Associations to the word «Motto»

Wiktionary

MOTTO, noun. (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
MOTTO, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

MOTTO, noun. A favorite saying of a sect or political group.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates