catchword

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Morality and rules of behaviour
antisocial
antisocially
baseness
biocentric
bioethicist
claim
ethic
ethical
ethically
ethicist
ethos
honour
liberty
principle
principled
propriety
rule-based
script
the rights and wrongsidiom
work ethic

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Linguistics: sentences & expressions

motto | American Dictionary

motto
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmɑt̬·oʊ/pluralmottos or mottoes
a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses the principles or belief of a person, group, country, or organization:
The motto printed on US currency is "In God We Trust."

Examples of motto

motto
Her presence is felt more in the flute motif, paradoxically a motto of departure and absence.
This relationship was reflected in the design mottoes employed by many of the competing architects.
The second section is lower and slower and much more inward and intense, the motto appearing as a 'reminiscence', though everything is derived from it.
He said he remained faithful to this motto.
In relation to the whole movement, these three bars assume the role of a motto.
It has been a widely accepted motto that "everyone has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country".
He also changed the motto of the police.
The motto became military victory first and then civic action.
In the first section the motto is immediately extended in virtuoso figurations, building to a climax.
We suggested that this tractus acts to set the crucial opening sentence apart motto-like from the rest of the motet.
If everyone adopted the motto as a personal principle, they would be worthy of happiness and others would be justified in making them happy.
This same motto, often written within the border of the shield, was later used by other descendants of this line of the family.
Computophiles will seldom admit any limitations: their motto seems to be 'the computer can do anything'.
We also conform to the motto that things should sometimes be considered up to coverings.
This motto summarizes the principal thesis of this entire book.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.