Constantine I
noun
Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinusthe Great, a.d. 288?–337, Roman emperor 324–337: named Constantinople as the new capital; legally sanctioned Christian worship.
Constantinian
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a word derived from
Constantine I.
Example Sentences
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Among other key distinctions, the Constantinian Order is attached to a crown, and its Grand Master is a would-be king.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
After all, the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George is not comparable to more familiar fraternal societies like the Knights of Columbus, or Catholic lay orders like the Knights of Malta.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2024
“The Constantinian era, the European era of the church, ends with him.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
The history of Catholicism has been one of continuing interpretation and evolution-- starting with the New Testament, Christianity's progression through Rome, Constantinian statements on doctrine and later responses to Protestantism.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
Beneath the presbytery is a choir and presbytery of the form used in the most ancient Constantinian basilicas.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
