labarum

American  

[lab-er-uhm] / ˈlæb ər əm /

noun

plural

labara

1. an ecclesiastical standard or banner, as for carrying in procession.

2. the military standard of Constantine the Great and later Christian emperors of Rome, bearing Christian symbols.

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labarum British  

/ ˈlæbərəm /

noun

1. a standard or banner carried in Christian religious processions

2. 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

Example Sentences

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 Parsons, John Denham

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 Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)

The reverse of another coin has the legend Constantinus Aug., and represents Constantine as holding a labarum or military standard terminating in a round object.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham

The labarum, like the vexillum, had sometimes fringes with tassels or ribbons.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew

Now with the laurel bough from Helicon And now with sword barbarian, thou sweepest; And on the fields of thy great labarum, I see a double headed image drawn.

From Life Immovable First Part by Phoutrides, Aristides E. (Aristides Evangelus)