Deus vult

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Deus vult (Latin, God wills it) was the cry of the people at the declaration of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095[1]. The phrase appears variously as deus vult, (Classical Latin) dieu le veut, (French) deus lo vult (medieval Vulgar Latin), etc.

Deus lo vult is the motto of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a Catholic order of chivalry.

Deus Vult is also the name of the expansion pack for the Paradox Interactive game Crusader Kings.

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  1. ^ Morwood, J: A Dictionary of Latin Words and Phrases, page 46. Oxford University Press, 1998