labarum
Americannoun
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labara
plural
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an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.
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the military standard of Constantine the Great and later Christian emperors of Rome, bearing Christian symbols.
noun
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a standard or banner carried in Christian religious processions
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the military standard bearing a Christian monogram used by Constantine the Great
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Etymology
Origin of labarum
From Late Latin, dating back to 1650–60, of obscure origin
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The labarum of the emperors was similar in form, and frequently bore upon it a representation of the emperor, sometimes by himself and sometimes accompanied by the heads of members of his family.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge
One end has two standing figures with a Latin cross in high relief between them, and a garland with waving ribands surrounding the labarum above; the other an imbrication with the spaces in relief.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
The labarum, which was the imperial standard of later emperors, resembled in shape and fixing the vexillum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
One would imagine from all this that there was only one labarum.
From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by John Denham Parsons
The name of Divus is given to him on several coins; and, what is very odd, this Pagan god is represented on the above-mentioned medals holding in his hand the Christian sign of the labarum.
From A Treatise on Relics by John Calvin
The walls are in many places coated with stucco adorned with frescoes, including palms, doves, labara and other Christian symbols.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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