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Definition of Diadem
1. Noun. An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty.
Specialized synonyms: Coronet
Generic synonyms: Crown Jewels, Jeweled Headdress, Jewelled Headdress
Derivative terms: Coronate, Crown
Definition of Diadem
1. n. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general.
2. v. t. To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Definition of Diadem
1. Noun. An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. ¹
2. Noun. A crown. ¹
3. Noun. Regal power; sovereignty; empire — considered as symbolized by the crown. ¹
4. Verb. To adorn with a diadem; to crown. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diadem
1. to adorn with a crown [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Diadem
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1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem."
2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; considered as symbolized by the crown.
3. An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Diadem
Literary usage of Diadem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"THE RABBI AND THE diadem Great was the alarm in the palace of Rome, which soon
spread ... The Empress had lost her costly diadem, and it could not be found. ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1914)
"... of Diocletian engaged that artful prince to introduce the stately magnificence
of the court of Persia.108 He ventured to assume the diadem, an ornament ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1864)
"The diadem of the Egyptian goddesses and kings bore the symbol of the sacred
serpent. The diadem of Bacchus, as it appears in antique sculptures, ..."
4. The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes by Cornelius Tacitus (1813)
"It was then settled as a preliminary article, that Tiridates should lay down the
regal diadem at the foot of Nero's statue, and never again resume it, ..."
5. The Divine Plan of the Agesby Charles Taze Russell by Charles Taze Russell (2000)
"words, "Thou profane, wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity
shall have an end, Thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, and take off ..."
6. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1903)
"diadem. A diadem was anciently a fillet worn round the head, and tied behind with
a bow ... In Egypt, the diadem bore the symbol of the sacred serpent. ..."
7. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1857)
"... In a double sense “ will be found in the life of one of the most contemptible
of the many worthless being. crowned with the imperial diadem of the East. ..."
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