Motto

Quick meaning: Motto is a noun meaning A personal slogan.

Meaning

A personal slogan.

More Meanings

1. (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
2. (intransitive) To compose mottos.
3. 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.
4. (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The singularity of his epigraphic strategy notwithstanding, Emerson does not draw attention to his own mottoing. One exchange suggests that his practice was a convention imposed from without.

Word Forms

• mottos
• mottoes
• mottoing
• mottoed

Synonyms for motto

Depending on context, synonyms include device, shibboleth, slogan, catchword.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catchword, slogan, shibboleth, muff, umbrella, ride.

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