3 definitions found for lab`arum

labarum
n.
1 a symbolic banner.
2 Constantine the Great's imperial standard, with Christian symbols added to Roman military symbols.
Etymology: LL: orig. unkn.

Lab`arum the standard, surmounted by the monogram of Christ, which was borne before the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity, and in symbol of the vision of the cross in the sky which led to it. It was a lance with a cross-bar at its extremity and a crown on top, and the monogram consisted of the Greek letter for Ch and R.

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)