sic semper tyrannis

American  

[seek sem-per ty-rahn-nis, sik sem-per ti-ran-is] / sik ˈsɛm pɛr tüˈrɑn nɪs, sɪk ˈsɛm pər tɪˈræn ɪs /

Latin.

1. thus always to tyrants: motto of Virginia.

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Example Sentences

“Sic semper tyrannis!” he thundered.

From Literature

The Latin phrase sic semper tyrannis, coined by Shakespeare in “Julius Caesar,” translates as “thus always to tyrants.”

From Washington Times

Kempski came into “Assassins” knowing the broad strokes of Booth’s story — Ford’s Theatre, “sic semper tyrannis” and so on.

From Washington Post

The banner for the 22nd regiment showed a black Union soldier pointing his bayonet at the chest of a fallen Confederate soldier who is tossing aside his sword, beneath a banner reading “Sic semper tyrannis,” which translates into “thus always to tyrants.”

From Washington Times

And on what turned out to be an unusually lively Presidents’ Day, a woman was detained by officers after baring her breast to reenact the scene on the Virginia state seal, in which a female warrior stands over a slain king above the words “Sic semper tyrannis,” or “Thus always to tyrants.”

From Washington Post