novus ordo seclorum


novus or·do se·clo·rum

foreign term \-ˈr-ˌdō-sā-ˈklr-m\

Definition of NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM

: a new cycle of the ages —motto on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States

Origin of NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM

Latin

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