Definitions for labarum

labarum lab·a·rum

Spelling: [lab-er-uh m]
IPA: /ˈlæb ər əm/

Labarum is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in labarum (aablmru).

Definitions for labarum

noun

  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.

Origin of labarum

From Late Latin, dating back to 1650-60, of obscure origin

Examples for labarum

The safety of the labarum was entrusted to fifty guards of approved valour and fidelity.

The fetichism connected with the cross probably took its rise from the labarum.

The cross of the early Christian emperors was a labarum or token of victory in war, a standard for use in battle.

One would imagine from all this that there was only one labarum.

The labarum was the official standard of the Emperor of Rome, and upon it were displayed the "insignia" of the emperor of the day.

The labarum, which was the imperial standard of later emperors, resembled in shape and fixing the vexillum.

labarum, lab′a-rum, n. a Roman military standard adopted as the imperial standard after Constantine's conversion.

The age that could accept such a prodigy, of course found no difficulty in the vision of Constantine and the story of the labarum.

He received it, notwithstanding the labarum, and received further the title of Pontifex Maximus, which he retained all his life.

This standard was known by the name of the labarum—a word the etymology of which is very uncertain.

Word Value for labarum
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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