Veritas et Humanitas
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Veritas et Humanitas is the Latin motto of Grinnell College, expressing the institution’s commitment to truth and humanity in education and community life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Veritas et Humanitas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2501006 — 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: Veritas et Humanitas Context triple: [Grinnell College, motto, Veritas et Humanitas]
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A.
Veritate et Virtute
Veritate et Virtute is the Latin school motto of Sydney Boys High School, meaning "By Truth and Courage" (often rendered as "Truth and Virtue").
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Veritas et Libertas
Veritas et Libertas is the Latin motto of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, expressing the ideals of "Truth and Freedom" that guide its special operations training and education.
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C.
Scientia et Virtus
Scientia et Virtus is the Latin motto of Middlebury College, traditionally translated as “Knowledge and Virtue.”
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D.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
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Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Western University, expressing its guiding values of truth and usefulness.
- 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: Veritas et Humanitas Target entity description: Veritas et Humanitas is the Latin motto of Grinnell College, expressing the institution’s commitment to truth and humanity in education and community life.
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A.
Veritate et Virtute
Veritate et Virtute is the Latin school motto of Sydney Boys High School, meaning "By Truth and Courage" (often rendered as "Truth and Virtue").
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B.
Veritas et Libertas
Veritas et Libertas is the Latin motto of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, expressing the ideals of "Truth and Freedom" that guide its special operations training and education.
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C.
Scientia et Virtus
Scientia et Virtus is the Latin motto of Middlebury College, traditionally translated as “Knowledge and Virtue.”
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D.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Howard University, expressing its commitment to truth and service.
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E.
Veritas et Utilitas
Veritas et Utilitas is the Latin motto of Western University, expressing its guiding values of truth and usefulness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (10)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin motto
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college motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | values of Grinnell College ⓘ |
| expresses |
commitment to humanity
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commitment to truth ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Grinnell College ⓘ |
| translatedAs | Truth and Humanity ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
community life
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education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Veritas et Humanitas Description of subject: Veritas et Humanitas is the Latin motto of Grinnell College, expressing the institution’s commitment to truth and humanity in education and community life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.