diadem

[ dahy-uh-dem ]

/ ˈdaɪ əˌdɛm /

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noun

a crown.

a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East.

royal dignity or authority.

verb (used with object)

to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown.

Origin of diadem

1250–1300; Middle English diademe (<Anglo-French ) <Latin diadēma<Greek diádēma fillet, band, equivalent to diadē- (verbid stem of diadeîn to bind round + -ma noun suffix

Words nearby diadem

diacritic, diacritical, diactinic, Día de los Muertos, diadelphous, diadem, diadem spider, Diadochi, diadochokinesia, diadochy, diadromous

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Example sentences from the Web for diadem

It is a diadem fit for a King among kings, an Emperor among emperors.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do this every day, and yet the joy of waiting and at last touching again the diadem, only seems to increase as the days pass.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such was the wretched Ahab—wretched though favored with a diadem and a sceptre.
Elijah the Tishbite|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
Leo determined to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals, and solemnly invested Anthemius with the diadem and purple of the West .
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI.|Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

Proclus calls her "the unsullied shell which contains the pearl of price," "the church's diadem," "the expression of orthodoxy."
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
He has many jewels in his crown of glory, but she is his gem-jewel, his diadem.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
It was then seen that an inscription was engraved upon the diadem, but in such strange characters that no one could read it.
Legends & Romances of Brittany|Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for diadem

diadem

/ (ˈdaɪəˌdɛm) /

noun

a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet

royal dignity or power

verb

(tr) to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem

Word Origin for diadem

C13: from Latin diadēma, from Greek: fillet, royal headdress, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	diadem
释义	diadem [ dahy-uh-dem ] / ˈdaɪ əˌdɛm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diadem ON THESAURUS.COM noun a crown. a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East. royal dignity or authority. verb (used with object) to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown. Origin of diadem 1250–1300; Middle English diademe (<Anglo-French ) <Latin diadēma<Greek diádēma fillet, band, equivalent to diadē- (verbid stem of diadeîn to bind round + -ma noun suffix Words nearby diadem diacritic, diacritical, diactinic, Día de los Muertos, diadelphous, diadem, diadem spider, Diadochi, diadochokinesia, diadochy, diadromous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diadem It is a diadem fit for a King among kings, an Emperor among emperors. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I do this every day, and yet the joy of waiting and at last touching again the diadem, only seems to increase as the days pass. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Such was the wretched Ahab—wretched though favored with a diadem and a sceptre. Elijah the Tishbite\|C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh Leo determined to extirpate the tyranny of the Vandals, and solemnly invested Anthemius with the diadem and purple of the West . The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI.\|Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton Proclus calls her "the unsullied shell which contains the pearl of price," "the church's diadem," "the expression of orthodoxy." The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.\|E. Rameur He has many jewels in his crown of glory, but she is his gem-jewel, his diadem. Social Life\|Maud C. Cooke It was then seen that an inscription was engraved upon the diadem, but in such strange characters that no one could read it. Legends & Romances of Brittany\|Lewis Spence British Dictionary definitions for diadem diadem / (ˈdaɪəˌdɛm) / noun a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet royal dignity or power verb (tr) to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem Word Origin for diadem C13: from Latin diadēma, from Greek: fillet, royal headdress, from diadein to bind around, from dia- + dein to bind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to diadem dignity, fillet, coronet, tiara, halo, headband, anadem
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diadem

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of diadem

Words nearby diadem

Example sentences from the Web for diadem

British Dictionary definitions for diadem

noun

verb

Word Origin for diadem

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