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diadem 音标拼音: [d'ɑɪəd,ɛm] n. 王冠,带状头饰,王权 王冠,带状头饰,王权 diadem n 1: an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty [synonym: {crown}, {diadem}] 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] 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] 85 Moby Thesaurus words for "diadem": O, 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, 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 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}.)
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