'Diadem' definitions:
Definition of 'diadem'
(from WordNet)
noun
An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty [syn: crown, diadem]
Definition of 'Diadem'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. [1913 Webster]
- Diadem lemur. (Zool.) See Indri.
- Diadem spider (Zool.), the garden spider. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diadem'
From: GCIDE
- Diadem \Di"a*dem\, v. t. To adorn with a diadem; to crown. [1913 Webster]
- Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- To terminate the evil, To diadem the right. --R. H. Neale. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'diadem'
From: 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.)
Synonyms of 'diadem'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- O,
- 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