LABARUM


Meaning of LABARUM in English

ˈlabərəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin

1. : an imperial standard of the later Roman emperors resembling the vexillum ; especially : the standard adopted by Constantine after his conversion to Christianity consisting of a purple silk banner hanging from a crosspiece on a pike and surmounted by a golden crown bearing the chi-rho

2. : any symbolical standard or banner

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