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labarum

/lab-er-uhm/US // ˈlæb ər əm //UK // (ˈlæbərəm) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lab·a·ra [lab-er-uh]. /ˈlæb ər ə/.

    • : an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
    • : the military standard of Constantine the Great and later Christian emperors of Rome, bearing Christian symbols.

Examples

  • The age that could accept such a prodigy, of course found no difficulty in the vision of Constantine and the story of the Labarum.

  • The safety of the labarum was entrusted to fifty guards of approved valour and fidelity.

  • He received it, notwithstanding the labarum, and received further the title of Pontifex Maximus, which he retained all his life.

  • This standard was known by the name of the Labarum—a word the etymology of which is very uncertain.

  • Labarum, lab′a-rum, n. a Roman military standard adopted as the imperial standard after Constantine's conversion.

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