Synonyms for motto
ˈmɒt oʊmot·to

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1. motto

   The proverb or adage gives homely truth in condensed, practical form, the adage often pictorial. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" is a proverb; "The cat loves fish, but dares not wet her feet," is an adage. Both the proverb and the adage, but especially the latter, are thought of as ancient and widely known. An aphorism partakes of the character of a definition; it is a summary statement of what the author sees and believes to be true. An apothegm is a terse statement of what is plain or easily proved. The aphorism is philosophical, the apothegm practical. A dictum is a statement of some person or school, on whom it depends for authority; as, a dictum of Aristotle. A saying is impersonal, current among the common people, deriving its authority from its manifest truth or good sense; as, it is an old saying, "the more haste, the worse speed." A saw is a saying that is old, but somewhat worn and tiresome. Precept is a command to duty; motto or maxim is a brief statement of cherished truth, the maxim being more uniformly and directly practical; "God is love" may be a motto, "Fear God and fear naught," a maxim. The precepts of the Sermon on the Mount will furnish the Christian with invaluable maxims or mottoes. A byword is a phrase or saying used reproachfully or contemptuously.

   Synonyms:
   adage, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, precept, proverb, saw, saying, truism

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1. motto, slogan, catchword, shibbolethnoun

   a favorite saying of a sect or political group

   Synonyms:
   catchword, slogan, shibboleth, guide word, guideword

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1. precept- rules about really important things

   something you believe.

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "motto":

   slogan, watchword, currency, tagline, lema, bike, catchphrase, motorcycle, watchwords, theme, leitmotif, maxim, mantra, credo, leitmotiv, banner, catchword

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1. Ray Mabus:

   There's no good excuse, the Marine motto is 'semper fidelis,' always faithful, and what these Marines did was to be unfaithful to their fellow Marines.

2. Manager Brandon Sardinha:

   Some people got hurt and some got sick, that was a damper, but everybody else that was still here, they picked each other up and they played for those guys that could not be here. That’s our motto as a team, to back each other up, no matter if they’re here or not.

3. Bruce Klingner:

   The US-South Korean alliance was forged in blood during the crucible of the Korean War, north Korea enduring motto is katchi kapshida --' we go together' -- not' we go together, if we are paid enough.'.

4. Theodore Hesburgh:

   I go back to an old Latin motto, opus justitiae pax: Peace is the work of justice, we've known 20 percent of the people in the world have 80 percent of the goodies, which means the other 80 percent have to scrape by on 20 percent.

5. Pam Kelly:

   I want to start helping others to achieve their goals, they say, once you become a soldier, you're always a soldier, and that's what my motto is today.