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Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (156 words) |
 | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam — sometimes known less frequently in modern times using ancient Latin lettering as Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam — also known by the abbreviation AMDG, is the motto of the Roman Catholic Church religious order called the Society of Jesus — its members known since the Catholic Reformation as the Jesuits. |
| In Latin, the motto means To the greater glory of God and is believed to have been coined by the founder of the religious order, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, as a major part of the society's philosophy. |
| AMDG has been used by composers of religious music: Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated all his work "AMDG", and Edward Elgar followed this practice on his masterpiece "The Dream of Gerontius". |
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