Diadem

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diadem \Di"a*dem\, v. t.
     To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
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           Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine.  --Pope.
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           To terminate the evil,
           To diadem the right.                     --R. H. Neale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diadem \Di"a*dem\, n. [F. diad[`e]me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
     ? to bind round; dia` through, across + ? to bind; cf. Skr.
     d[=a] to bind.]
     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." --Milton.
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     2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as
        symbolized by the crown.
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     3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also
        of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center.
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     {Diadem lemur}. (Zool.) See {Indri}.
  
     {Diadem spider} (Zool.), the garden spider.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diadem
       n : an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
           [syn: {crown}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "diadem":
     O, anklet, annular muscle, annulus, areola, armlet, aureole,
     bangle, beads, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, cap of dignity,
     cap of maintenance, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle,
     circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, corona, coronet,
     crown, cycle, discus, disk, earring, ermine, eternal return,
     fairy ring, fob, garland, gem, glory, great seal, halo, jewel,
     lasso, locket, logical circle, loop, looplet, magic circle,
     necklace, noose, nose ring, orb, orbit, pin, precious stone,
     privy seal, purple, purple pall, radius, regalia, rhinestone, ring,
     robe of state, rod, rod of empire, rondelle, round, roundel,
     royal crown, saucer, scepter, seal, signet, sphincter, stickpin,
     stone, tiara, torque, triple plume, uraeus, vicious circle, wampum,
     wheel, wreath, wristband, wristlet
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Diadem
     the tiara of a king (Ezek. 21:26; Isa. 28:5; 62:3); the turban
     (Job 29:14). In the New Testament a careful distinction is drawn
     between the diadem as a badge of royalty (Rev. 12:3; 13:1;
     19:12) and the crown as a mark of distinction in private life.
     It is not known what the ancient Jewish "diadem" was. It was the
     mark of Oriental sovereigns. (See {CROWN}.)