Semper may refer to:
Mottos
Semper Montani Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free) West Virginia
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Semper supra
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and the world's only independent space force. Along with its sister branch, the U.S. Air Force, the Space ...
'' (Latin: ''Always above)'', the official motto of the United States Space Force
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Semper fidelis'' (Latin: ''Always faithful''), a motto used by, among others, the United States Marine Corps
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Semper fortis'' (Latin: ''Always courageous''), an unofficial motto of the United States Navy
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Semper gumby'' (Dog Latin: ''Always flexible''), an unofficial motto of the USCG, USMC, USPHS, CAP, Emergency Management and more
* ''Semper maior'' (Latin: ''Always more, always greater''), a motto of
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, ...
, the founder of the Jesuits
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Semper paratus'' (Latin: ''Always ready''), the United States Coast Guard motto
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Semper primus
Semper may refer to:
Mottos
Semper Montani Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free) West Virginia
* ''Semper supra'' (Latin: ''Always above)'', the official motto of the United States Space Force
* ''Semper fidelis'' (Latin: ''Always faithful''), a ...
'' (''always first''), a
latin phrase
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used as a motto by several United States and Israeli military units
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Semper vigilans'' (''always vigilant''), a
latin phrase
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used as a motto by the Civil Air Patrol, several military units, and the city of San Diego, California, U.S.
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Semper vigilo'' (Latin: ''Always vigilant or Always alert''), motto of Police Scotland
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Sic semper tyrannis
''Sic semper tyrannis'' is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants". In contemporary parlance, it means tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown.
The phrase also suggests that bad but justified outcomes should, or eventually will ...
'' (Latin: ''Thus always to tyrants''), motto of Virginia
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Quas dederis solas semper habebis opes'' (Latin: "What thou hast given alone shall be eternal riches unto thee"), motto of Queen Mary's Grammar School, England
People
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Carl Semper
Carl Gottfried Semper (July 6, 1832, Altona, Hamburg – May 29, 1893, Würzburg) was a German ethnologist and animal ecologist.
Career
Semper attended the Hanover Polytechnic from 1851 to 1854 and achieved a Ph.D. in zoology from the Universit ...
(1832–1893), German ethnologist and animal ecologist
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Colin Semper (born 1938), Anglican priest
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Georg Semper (1837–1909), German entomologist
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Gottfried Semper (1803–1879), German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture
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Johannes Semper
Johannes Semper ( – 21 February 1970) was an Estonian poet, writer, translator and politician.
He was born in Pahuvere (now Viljandi Parish), Kreis Fellin, in the Governorate of Livonia. A student and later a prominent scholar at the Univers ...
(1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator
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John Semper
John Semper Jr. is an African-American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television. He has worked for miscellaneous companies as Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera Product ...
, American screenwriter, producer and story editor
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Manfred Semper, German architect of the second
Dresden Opera House and son of Gottfried Semper
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Natalya Yevgenevna Semper (1911–1995), Soviet memoirist and Egyptologist
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Trevor Semper
Jaron Trevor Semper (born 7 June 1970) is a former West Indian cricketer. Semper was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm medium pace. He was born on Montserrat.
In 2003, Semper played club cricket in Englan ...
(born 1970), Montserratian cricketer
Other uses
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Semper (food brand), Swedish brand of infant food, a member of
Hero Group
The Hero Group is a private, Swiss international consumer food manufacturer and marketing company, which primarily sells infant formula, baby food, jam and nutritional snack foods. In 2015, the Group generated revenues surpassing CHF 1.26 bil ...
* "
Semper I", 2011 episode of the psychological thriller TV series ''Homeland''
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Semperoper
The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...
, an opera house in Dresden, Germany
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Semper (Property Management System), Hotel Software company based in South Africa
See also
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Ea Semper'', 1907 apostolic letter written by Pope Pius X
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Semper fi (disambiguation)
''Semper fi'' is a shortened form of the Latin phrase ''semper fidelis''.
''Semper fi'' (''Semper Fi'') may also refer to:
* "''Semper Fi'' (1988), an episode from season one of '' Sonny Spoon''
* "''Semper Fi'' (1989), a 9-issue comic book seri ...
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Semper fidelis (disambiguation)
'' Semper fidelis'' is a Latin phrase that means "always faithful" – it serves globally as a common motto for several military units.
''Semper fidelis'' may also refer to:
* ''Semper Fidelis'' (march), John Philip Sousa march
* ''Semper Fide ...
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