semper fidelis
always faithful: motto of the U.S. Marine Corps.
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How to use semper fidelis in a sentence
These lines were surrounded with a wreath and surmounted by a knight's head, visor down, and the motto: "semper fidelis."
Eneas Africanus | Harry Stillwell EdwardsAcross a corner of the mount, in delicate feminine tracery, was written: "Semper idem; semper fidelis."
When God Laughs and Other Stories | Jack LondonThe money is to be known hereafter as the semper fidelis endowment.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus | Jessie Graham FlowerGrace went on to explain the purpose of the semper fidelis Club.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus | Jessie Graham FlowerAll those in favor of the name semper fidelis, please manifest it by holding up their right hands.
Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College | Jessie Graham Flower
British Dictionary definitions for semper fidelis
/ Latin (ˈsɛmpə fɪˈdeɪlɪs) /
always faithful
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Cultural definitions for semper fidelis
[ (sem-puhr fi-day-lis) ]
Latin for “always faithful”; the motto of the United States Marine Corps.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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