmottoisonethatcontainswordplay.[15]Forexample,themottooftheEarlofOnslowisFestinalente(literally"makehasteslowly"),punninglyinterpretingon-slow.[16]Similarly,themottooftheBurghofTayport,Teoportetalteferri("Itisincumbentonyoutocarryyourselfhigh"),isacanton"TayportatauldTayFerry",alsoalludingtothelocallighthouse.[17]ThemottooftheU.S.FederalBureauofInvestigation,Fidelity,Bravery,Integrity,isabackronymofthelettersF.B.I. Examples[edit] Unitedindiversity,themottooftheEuropeanUnion Outofmany,one,themottooftheUnitedStates Unitedwestand,dividedwefall Literature[edit] Inliterature,amottoisasentence,phrase,poem,orwordprefixedtoanessay,chapter,novel,orthelikesuggestiveofitssubjectmatter.Itisashort,suggestiveexpressionofaguidingprincipleforthewrittenmaterialthatfollows.[3] Forexample,RobertLouisStevenson'sTravelswithaDonkeyintheCévennesusesmottosatthestartofeachsection.[18] Seealso[edit] Epigram Epitaph Hendiatris ListofLatinphrases Listofmottos Listofnationalmottos Missionstatement Slogan Tagline References[edit] ^"Motto".Merriam-Webster.Retrieved31January2011. ^ab"Motto".OxfordUniversityPress.Retrieved31January2011. ^abc"Webster'sRevisedUnabridgedDictionary(1913)".TheARTFLProject.TheUniversityofChicago.Archivedfromtheoriginalon6December2013.Retrieved20December2013. ^JuhanaHerttuanpatsas-Pori,Finland–Statuesofhistoricfigures–Waymarking.com ^VonVolborth,Carl-Alexander(March1980).HeraldryoftheWorld.BlandfordPr.p. 192. ^VonVolborth,Carl-Alexander(March1980).HeraldryoftheWorld.BlandfordPr.p. 211. ^Innes-Smith,Robert(1990).AnOutlineofHeraldryinEnglandandScotland.PilgrimPress.pp. 14.ISBN 0-900594-82-9.Mottosarenotnecessarilyhereditaryandcanbeadoptedandchangedatwill. ^"USSWinstonS.Churchill(DDG-81)".Archivedfromtheoriginalon10October2007.Retrieved23October2007. ^Cassells,Vic(2000).Thecapitalships:Theirbattlesandtheirbadges.KangarooPress.p. 190. ^"TheDanishInvasions".SomersetCountyCouncilarchives.Retrieved26June2015. ^"Somerset-Coatofarms(crest)ofSomerset". ^"CivicHeraldryofEnglandandWales–EastAngliaandEssexArea".civicheraldry.co.uk.Archivedfromtheoriginalon28August2009.Retrieved8November2009. ^"SouthCambridgeshire".RuralServicesNetwork.Archivedfromtheoriginalon24December2013.Retrieved21December2013. ^"ShetlandIslands-Coatofarms(crest)ofShetlandIslands".heraldry-wiki.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon26May2021.Retrieved30October2021. ^Themanualofheraldry :beingaconcisedescriptionoftheseveraltermsused,andcontainingadictionaryofeverydesignationinthescience.Illustratedbyfourhundredengravingsonwood(5th ed.).ArthurHall,Virtue&Co.1800.p. 132.Retrieved21December2013. ^MarkAntonyLower(1860),"Onslow",PatronymicaBritannica ^"Tayport-Coatofarms(crest)ofTayport". ^Stevenson,RobertLouis(1907).TravelswithaDonkeyintheCevennes.London:Chatto&Windus. 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