Meaning of motto | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A personal slogan.
2. A personal slogan
3. A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
4. A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement
5. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
6. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim
7. A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.
   obsolete
8. A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto
9. To compose mottos

Equivalents

Examples

“You have to be in it to win it — that's my motto.”

“‘Gentlemen, I can tell you what the new queen will take as her motto. It is Bound to Obey and Serve.’”

“It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful.”

““[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer. […]””

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