الدين في الرموز الوطنية
الدين في الرموز الوطنية can often be found in national anthems or flags. This has led to controversy in some secular states in regard to the separation of church and state, when the national symbol is officially sanctioned by a government.[1]
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الأعلام التي تتضمن رموز أديان
البوذية
العلم | البلد | الأهمية الدينية |
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Bhutan (flag) | The orange half signifies Buddhist spiritual tradition[2] | |
Cambodia (flag) | Angkor Wat,[3] a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex. | |
India (flag) | The Ashoka Chakra represents the Laws of Dharma (righteousness).[4] | |
Myanmar (flag) | The color saffron stands for Theravada Buddhism. | |
Singapore (flag) | The white half stands for Chinese Buddhism. | |
Sri Lanka (flag) | The four Bodhi tree leaves symbolize four Buddhist metaphysical concepts.[5] | |
Thailand (flag) | The color white stands for Theravada Buddhism.[6] |
الهندوسية
Flag | Country | Religious significance |
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Nepal (flag) | Based on the Hindu traditional flags. |
المسيحية
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الإسلام
العلم | البلد | الأهمية الدينية |
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أفغانستان (flag) | Shahada[23] | |
الجزائر (flag) | Star and crescent, green color symbolizes Islam[24] | |
Azerbaijan (flag) | Green stands for Islam, the crescent moon is also an Islamic symbol[25] | |
Bahrain (flag) | Five points represent the Five Pillars of Islam[26] | |
Brunei (flag) | Crescent moon[27] | |
Comoros (flag) | Star and crescent and green color are traditional symbols of Islam[28] | |
Iran (flag) | The five parts of the emblem represent the Five Pillars of Islam, the shape of the emblem is a stylized form of the Arabic word "Allah" (ٱللَّٰهُ); text along the red and green bands reads "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Great")[29] | |
Iraq (flag) | The phrase "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Great")[30] | |
Jordan (flag) | The seven-pointed star represents the seven verses of the Quran's first sura[31] | |
Libya (flag) | Star and crescent represent Islam[32] | |
Malaysia (flag) | Crescent moon[33] | |
Maldives (flag) | White crescent moon symbolizes Islam[34] | |
Mauritania (flag) | Star and crescent and green color symbolize Islam[35] | |
Morocco (flag) | The green represents Islam. The pentagram's five points symbolize the five Pillars of Islam.[36] | |
Pakistan (flag) | Star and crescent symbolize Islam and the dark green field symbolizes the Muslim majority of Pakistan.[37] | |
Saudi Arabia (flag) | Shahada (Muslim creed) on green, a color represents Islam[38] | |
Senegal (flag) | The green stripe and star represent Islam.[39][40] | |
Somaliland (flag) | Shahada (green may also represent Islam) | |
Sudan (flag) | Green represents Islam.[41] | |
Tunisia (flag) | Star and crescent symbolize Islam | |
Turkey (flag) | Star and crescent | |
Turkmenistan (flag) | Crescent moon (green may also represent Islam) | |
Uzbekistan (flag) | Crescent moon (green may also represent Islam), the word "Allah" ("God") from 12 stars |
Judaism
Flag | Country | Religious significance |
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Israel (flag) | The basic design is based on a Jewish prayer shawl, the Star of David is a symbol of Judaism[42] |
Traditional
Flag | Country | Religious significance |
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Argentina (flag) | Sun of May's features are that of the Inca god Inti[43] | |
Japan (flag) | Red circle represents the sun goddess Amaterasu | |
South Korea (flag) | Taegeuk symbol is associated with Taoism and traditional Korean Shamanism; I Ching trigrams. | |
Mexico (flag) | Coat of arms symbolic of Aztec legend of Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City[44] | |
Mongolia (flag) | Taijitu symbol of yin and yang is associated with Taoism and traditional Mongolian shamanism. The Sun, Moon and blue colour represent the eternal sky | |
Taiwan (flag) | The twelve rays of the white Sun symbolize the twelve months and the twelve traditional shichen (時辰; shíchén), periods of one-twelfth of a day used in Traditional Chinese timekeeping and astrology | |
Tajikistan (flag) | The seven stars representing number seven in Tajik traditional legends, representing perfection and happiness while alluding to a traditional belief that the heavens feature seven mountains and seven orchard gardens with a star shining above each mountain. | |
Uruguay (flag) | Sun of May's features are that of the Inca god Inti[45] |
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National anthems which incorporate religion
Country | National anthem | Religion(s) mentioned |
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أفغانستان | "Dā də bātorāno kor" (إنگليزية: "This is the Home of the Brave") | Islam |
أنتيگا وبربودا | "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" | Christianity |
النمسا | "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" (إنگليزية: "Land of the Mountains, Land on the River") | Christianity |
أذربيجان | "Azərbaycan marşı" (إنگليزية: "March of Azerbaijan") | Islam |
البهاماز | "March On, Bahamaland" | Christianity |
البحرين | "Bahrainona" (إنگليزية: "Our Bahrain") | Islam |
بربادوس | "In Plenty and In Time of Need" | Christianity |
بلاروس | "My Belarusy" (إنگليزية: "We Belarusians") | Christianity |
بليز | "Land of the Free" | Christianity |
بوتان | "Druk tsendhen" (إنگليزية: "The Thunder Dragon Kingdom") | Buddhism |
بوليڤيا | "Himno Nacional de Bolivia" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Bolivia") | Christianity |
بتسوانا | "Fatshe leno la Rona" (إنگليزية: "Blessed Be This Noble Land") | Christianity |
بروناي | "Allah Peliharakan Sultan" (إنگليزية: "God Bless the Sultan") | Islam |
بوروندي | "Burundi Bwacu" (إنگليزية: "Our Burundi") | Christianity |
كمبوديا | "Nokoreach" (إنگليزية: "Royal Kingdom") | Buddhism |
الكاميرون | "Chant de Ralliement" (فرنسية: "The Rallying Song") | Christianity |
كندا | "Ô Canada" (إنگليزية: "O Canada") | Christianity |
تشاد | "La Tchadienne" (إنگليزية: "Song of the Chadian") | Islam |
تشيلي | "Himno Nacional de Chile" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Chile") | Christianity |
كولومبيا | "Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia") | Christianity |
جزر القمر | "Udzima wa ya Masiwa" (إنگليزية: "The Union of the Great Islands") | Islam |
التشيك | "Kde Domov Můj?" (إنگليزية: "Where is my Home?") | Christianity |
الدنمارك | "Der er et Yndigt Land" (إنگليزية: "There is a Lovely Country") | Traditional |
جيبوتي | "La Djiboutienne" (إنگليزية: "The Djiboutian Song") | Islam |
دومنيكا | "Isle of Beauty, Isle of Splendour" | Christianity |
الكونغو الديمقراطية | "Debout Congolais" (إنگليزية: "Arise Congolese") | Christianity |
الإكوادور | "Salve, Oh Patria" (إنگليزية: "We Salute You, Our Homeland") | Christianity |
السلڤادور | "Himno Nacional de El Salvador" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of El Salvador") | Christianity |
إستونيا | "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm" (إنگليزية: "My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy") | Christianity |
إسواتيني | "Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" (إنگليزية: "O Lord is our God, Swaziland") | Christianity |
فيجي | "God Bless Fiji" | Christianity and Hinduism |
فرنسا | "La Marseillaise" (إنگليزية: "The Song from Marseille") | Christianity |
گامبيا | "For The Gambia Our Homeland" | Islam |
غانا | "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" | Christianity |
جورجيا | "Tavisupleba" (إنگليزية: "Freedom") | Christianity |
گرينادا | "Hail Grenada" | Christianity |
گواتيمالا | "Himno Nacional de Guatemala" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Guatemala") | Christianity |
گويانا | "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains" | Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism |
هايتي | "La Dessalinienne" (إنگليزية: "The Dessalines Song")[أ] | Christianity |
هندوراس | "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Honduras") | Christianity |
المجر | "Himnusz" (إنگليزية: "Anthem") | Christianity |
آيسلندا | "Lofsöngur" (إنگليزية: "Hymn") | Christianity and traditional |
إندونيسيا | "Indonesia Raya" (إنگليزية: "Great Indonesia") | Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism |
إيران | "Sorud-e Melli-e Iran" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Iran") | Islam |
إسرائيل | "Hatikvah" (إنگليزية: "The Hope") | Judaism |
إيطاليا | "Il Canto degli Italiani" (إنگليزية: "The Song of the Italians") | Christianity |
ساحل العاج | "L'Abidjanaise" (إنگليزية: "Song of Abidjan") | Christianity and Islam |
جامايكا | "Jamaica, Land We Love" | Christianity |
اليابان | "Kimigayo" (إنگليزية: "His Majesty's Reign") | Buddhism and Shintoism |
الأردن | "As-Salam al-Malaki al-Urduni" (إنگليزية: "Peace to the King of Jordan") | Islam |
كنيا | "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu" (إنگليزية: "Oh God of All Creation") | Christianity |
كيريباس | "Teirake Kaini Kiribati" (إنگليزية: "Stand Up, Kiribati") | Christianity |
كوريا الشمالية | "Aegukka" (إنگليزية: "Patriotic Song") | Buddhism |
كوريا الجنوبية | "Aegukga" (إنگليزية: "Patriotic Song") | Christianity, Confucianism and Buddhism |
الكويت | "Al-Nasheed Al-Watani" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem") | Islam |
لاتڤيا | "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" (إنگليزية: "God, Bless Latvia!") | Christianity |
لبنان | "an-Našīd al-Waṭanī al-Lubnānī" (إنگليزية: "Lebanese National Anthem") | Christianity and Islam |
لسوتو | "Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona" (إنگليزية: "Lesotho, Land of our Fathers") | Christianity |
ليبريا | "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" | Christianity |
ليبيا | "Libya, Libya, Libya" | Islam |
ليختنشتاين | "Oben am jungen Rhein" (إنگليزية: "Up above the young Rhine") | Christianity |
لوكسمبورگ | "Ons Hemecht" (إنگليزية: "Our Homeland") | Christianity |
مدغشقر | "Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô!" (إنگليزية: "Oh, Our Beloved Father Land") | Christianity and traditional |
ملاوي | "Mulungu dalitsa Malaŵi" (إنگليزية: "O God bless our land of Malawi") | Christianity |
المالديڤ | "Gaumii Salaam" (إنگليزية: "National Salute") | Islam |
مالي | "Le Mali" (إنگليزية: "Mali") | Islam |
مالطا | "L-Innu Malti" (إنگليزية: "The Maltese Hymn") | Christianity |
جزر مارشال | "Forever Marshall Islands" | Christianity |
موريتانيا | "Nshyd Wtny Mwrytany" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Mauritania") | Islam |
موريشيوس | "Motherland" | Christianity and Hinduism |
المكسيك | "Himno Nacional Mexicano" (إنگليزية: "Mexican National Anthem") | Christianity |
ميكرونزيا | "Patriots of Micronesia" | Christianity |
موناكو | "Hymne Monégasque" (إنگليزية: "Monégasque Anthem") | Christianity |
المغرب | "An-Našīd aš-Šarīf" (إنگليزية: "Cherifian Anthem") | Islam |
ناورو | "Nauru Bwiema" (إنگليزية: "Nauru, our Homeland") | Christianity |
نيپال | "Sayaun Thunga Phulka" (إنگليزية: "We are Hundreds of Flowers") | Buddhism and Hinduism |
هولندا | "Wilhelmus" (إنگليزية: "William")[ب] | Christianity |
نيوزيلندا | "God Defend New Zealand and God Save the Queen" | Christianity |
نيجريا | "Nigeria, We Hail Thee" | Christianity and Islam |
النرويج | "Ja, vi Elsker dette Landet" (إنگليزية: "Yes, we Love this Country") | Christianity |
عُمان | "As-Salam as-Sultani" (إنگليزية: "Song of the Sultanic Salute") | Islam |
پاكستان | "Qaumī Tarāna" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem") | Islam |
پالاو | "Belau Rekid" (إنگليزية: "Our Palau") | Christianity |
پنما | "Himno Istmeño" (إنگليزية: "Hymn of the Isthmus") | Christianity |
پاپوا غينيا الجديدة | "O Arise, All You Sons" | Christianity |
پاراگواي | "Paraguayos, República o Muerte" (إنگليزية: "Paraguayans, Republic or Death") | Christianity |
پيرو | "Himno Nacional del Perú" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Peru") | Christianity |
قطر | "As Salam al Amiri" (إنگليزية: "Peace to the Amir") | Islam |
رواندا | "Rwanda Nziza" (إنگليزية: "Beautiful Rwanda") | Christianity |
رومانيا | "Deșteaptă-te, Române!" (إنگليزية: "Awaken, Romanian!") | Christianity |
روسيا | "Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsi" (إنگليزية: "State Anthem of the Russian Federation") | Christianity |
سانت كيتس ونڤيس | "O Land of Beauty!" | Christianity |
سانت لوشيا | "Sons and Daughters of Saint Lucia" | Christianity |
سانت ڤنسنت والگرنادينز | "Saint Vincent Land so Beautiful | Christianity |
ساموا | "O Le Fu'a o Le Sa'olotoga o Samoa" (إنگليزية: "The Banner of Freedom") | Christianity |
السعودية | "Aash Al Maleek" (إنگليزية: "Long Live the King") | Islam |
السنغال | "Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons" (إنگليزية: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons") | Islam |
صربيا | "Bože pravde" (إنگليزية: "God of Justice") | Christianity |
سيشل | "Koste Seselwa" (إنگليزية: "Join together all Seychellois") | Christianity |
سيراليون | "High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free" | Christianity and Islam |
سلوڤاكيا | "Nad Tatrou sa Blýska" (إنگليزية: "Lightning over the Tatras") | Christianity |
سلوڤنيا | "Zdravljica" (إنگليزية: "A Toast") | Christianity |
جزر سولومون | "God Save Our Solomon Islands" | Christianity |
الصومال | "Qolobaa Calankeed" (إنگليزية: "Praise the Homeland") | Islam |
جنوب أفريقيا | "National Anthem of South Africa" | Christianity |
جنوب السودان | "South Sudan Oyee!" | Christianity |
سريلانكا | "Sri Lanka Matha" (إنگليزية: "Mother Sri Lanka") | Buddhism |
السودان | "Nahnu Jund Allah Jund Al-watan" (إنگليزية: "We are the Soldiers of God and of our Homeland") | Islam |
سورينام | "God zij met ons Suriname" (إنگليزية: "God be with our Suriname") | Christianity |
السويد | "Du gamla, Du fria" (إنگليزية: "Thou ancient, Thou free")[ت] | Christianity |
سويسرا | "Schweizerpsalm/Cantique Suisse/Salmo Svizzero/Psalm Svizzer" (إنگليزية: "Swiss Psalm") | Christianity |
سوريا | "Humat ad-Diyar" (إنگليزية: "Guardians of the Homeland")[ث] | Islam |
تايوان | "Three Principles of the People" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Taiwan") | Confucianism |
تنزانيا | "Mungu ibariki Afrika" (إنگليزية: "God Bless Africa") | Christianity and Islam |
توگو | "Salut à Toi, Pays de nos Aïeux" (إنگليزية: "Hail to Thee, Land of our Forefathers") | Christianity |
تونگا | "Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" (إنگليزية: "The Song of the King of the Tongan Islands") | Christianity |
ترنيداد وتوباگو | "Forged from the Love of Liberty" | Christianity and Hinduism |
تونس | "Humat al-Hima" (إنگليزية: "Defenders of the Homeland") | Islam |
تركيا | "İstiklâl Marşı" (إنگليزية: "Independence March") | Islam |
توڤالو | "Tuvalu mo te Atua" (إنگليزية: "Tuvalu for the Almighty") | Christianity |
الإمارات العربية المتحدة | "Ishy Bilady" (إنگليزية: "Long Live my Nation") | Islam |
أوغندا | "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | Christianity |
أوروگواي | "Himno Nacional de Uruguay" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Uruguay") | Christianity |
المملكة المتحدة | "God Save the King" | Christianity |
الولايات المتحدة | "The Star-Spangled Banner"[أ] | Christianity |
اوزبكستان | "O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Davlat Madhiyasi" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Uzbekistan") | Islam |
ڤانواتو | "Yumi, Yumi, Yumi" (إنگليزية: "We, We, We") | Christianity |
الڤاتيكان | "Inno e Marcia Pontificale" (إنگليزية: "Hymn and Pontifical March") | Christianity |
ڤنزويلا | "Gloria al Bravo Pueblo" (إنگليزية: "Glory to the Brave People") | Christianity |
اليمن | "Nashīd al-Yaman al-Watani" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of Yemen") | Islam |
زامبيا | "Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free" | Christianity |
زيمبابوي | "National Anthem of Zimbabwe" | Christianity |
Former national anthems
Former national anthems which incorporated religion | ||
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Country | National anthem | Religion(s) mentioned |
أستراليا, until 1984 | "God Save the Queen" | Christianity |
النمسا-المجر | "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" (إنگليزية: "God Save Emperor Francis") | Christianity |
البوسنة والهرسك, until 1998 | "Jedna si jedina" (إنگليزية: "You Are the One and Only") | Christianity and Islam |
كندا, until 1967 | "God Save the Queen" | Christianity |
أسرة تشينگ | "Gong Jin'ou" (إنگليزية: "Cup of Solid Gold") | Confucianism |
مصر | "Es Salaam el Gamhoury el Masry" (إنگليزية: "Egyptian Republican Anthem") | Christianity and Islam |
الإمبراطورية الإثيوپية | "Ityopp'ya Hoy" (إنگليزية: "Ethiopia, Be happy") | Christianity |
قالب:Country data Kingdom of Hawaii | "He Mele Lahui Hawaii" (إنگليزية: "Song of the Hawaiian Nation") | Christianity |
أسرة پهلوي | "Sorude Melli" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem") | Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism |
العراق البعثي, until 2003 | "Ardh ul-Furatayn" (إنگليزية: "Land of the Euphrates") | Islam |
كوريا | "Daehan Jeguk Aegukga" (إنگليزية: "Patriotic Hymn of the Great Korean Empire") | Christianity, Confucianism and Buddhism |
قالب:Country data Kingdom of Laos | "Pheng Xat Lao" (إنگليزية: "Hymn of the Lao People") | Buddhism |
ليبيا | "Allahu Akbar" (إنگليزية: "God is Greatest") | Islam |
مانشوكو | "Mǎnzhōuguó jiàn guógē" (إنگليزية: "Manchukuo Independence Song") | Buddhism and Shinto |
مملكة الجبل الأسود | "Ubavoj nam Crnoj Gori" (إنگليزية: "To Our Beautiful Montenegro") | Christianity |
ناميبيا, until 1991 | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (إنگليزية: "Lord Bless Africa") | Christianity |
الأنتيل الهولندية | Untitled | Christianity |
هولندا, until 1932 | "Wien Neêrlands Bloed" (إنگليزية: "Those in whom Dutch blood") | Christianity |
نيوفاوندلاند | "Ode to Newfoundland" | Christianity |
نيجريا, until 2024 | "Arise, O Compatriots" | Christianity and Islam |
دولة أورانج الحرة | "Volkslied van de Oranje Vrijstaat" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of the Orange Free State") | Christianity |
مملكة الپرتغال | "Hino da Carta" (إنگليزية: "Hymn to the Charter") | Christianity |
روديسيا | "Rise O Voices of Rhodesia" | Christianity |
مملكة رومانيا | "Trăiască Regele" (إنگليزية: "Long Live the King") | Christianity |
الإمبراطورية الروسية | "God Save The Tsar!" | Christianity |
Slovakia | "Hej, Slováci" (إنگليزية: "Hey, Slovaks") | Christianity |
اتحاد جنوب أفريقيا | "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" (إنگليزية: "The Call of South Africa")[أ] | Christianity |
اتحاد جنوب أفريقيا, until 1957 | "God bewaar ons Koningin" | Christianity |
جنوب أفريقيا, until 1997 | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (إنگليزية: "Lord Bless Africa") | Christianity |
سويسرا, until 1961 | "Rufst du, mein Vaterland" (إنگليزية: "When you call, my Fatherland")[ج] | Christianity |
Tibet | "Gyallu" | Buddhism |
جمهورية جنوب أفريقيا | "Volkslied van Transvaal" (إنگليزية: "National Anthem of the Transvaal")[ح] | Christianity |
الصقليتان | "Inno al Re" (إنگليزية: "Hymn to the King") | Christianity |
ڤولتا العليا | "Hymne National Voltaïque" (إنگليزية: "Voltan National Anthem") | Christianity and Islam |
مملكة يوغسلاڤيا | "Himna Kraljevine Jugoslavije" (إنگليزية: "Hymn of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) | Christianity |
زامبيا, until 1973 | "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (إنگليزية: "Lord Bless Africa") | Christianity |
زيمبابوي, until 1994 | "Ishe Komborera Africa" (إنگليزية: "God Bless Africa") | Christianity |
Coat of arms which symbolize religion
Buddhism
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Bhutan (emblem) | Druk, Lotus | |
Cambodia (coat of arms) | Om | |
India (emblem) | Ashoka Chakra, Lion Capital of Ashoka | |
Indonesia (coat of arms) | Garuda | |
Laos (emblem) | Pha That Luang | |
Mongolia (emblem) | Dharmachakra, Ratnatraya, Wind Horse | |
Myanmar (state seal) | Chinthe | |
Sri Lanka (emblem) | Dharmachakra, Lotus |
Hinduism
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
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India (emblem) | Satyameva Jayate | |
Indonesia (coat of arms) | Garuda | |
Nepal (emblem) | Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi | |
Thailand (emblem) | Garuda |
Christianity
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Andorra (coat of arms) | Includes a bishop's mitre, representing the Bishop of Urgell. | |
Armenia (coat of arms) | Mount Ararat with Noah's Ark sitting atop it. | |
Australia (coat of arms) | St George's Cross, Maltese cross | |
Belgium (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Bulgaria (coat of arms) | The crosses on the four crowns symbolize Bulgarian Orthodoxy | |
Canada (coat of arms) | Cross, A Mari Usque Ad Mare ('From Sea to Sea') | |
Cyprus (coat of arms) | Dove | |
Denmark (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority; royal arms also has cross | |
Dominica (coat of arms) | Cross, Apres Bondie C'est La Ter ('After God the Earth') | |
Dominican Republic (coat of arms) | Cross, Bible, Dios, Patria, Libertad ('God, Fatherland, Liberty') | |
El Salvador (coat of arms) | Dios, Unión, Libertad (God, Union, Liberty) | |
Fiji (coat of arms) | Cross, Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui ('Fear God and honour the Queen'), dove | |
Georgia (coat of arms) | St. George, Bolnisi cross, globus cruciger | |
Grenada (coat of arms) | Cross, 'Ever Conscious of God we Aspire, Build and Advance as One People' | |
Greece (coat of arms) | Greek cross | |
Hungary (coat of arms) | Patriarchal cross; cross on the distinctive Crown of Saint Stephen | |
Iceland (coat of arms) | Nordic cross | |
Jamaica (coat of arms) | Cross | |
Liechtenstein (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Lithuania (coat of arms) | Patriarchal cross | |
ملف:Middle-Coat-of-Arms-of-Luxembourg.svg | Luxembourg (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority |
Malta (coat of arms) | George Cross | |
Moldova (coat of arms) | Cross | |
Monaco (coat of arms) | Cross, Deo Juvante ('With God's Help') | |
Montenegro (coat of arms) | Cross, globus crucigers | |
Nauru (coat of arms) | 'God's Will First' | |
Netherlands (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
New Zealand (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Nigeria (coat of arms) | 'Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress' | |
Norway (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority.
The Danish axe is a battle weapon from Middle Ages that represents St. Olaf, and thus the conversion of Norway to Christianity. | |
Portugal (coat of arms) | Compound cross of five quinas, each one charged with five saltire-arranged bezants | |
Romania (coat of arms) | Cross | |
Russia (coat of arms) | St. George, globus crucigers | |
Samoa (coat of arms) | Faavae i Le Atua Samoa ('Samoa is founded on God'), cross | |
San Marino (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Serbia (coat of arms) | Serbian cross, globus cruciger | |
Slovakia (coat of arms) | Patriarchal cross | |
ملف:Coat of Arms of Spain.svg | Spain (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority |
Sweden (coat of arms) | Cross, a globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Switzerland (coat of arms) | Cross | |
Tonga (coat of arms) | Cross, dove, Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofiʻa ('God and Tonga are my inheritance') | |
Tuvalu (coat of arms) | Tuvalu Mo Te Atua ('Tuvalu for the Almighty') | |
Uganda (coat of arms) | For God and My Country | |
United Kingdom (coat of arms) | globus crucigers, 'Dieu et mon droit' ('God and my right'), and on Scottish version, 'In My Defens God Me Defend' (shortened to 'In Defens') | |
United States (seal reverse) | Eye of Providence | |
Vatican City (coat of arms) | The crossed keys of St. Peter and the Papal Tiara | |
Vanuatu (coat of arms) | 'Long God yumi stanap' ('In God we stand') |
Former
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
---|---|---|
Austria-Hungary (coat of arms) | Globus crucigers, patriarchal cross | |
Belarus (coat of arms) | Pahonia with a double cross | |
Ethiopian Empire (coat of arms) | Cross, globus cruciger, Lion of Judah, St. Michael, Gabriel, ኢትዮጵያ ታበፅዕ እደዊሃ ሃበ እግዚአብሐር ('Ethiopia Stretches Her Hands unto God'), ማዓ አንበሳ ዘአማነባደ ይሁዳ ('Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah') | |
Georgia (coat of arms) | St. George | |
German Empire (coat of arms) | A globus cruciger on top of the coat of arms as a Christian symbol of authority | |
Kingdom of Italy (coat of arms) | Cross, globus cruciger | |
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Russian Empire (coat of arms) | Cross, St. George, St. Michael, Gabriel, 'Съ нами Богъ!' ('God is with us!') |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (coat of arms) | Globus cruciger, Serbian cross |
Islam
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan (coat of arms) | Shahadah, mosque, mehrab, Prayer rug | |
Algeria (coat of arms) | Star and crescent | |
Azerbaijan (coat of arms) | Calligraphic representation of the name Allah in the form of an eternal flame, green | |
Bahrain (coat of arms) | five points represent the five pillars of Islam | |
Brunei (coat of arms) | Crescent moon, الدائمون المحسنون بالهدى (Always in service with God's guidance) | |
Comoros (Seal) | Star and crescent | |
ملف:Coat of Arms of Guinea.svg | Guinea (coat of arms) | Dove |
Iraq (coat of arms) | الله أكبر (God is Great) | |
Jordan (coat of arms) | Its colours of the eagle signifies the banner of Muhammad, the globe signifies the emergence of Islamic civilisation, الراجي من الله التوفيق والعون (Who seeks support and guidance from God) | |
Libya (coat of arms) | Star and crescent | |
Malaysia (coat of arms) | Crescent moon | |
Maldives (Emblem) | Star and crescent | |
Mali (coat of arms) | Great Mosque of Djenné, Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi (One People, One Goal, One Faith) | |
Mauritania (seal) | Star and crescent, green | |
Morocco (coat of arms) | إن تنصروا الله ينصركم (If you glorify God, he will glorify you) | |
Pakistan (state emblem) | ur-Arab (Faith, Unity, Discipline), Star and crescent, green | |
Senegal (coat of arms) | Un Peuple, Un But, Une Foi (One People, One Goal, One Faith) | |
Tunisia (coat of arms) | Star and crescent | |
Turkey (coat of arms) | Star and crescent | |
Turkmenistan (emblem) | Rub el Hizb, stars and crescent | |
Uzbekistan (emblem) | Rub el Hizb, star and crescent |
Former
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
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Kingdom of Egypt (coat of arms) | stars and crescent | |
Ottoman Empire (coat of arms) | Quran, star and crescent, المستند بالتوفيقات الربانية ملك الدولة العثمانية (The Ottoman State relies on the guidance and assistance of the Almighty) |
Judaism
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
---|---|---|
Israel (coat of arms) | Menorah, blue |
Traditional
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
---|---|---|
Argentina (coat of arms) | Sun of May | |
South Korea (emblem) | Yin and yang | |
Mexico (coat of arms) | Symbolizies the Aztec legend of Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City[44] | |
Uruguay (coat of arms) | Sun of May |
Former
Coat of arms | Country | Religious characteristics |
---|---|---|
Imperial State of Iran (coat of arms) | Lion and Sun, Faravahar, Simurgh | |
Kingdom of Iraq (coat of arms) | Lion of Babylon |
See also
- Religious symbolism
- French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools
- Religious symbolism in the United States military
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers
Notes
- ^ أ ب ت Specifically the fourth verse.
- ^ Most of the verses contain a link to religion and the sixth verse is entirely devoted to God.
- ^ No reference to Christianity in the original text, only in the unofficial and seldom sung extra verses suggested in 1910. References to Christianity do however exist in the royal anthem "Kungssången".
- ^ Specifically the third and fourth verses.
- ^ Specifically the German version.
- ^ Specifically the third verse.
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Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity.
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The cross on the flag of Dominica represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Trinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic represents Christianity while the three colours of which the cross consists stand for the Tinity. The coat of arms depicted on the flag of Slovakia shows a double cross. The flag of the Dominican Republic shows the words "God, Fatherland, Liberty", an opened bible and a cross (depicted in the coat of arms which is represented in the centre). The 'five-cross-flag' of George shows four small crosses and a large St. George's Cross, referring to the patron saint of Georgia (the national flag of England shows the St. George's Cross as well). The white cross on the flag of Greece symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy. The flag of Moldova shows its coat of arms in the centre: an eagle with a Christian Orthodox cross in its beak. The coat of arms of Serbia, as depicted on the national flag, also shows an Orthodox cross.
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The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags.
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