Motto

Noun

 * 1)  A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
 * 2) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
 * "It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, ... Serve God, and be cheerful." -Addison.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:saying

Verbs for Motto
adopt—; apply—; coin—; condense into—; design—; devise—; digest—; heed—; in¬scribe—; misstate—; phrase—; quote—; re¬cite—; recognize—; relish—; sing forth—; —emphasizes; —exalts; —glorifies ; —provides; —signifies; —stresses; —symbolizes.

Thesaurus
achievement, adage, alerion, ana, analects, animal charge, annulet, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, axiom, azure, bandeau, banner, banner head, bar, bar sinister, baton, battle cry, bearings, bend, bend sinister, billet, blazon, blazonry, bordure, broad arrow, byword, cadency mark, canton, caption, catchword, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief, coat of arms, cockatrice, collected sayings, coronet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown, cry, current saying, device, dictate, dictum, difference, differencing, distich, drop head, dropline, eagle, epigram, epigraph, epithet, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, expression, falcon, fess, fess point, field, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, fret, fur, fusil, garland, gnome, golden saying, griffin, guide, gules, gyron, hanger, hatchment, head, heading, headline, helmet, heraldic device, honor point, impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, inscription, jump head, label, legend, lion, lozenge, mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, maxim, metal, moral, mot, mullet, nombril point, octofoil, or, oracle, ordinary, orle, overline, pale, paly, pean, pheon, phrase, pithy saying, precept, prescript, principle, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, purpure, quarter, quartering, rallying cry, rose, rubric, rule, running head, running title, sable, saltire, saw, saying, scarehead, screamer, scutcheon, sentence, sententious expression, shibboleth, shield, slogan, sloka, spread, spread eagle, spreadhead, stock saying, streamer, subhead, subheading, subordinary, subtitle, superscription, sutra, tag line, teaching, tenne, text, tincture, title, title page, torse, tressure, unicorn, vair, verse, vert, war cry, watchword, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, witticism, word, words of wisdom, wreath, yale

Etymology
motto (a word, a saying), muttum (a mutter, a grunt).

Translations

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Noun

 * 1) motto

Alternative forms

 * moto

Noun

 * 1) A motto (sentence or a phrase with guiding principle).
 * 2)  A motto.

Synonyms

 * tunnuslause
 * vaalilause (in heraldry sense)

Anagrams

 * motot

Noun

 * 1) Witty remark
 * 2) motto, maxim

Adverb

 * 1) more