noun
- plural of labarum; military standards or banners bearing Christian symbols, especially those used by Roman emperors
Usage: historical
Examples
- The emperor’s labarums displayed the chi-rho symbol prominently.
- Constantine’s army carried labarums into battle as symbols of divine protection.
- The museum displayed several ancient labarums from the Byzantine period.
- Roman labarums often featured religious inscriptions alongside imperial imagery.
- The procession included ornate labarums representing different military units.