Deo Opt. Max. abbreviation followed by an inscription, on the doorway of the Castellania, Valletta Deo optimo maximo, often abbreviated D.O.M. or Deo Opt. Max., is a Latin phrase which means "to the greatest and best god", or "to God, most good, most great".  D. O. M. abbreviation followed by an inscription, on the Fawwara Gate, Gżira Its usage while the Roman Empire was a polytheistic state referred to Jove , the chief god of the Roman pantheon polytheists: Iovi Optimo Maximo (I.O.M.). When the Roman Empire adopted monotheism in the form of Christianity as the state religion, the phrase was used in reference to the Christian God. Its use continued long after the fall of the Roman Empire as Latin remained the ecclesiastical and scholarly language in the West. It is also inscribed on bottles of Bénédictine liqueur . Deo optimo maximo is a pagan formula addressed to Jupiter .
Deo Opt. Max. abbreviation followed by an inscription, on the doorway of the Castellania, Valletta Deo optimo maximo, often abbreviated D.O.M. or Deo Opt. Max., is a Latin phrase which means "to the greatest and best god", or "to God, most good, most great". It was originally used as a pagan formula addressed to Jupiter. D. O. M. abbreviation followed by an inscription, on the Fawwara Gate, Gżira Its usage while the Roman Empire was a polytheistic state referred to Jupiter , the chief god of the Roman pantheon polytheists: Iovi Optimo Maximo (I.O.M.). When the Roman Empire adopted monotheism in the form of Christianity as the state religion, the phrase was used in reference to the Christian God. Its use continued long after the fall of the Roman Empire as Latin remained the ecclesiastical and scholarly language in the West. It is also inscribed on bottles of Bénédictine liqueur .
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It was originally used as a pagan formula addressed to Jupiter.
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Deo optimo maximo is a pagan formula addressed to Jupiter