13-492: (Redirected from WarCry ) [REDACTED] Look up warcry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Warcry , War cry , WarCry or War Cry may refer to: Battle cry , a yell or chant taken up in battle Warcry (activist) , Priya Reddy, Indian-American environmentalist and anarchist WarCry (band) , a Spanish power metal band WarCry (album) , 2002 WarCry (game) ,
26-523: A civil war or a revolution. One's motto may be in any language, but Latin has been widely used, especially in the Western world . Latin has been very common for mottos in the Western World, but for nation states , their official national language is generally chosen. Examples of using other historical languages in motto language include: A canting motto is one that contains word play . For example,
39-481: A collectible card game War Cry (graphic novel) , by Jim Butcher War Cry (novel) , a 2017 novel by Wilbur Smith WarCry Network , a web portal centered on MMOGs The War Cry , the official newspaper of the Salvation Army See also [ edit ] Battle cry (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
52-488: A point where the enemy prefers to avoid confrontation altogether and opts to flee. In order to overstate one's potential for aggression, battle cries need to be as loud as possible, and have historically often been amplified by acoustic devices such as horns , drums , conches , carnyxes , bagpipes , bugles , etc. (see also martial music ). Battle cries are closely related to other behavioral patterns of human aggression , such as war dances and taunting, performed during
65-470: Is a backronym of the letters F.B.I. In heraldry , a motto is often found below the shield in a banderole in the compartment . This placement stems from the Middle Ages , in which the vast majority of nobles possessed a coat of arms complete with a motto. In the case of Scottish heraldry , it is mandated to appear above the crest and is called slogan (see: Slogan (heraldry) ). The word 'slogan'
78-547: Is a yell or chant taken up in battle , usually by members of the same combatant group. Battle cries are not necessarily articulate (e.g. "Eulaliaaaa!", "Alala"..), although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religious sentiment. Their purpose is a combination of arousing aggression and esprit de corps on one's own side and causing intimidation on the hostile side. Battle cries are a universal form of display behaviour (i.e., threat display ) aiming at competitive advantage , ideally by overstating one's own aggressive potential to
91-613: Is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm ( sluagh "army, host" + gairm "cry"). There are several notable slogans which are thought to originate from a battle or war cries . In heraldic literature, the terms 'rallying cry' respectively 'battle banner' are also common. Spanish coats of arms may display a motto in the bordure of the shield. In English heraldry , mottos are not granted with armorial bearings, and may be adopted and changed at will. In Scottish heraldry, mottos can only be changed by re-matriculation, with
104-680: The Lord Lyon King of Arms . Although unusual in England, and perhaps outside English heraldic practice , there are some examples, such as in Belgium , of the particular appearance of the motto scroll and letters thereon being blazoned ; a prominent example is the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States (which is a coat of arms and follows heraldic conventions), the blazon for which specifies that
117-795: The Scottish Gaelic word for "gathering-cry" and in times of war for "battle-cry". The Gaelic word was borrowed into English as slughorn , sluggorne , "slogum", and slogan . Motto A motto (derived from the Latin muttum , 'mutter', by way of Italian motto , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group , or organization. Mottos (or mottoes) are usually found predominantly in written form (unlike slogans , which may also be expressed orally), and may stem from long traditions of social foundations, or from significant events, such as
130-654: The "warming up" phase preceding the escalation of physical violence. From the Middle Ages , many cries appeared on speech scrolls in standards or coat of arms as slogans (see slogan (heraldry) ) and were adopted as mottoes , an example being the motto " Dieu et mon droit " ("God and my right") of the English kings. It is said that this was Edward III 's rallying cry during the Battle of Crécy . The word " slogan " originally derives from sluagh-gairm or sluagh-ghairm ( sluagh = "people", "army", and gairm = "call", "proclamation"),
143-506: The motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente (literally 'make haste slowly'), punningly interpreting 'on slow'. Similarly, the motto of the Burgh of Tayport , Te oportet alte ferri (It is incumbent on you to carry yourself high), is a cant on 'Tayport at auld Tay Ferry', also alluding to the local lighthouse. The motto of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation , Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity ,
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#1732854849609156-525: The motto scroll is held in the beak of the bald eagle serving as the escutcheon's supporter . Ships and submarines in the Royal Navy (RN) each have a badge and motto, as do units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). In literature , a motto is a sentence, phrase, poem, or word; prefixed to an essay, chapter, novel, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter. It is a short, suggestive expression of
169-471: The title Warcry . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warcry&oldid=1159601973 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Battle cry A battle cry or war cry
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