now justice returns, honored rules return (or return of Saturn's reign);
iam nova progenies caelo demittitur alto.
now a new lineage is sent down from high heaven.
The forms saecla, saeclorum etc. were normal alternatives to the more common saecula etc. throughout the history of Latin poetry and prose. The form saeculorum is impossible in hexameter verse: the ae and o are long, the u short by position.
The word seclorum does not mean "secular", but is the genitive (possessive) plural form of the word saeculum, meaning (in this context) generation, century, or age. Saeculum did come to mean "age, world" in late, Christian Latin, and "secular" is derived from it, through secularis. However, the adjective "secularis," meaning "worldly," is not equivalent to the genitive plural "seclorum," meaning "of the ages."[3]
The motto Novus ordo seclorum was translated and added to the seal by Charles Thomson, a Latin expert who was involved in the design of the Great Seal, as "A new order of the ages." Thomson said it was to signify "the beginning of the new American Era" as of the date of the Declaration of Independence.[1][4]
^ abc"Novus Ordo Seclorum - Origin and Meaning of the Motto Beneath the American Pyramid". GreatSeal.com.
^P. Vergilius Maro, Eclogues, J. B. Greenough, Ed.
^Lewis and Short, A Latin Dictionary: Founded on Andrews' Edition of Freund's Latin Dictionary: Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten by Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL.D. The Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1879, s. vv.
^"The Great Seal of the United States," U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., July 2003, pp. 4, 5, 15. PDF of official brochure.
March 15, 2023
novus, ordo, seclorum, phrase, novus, ōrdō, sēclōrum, english, ɔːr, ɔːr, latin, ˈnɔwʊs, ˈoːrdoː, seːˈkloːrũː, order, ages, second, mottos, added, secretary, congress, confederation, charles, thomson, reverse, back, side, great, seal, united, states, first, mot. The phrase Novus ōrdō seclōrum English ˈ n oʊ v e s ˈ ɔːr d oʊ s ɛ ˈ k l ɔːr em Latin ˈnɔwʊs ˈoːrdoː seːˈkloːrũː New order of the ages is the second of two mottos added by the secretary of the Congress of the Confederation Charles Thomson on the reverse the back side of the Great Seal of the United States the first motto is Annuit cœptis 1 Reverse of the Great Seal of the United StatesOrigin and phrase meaning EditThe phrase is a reference to the fourth Eclogue of Virgil 1 which contains a passage lines 5 8 2 that reads Latin EnglishUltima Cumaei venit iam carminis aetas Now is come the final era of the Sibyl s song Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo The great order of the ages is born afresh iam redit et Virgo redeunt Saturnia regna now justice returns honored rules return or return of Saturn s reign iam nova progenies caelo demittitur alto now a new lineage is sent down from high heaven The forms saecla saeclorum etc were normal alternatives to the more common saecula etc throughout the history of Latin poetry and prose The form saeculorum is impossible in hexameter verse the ae and o are long the u short by position The word seclorum does not mean secular but is the genitive possessive plural form of the word saeculum meaning in this context generation century or age Saeculum did come to mean age world in late Christian Latin and secular is derived from it through secularis However the adjective secularis meaning worldly is not equivalent to the genitive plural seclorum meaning of the ages 3 The motto Novus ordo seclorum was translated and added to the seal by Charles Thomson a Latin expert who was involved in the design of the Great Seal as A new order of the ages Thomson said it was to signify the beginning of the new American Era as of the date of the Declaration of Independence 1 4 See also Edit United States portalAnnuit cœptis E pluribus unum Eye of Providence New World Order conspiracy theory List of Latin phrases List of national mottos List of U S state and territory mottos United States national mottoReferences Edit a b c Novus Ordo Seclorum Origin and Meaning of the Motto Beneath the American Pyramid GreatSeal com P Vergilius Maro Eclogues J B Greenough Ed Lewis and Short A Latin Dictionary Founded on Andrews Edition of Freund s Latin Dictionary Revised Enlarged and in Great Part Rewritten by Charlton T Lewis Ph D and Charles Short LL D The Clarendon Press Oxford 1879 s vv The Great Seal of the United States U S Dept of State Bureau of Public Affairs Washington D C July 2003 pp 4 5 15 PDF of official brochure Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Novus ordo seclorum amp oldid 1138157703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
