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
Supreme Court justice—donned the ceremonial attire of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George upon being granted a knighthood from the monarchical religious-military order.
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
You know the same thing was done for Saint Stephen of Florence, Saint George, Constantinian of Parma, and even for the Order of Malta.
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
