diadem

[ dahy-uh-dem ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌdɛm /

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noun

a crown.

a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East.

royal dignity or authority.

verb (used with object)

to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown.

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Origin of diadem

1250–1300; Middle English diademe (<Anglo-French ) <Latin diadēma<Greek diádēma fillet, band, equivalent to diadē- (verbid stem of diadeîn to bind round + -ma noun suffix

Words nearby diadem

diacritic, diacritical, diactinic, Día de los Muertos, diadelphous, diadem, diadem spider, Diadochi, diadochokinesia, diadochy, diadromous

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How to use diadem in a sentence

In an infrared image released September 21, Neptune and its gossamer diadems of dust take on an ethereal glow against the inky backdrop of space.
Here is the first direct look at Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years|Christopher Crockett|September 23, 2022|Science News
Diving through the water, each is crowned in a diadem of bubbles.
The Whale Who Will Come Soon - Issue 105: Whale Songs|Rebecca Giggs|September 8, 2021|Nautilus
Excavations at other El Argar sites in the 19th and 20th centuries yielded several females buried with diadems.
Riches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen|Bruce Bower|March 11, 2021|Science News
A semicircular silver headband, or diadem, with a disk that would have rested on the forehead or the bridge of the nose, was found on the woman’s skull.
Riches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen|Bruce Bower|March 11, 2021|Science News

He tossed the splendid diadem in the air, and catching it, turned to me smiling.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is a diadem fit for a King among kings, an Emperor among emperors.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do this every day, and yet the joy of waiting and at last touching again the diadem, only seems to increase as the days pass.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The road from the fort to the Diadem is extremely fatiguing, and fully three hours are required to accomplish the journey.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
He wore a cock feather over his ear, and on his head a diadem set with enormous gems.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
I dreamed that a nobleman came here for me in a silver coach, and that he offered me a golden diadem.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
A diadem encircles her hair, she sits upon a throne, the throne rests upon clouds.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Americans are all equal—this is one of the gems in our diadem.
As A Chinaman Saw Us|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for diadem

diadem

/ (ˈdaɪəˌdɛm) /

noun

a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet

royal dignity or power

verb

(tr) to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem

Word Origin for diadem

C13: from Latin diadēma, from Greek: fillet, royal headdress, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind

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