Ad majorem dei gloriam
for the greater glory of God: motto of the Jesuits.
Historical Examples
The society designated their object by Loyola’s motto—Omnia ad majorem Dei gloriam.
Mysticism and its Results John Delafield
Even among the Jesuits, with their corrupted theology, the motto emblazoned on their standard was, ad majorem Dei gloriam.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII John Lord
ad majorem Dei gloriam was the motto of Ignatius of Loyola, the main principle of all his conduct.
The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed R. C. Dallas
He, however, begs to assure the reader that he did everything “ad majorem Dei gloriam.”
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