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''Nec pluribus impar'' (literally: "Not unequal to many") is a Latin motto adopted by Louis XIV of France from 1658.〔 It was often inscribed together with the symbol of the "Sun King": a head within rays of sunlight. ==Meaning== While the motto relates to the allegory of the "Sun King",〔 〕〔 〕 its precise meaning is obscure.〔〔 Philip F. Riley calls it "almost untranslatable".〔 Historian Henri Martin called it "very pompous and, above all, obscure and perplexing".〔 〕 Louvois, Louis' War Secretary, interpreted it as ''seul contre tous'' — "alone against all";〔 〕 lexicographer Pierre Larousse suggested ''au-dessus de tous (comme le soleil)'' — "above all (like the sun)".〔 John Martin says "() matchless splendour was expressed by the motto Nec Pluribus Impar - not unequal to many suns.".〔 〕 Yves-Marie Bercé gives ''Suffisant (seul) a tant de choses'' ("Sufficient (alone) for so many things") or ''Tout lui est possible'' ("Everything is possible for him"), ''i.e.'', "not unequal to many ()".〔 〕 Louis himself wrote:〔 ; quoted in Berger. 〕 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「Nec pluribus impar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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