Ut Aquila Versus Coelum
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Ut Aquila Versus Coelum is the Latin motto of Bowdoin College, expressing an aspiration to soar upward like an eagle toward the heavens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ut Aquila Versus Coelum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1224537 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ut Aquila Versus Coelum Context triple: [Bowdoin College, motto, Ut Aquila Versus Coelum]
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A.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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B.
Lumen in caelo
Lumen in caelo is the Latin papal motto of Pope Leo XIII, traditionally interpreted as “Light in the sky/heaven,” reflecting his role as a guiding spiritual light for the Church.
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C.
Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Per Ardua ad Astra
Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ut Aquila Versus Coelum Target entity description: Ut Aquila Versus Coelum is the Latin motto of Bowdoin College, expressing an aspiration to soar upward like an eagle toward the heavens.
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A.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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B.
Lumen in caelo
Lumen in caelo is the Latin papal motto of Pope Leo XIII, traditionally interpreted as “Light in the sky/heaven,” reflecting his role as a guiding spiritual light for the Church.
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C.
Firmament
Firmament is the vast, arching expanse of sky or heavens often conceived in ancient cosmologies as a solid dome separating the earthly realm from the celestial.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Per Ardua ad Astra
Per Ardua ad Astra is the Latin motto of the Royal Air Force, traditionally translated as “Through adversity to the stars,” expressing courage and aspiration in the face of hardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
college motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bowdoin College ⓘ |
| category |
Latin mottos
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academic mottos ⓘ |
| expresses | aspiration to soar upward like an eagle toward the heavens ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aquila
ⓘ
Coelum ⓘ Ut ⓘ Versus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaning |
As an eagle toward the heavens
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As an eagle toward the sky ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Bowdoin College ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ambition
ⓘ
elevation of mind ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| symbolism |
eagle
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heaven ⓘ sky ⓘ |
| theme |
aspiration
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striving upward ⓘ |
| usedAs | institutional motto ⓘ |
| usedIn | higher education context ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ut Aquila Versus Coelum Description of subject: Ut Aquila Versus Coelum is the Latin motto of Bowdoin College, expressing an aspiration to soar upward like an eagle toward the heavens.
Referenced by (1)
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