Friday, July 4, 2008

Novus Ordo Seclorum



Ok, this is the last bit of Latin I will look up for the day. In fact, it's the last bit of Latin that I will probably look up for an entire year, or ever. I need an LCD HDTV so my brain can return to it's normal state.

There is another phrase on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States: it is Novus Ordo Seclorum. It is also on the coat of arms at the business school at Yale. This phrase has been mistranslated as New World Order. The phrase can be translated as "A new order of the ages."

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