Jun 3, 2015 13:20
8 yrs ago
Latin term

in hog signo vinces

Latin to English Other Genealogy
Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs, type of document (legal document, formal letter, etc.), target audience, source and target country, dialects, etc.signo vinces inscription on masonic lighter
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 In this sign you will conquer

Proposed translations

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In this sign you will conquer

it should read "hoc" and not "hog", except if there is a (not so) clever pun on hog/pig, which I doubt.
Peer comment(s):

agree BrigitteHilgner
42 mins
Thank you Brigitte
agree Jennifer White : Yes, easily found.
8 hrs
Thank you Jennifer
agree Olga Cartlidge
11 days
agree Joseph Brazauskas
69 days
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Reference comments

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Wikipedia

In hoc signo vinces (Classical Latin: [ɪn hoːk ˈsɪŋnoː ˈwɪnkeːs]; Ecclesiastical Latin: [in ok ˈsiɲɲo ˈvintʃes]) is a Latin phrase meaning "In this sign you will conquer." (...)
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agree Olga Cartlidge
11 days
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