Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
in hoc signo vinces
English answer:
With this sign you shall conquer
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Roomy Naqvy
Aug 9, 2001 14:50
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Timothy D. Williams
in hoc signo vinces
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Greek saying in Latin. Found on a Templar belt buckle.
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With this sign you shall conquer
Supposed to be what was told to Constantine when he saw the PX (Chi-Rho) characters in the sky. After this incident, Christianity became official in Rome.
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Comment: "Thank you very much. This means a great deal to me. Is it Greek or Latin? I got no answer from other Latin-English dictionary's. The phrase is inscribed on a heraldic sword belt buckle for the Knights Templars Order of DeMolay. I only found a vague reference to the phrase and Constantine. "
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Timothy, you left no e-mail so I can only add a comment.
It's Latin. It's associated to the Christian symbol of an X superimposed on a P. A painting of the battle where this incident occured and other interesting resources may be found at:
http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/con-hist.html
http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/con-hist.html
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