in hoc signo vinces

American  

[in hohk sig-noh wing-keys, in hok sig-noh vin-seez] / ɪn ˈhoʊk ˈsɪg noʊ ˈwɪŋ keɪs, ɪn ˈhɒk ˈsɪg noʊ ˈvɪn siz /

Latin.

1. in this sign shalt thou conquer: motto used by Constantine the Great, from his vision, before battle, of a cross bearing these words.

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Example Sentences

It may be to us what the celestial standard bearing the scroll, in hoc signo vinces was to the Emperor Constantine.

From Willis the Pilot by Adrien, Paul

He never became reconciled to a condition in which the motto in hoc signo vinces on a bar of soap had no power to inspire a ray of hope.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Thompson, Slason

This is a translation of the famous Latin motto in hoc signo vinces.

From Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose by Various