Annuit cœptis
Motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States
Annuit cœptis
Annuit cœptis (, Classical Latin: [ˈannʊ.ɪt ˈkoe̯ptiːs]) is one of two mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States, designed by Charles Thomson, then secretary of the Continental Congress, and William Barton. The literal translation is "[He] favors (or "has favored") [our] undertakings", from Latin annuo ("I approve, I favor"), and coeptum ("commencement, undertaking"). Because of its context as a caption above the Eye of Providence, the standard translations are "Providence favors our undertakings" and "Providence has favored our undertakings."
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