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''Dominus illuminatio mea'' is the motto of the University of Oxford and the opening words of Psalm 27, meaning ''The Lord is my light''. It has been in use at least since the second half of the sixteenth century, and it appears on the University's arms. It is also used by St Leo's College, University of Queensland and by Drew University in Madison, NJ. An article by Ivan Illich may help to understand this ancient university motto, at a time when scientists were progressively replacing the concept of vision as a gaze radiating from the pupil by the concept of vision as the retinal perception of an image formed by reflected sunlight: == Other uses == ''Dominus illuminatio mea'' is also one of the two mottos of Robert College of Istanbul, and it appears on the arms of Robert College Alumni Association since 1957 next to ''Veritas''. It is also the motto of Finlandia University (founded as Suomi College) in 1896. Additionally, it is the motto of Cair Paravel-Latin School, a private college-preparatory school in Topeka, Kansas, USA. and Nazareth Adcademy in Rochester, New York. It is also found in the coat of arms of Montessori Professional College, Quezon City. Furthermore, it is the motto of Hallfield Independent School in Birmingham, UK and Marymount Secondary School in Hong Kong, as well as Gregorian Public School in Kerala, India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dominus illuminatio mea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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