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{{wiktionary|sub rosa}}
The [[Latin]] phrase '''''subSub rosa''''' means([[New Latin]]: "under the rose", and is used in English to) denotedenotes secrecy or confidentiality, similarand derives tofrom the ''[[Chatham House Rulerose]]''. The rose as a symbol of secrecy has an ancient history.▼
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▲The [[Latin]] phrase '''''sub rosa''''' means "under the rose", and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality, similar to the ''[[Chatham House Rule]]''. The rose as a symbol of secrecy has an ancient history.
== History ==
[[File:Tudor Rose.svg|thumb|The Tudor rose]] ▼
[[File:Egyptian - Horus the Child - Walters 541983 - Three Quarter Left.jpg|thumb|[[Horus]] as a nude boy with his finger to his mouth, and a sidelock of hair, the symbols of childhood. Here he also has a [[uraeus]] above his forehead, symbolizing his entitlement to kingship.]]
PaintingsIn the [[Roman mythology|mythology]] of roses[[ancient onRome]], theroses ceilingswere ofassociated Romanwith banquetsecrecy roomsbecause were[[Cupid]] alsogave a reminderrose thatto things[[Harpocrates]] said(the under[[silence]] thegod) influenceso ofthat winehe (''subwould vino'')not shouldreveal alsothe remainsecrets ''subof rosa''[[Venus]].<ref name=merriam>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sub-rosa|title=sub rosa|work=}}</ref> Banquet rooms were decorated with rose carvings, reportedly as a reminder that discussions in the rooms should be kept in confidence.<ref name=merriam/> In [[Christian symbolism]], roses were carved on [[confessional]]s to signify that [[Seal of confession in the Catholic Church|the conversations would remain secret]].<ref name=merriam />
The phrase entered the [[German language]] (''unter der Rose'') and, later, the [[English language]], both as a [[List of Latin phrases|Latin loan phrase]] (at least as early as 1654) and in its English translation.<ref name=merriam />
In Christian symbolism, the phrase "sub rosa" has a special place in confessions. Pictures of five-petalled roses were often carved on [[confessional]]s, indicating that the conversations would remain secret.<ref name=merriam />
==See also==
▲[[File:Tudor Rose.svg|thumb|The Tudor rose]]
*[[Chatham House Rule]]
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