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Definition of Labarum

Labarum
Labarum Lab"a*rum, n.; pl. Labara. [L.] The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR)

Meaning of Labarum from wikipedia

- The labarum (Gr****: λάβαρον or λάβουρον) was a vexillum (military standard) that displa**** the "Chi-Rho" symbol ☧, a christogram formed from the first...
- The Cantabrian labarum (Cantabrian: lábaru cántabru or Spanish: lábaro cántabro) is a modern interpretation of the ancient military standard known by...
- military standard (vexillum). Constantine's standard was known as the Labarum. Early symbols similar to the Chi Rho were the Staurogram () and the IX...
- legion; Draco, a cavalry standard later adopted also by infantry units; Labarum, personal ensign of emperor Constantine I, later adopted as army standard...
- a folk etymology applied to the Latin labarum. However, Father Fidel Fita thought the relation reversed, labarum being adapted from Basque, under Augustus...
- representing "Christ". Chi Rho also may refer to: ☧-bearing military banner labarum of fourth-century and later Roman emperors Chi Rho, chorus at Wake Forest...
- banners or shields displaying various motifs such as the cross or the labarum. Despite the abundance of pre-heraldic symbols in Byzantine society from...
- under his talismanic Christian standard, the labarum. Licinius had developed a superstitious dread of the labarum and forbade his troops from attacking it...
- vexillum on imperial coins from the 4th century was sometimes shown as the Labarum, surmounted by or displaying the Chi-Rho monogram rather than just the...
- Kagome crest Khamsa/Hamesh Hand/Hand of Fatima Khachkar Khanda Labarum Cantabrian labarum Labrys Lauburu Life Lingam Lotus Looped square Maltese Cross Mandala...