Constantine I

[ kon-stuhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

1. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinusthe Great, a.d. 288?–337, Roman emperor 324–337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship.
2. 1868–1923, king of Greece 1913–17, 1920–22.

Constantine I

/ ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn; -ˌtiːn /

noun

1. Constantine I?280337MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler known as Constantine the Great. Latin name Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus. ?280–337 ad , first Christian Roman emperor (306–337): moved his capital to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (330)
2. Constantine I18681923MGreekPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1868–1923, king of Greece (1913–17; 1920–22): deposed (1917), recalled by a plebiscite (1920), but forced to abdicate again (1922) after defeat by the Turks

Other Words From

• Con·stan·tin·i·an [kon-st, uh, n-, tin, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
• post-Con·stan·tin·i·an adjective

Example Sentences

The real turning-point had been reached earlier, when Christianity became the state religion under Constantine I. in 312.

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Under Constantine I. it was included in the “prefecture” of Illyricum.

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