- to
those who
exemplify the order's
Latin motto,
desiderantes meliorem patriam,
meaning "they
desire a
better country", a
phrase taken from
Hebrews 11:16...
-
genuine Latin phrase; see Down the
rabbit hole.
desiderantes meliorem patriam they
desired a
better land From
Hebrews 11:16; the
motto of the
Order of...
- ISBN 9783110095197. Cicero. De inventione. 2.22.66. pietatem, quae erga
patriam aut
parentes aut
alios sanguine coniunctos officium conservare moneat as...
- reverse, in Latin: a
relief inscription in bold
letters on four rows,
PATRIAM SERVANDO VICTORIAM TULIT ("By
serving the Fatherland, he/she
achieved Victory")...
-
insignia of a
Companion of the
Order of Canada.
DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM (They
desire a
better country)
Symbolism The use of
white recalls the LeBlanc...
- sinople. On the
crest appears a
winged ribbon with the
motto Praeferre Patriam Liberis Parentem Decet (A
father must put his
country before his children)...
- Phaedo, 85b Val. Max., VIII, 7, ext., 5: Qui, **** e
diutina peregrinatione patriam repetisset possessionesque desertas vidisset, "non
essem –
inquit "ego...
-
genuine Latin phrase; see Down the
rabbit hole.
desiderantes meliorem patriam they
desired a
better land From
Hebrews 11:16; the
motto of the
Order of...
- for the
elucidation of the
mother tongue ("[...] ad
illustrandam linguam patriam [...] ex
lingua vetere Francica, Saxonica, Gothica, Cimbrica, Frisi[c]a...
-
shield bearing the
motto of the
Order of Canada—Desiderantes
meliorem patriam. As soon as
royal approval was forthcoming, the full
achievement was redesigned...
