Ex tenebris ad lucem

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EX TENEBRIS AD LUCEM

Language : Latin
Translation in English : From darkness to light

Origin :

Used by :

• RAF Station Leconfield, Royal Air Force
• Lodge of St John no 16 Regulus (Norwegian Order of Freemasons)

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List of mottoes used in heraldry

All mottoes in all languages Main languages: Mottoes in Latin (6,056) Mottoes in English (3,772) Mottoes in French (325) Mottoes in Portuguese (226) Mottoes in Spanish (196) Mottoes in Afrikaans (126) Mottoes in Dutch (57) Mottoes in Welsh (56) Mottoes in Irish (46) Mottoes in Scottish (34) Mottoes in Malagasy (16) Total number of mottoes : 11,472

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