Decus et Veritas
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Decus et Veritas is the Latin motto of Rockford College, traditionally translated as "Honor and Truth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Decus et Veritas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7140652 — 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: Decus et Veritas Context triple: [Rockford College, hasMotto, Decus et Veritas]
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A.
Lux et Veritas
Lux et Veritas is the Latin motto of Yale University, traditionally translated as “Light and Truth” and symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.
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B.
Nuda Veritas
Nuda Veritas is a symbolist painting by Gustav Klimt that depicts a nude female figure embodying the stark, uncompromising nature of truth.
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C.
Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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D.
Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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E.
Acriter et Fideliter
Acriter et Fideliter is the Latin motto of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, expressing their commitment to serve the Pope with courage and fidelity.
- 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: Decus et Veritas Target entity description: Decus et Veritas is the Latin motto of Rockford College, traditionally translated as "Honor and Truth."
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A.
Lux et Veritas
Lux et Veritas is the Latin motto of Yale University, traditionally translated as “Light and Truth” and symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.
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B.
Nuda Veritas
Nuda Veritas is a symbolist painting by Gustav Klimt that depicts a nude female figure embodying the stark, uncompromising nature of truth.
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C.
Virtute et Veritate
Virtute et Veritate is the Latin school motto of Pocklington School, expressing its guiding values of virtue and truth.
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D.
Quaecumque vera
Quaecumque vera is the Latin motto of the University of Alberta, traditionally translated as "Whatsoever things are true."
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E.
Acriter et Fideliter
Acriter et Fideliter is the Latin motto of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, expressing their commitment to serve the Pope with courage and fidelity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
motto ⓘ |
| componentMeaning |
Decus = honor
ⓘ
Veritas = truth ⓘ |
| conjunctionMeaning | et = and ⓘ |
| hasConjunction | et ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| meaningContains | honor ⓘ |
| meaningContains | truth ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Rockford College ⓘ |
| translatedAs |
Honor and Truth
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Honour and Truth ⓘ |
| usedBy | Rockford College ⓘ |
| word1 | Decus ⓘ |
| word2 | et ⓘ |
| word3 | Veritas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Decus et Veritas Description of subject: Decus et Veritas is the Latin motto of Rockford College, traditionally translated as "Honor and Truth."
Referenced by (1)
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