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diadem
- /ˈdaɪ.əˌdɛm/
Rhymes with -aɪədɛm
Where it comes from
From Middle English diademe, dyademe, from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma, “band, especially worn around a tiara”), from διαδέω (diadéō, “bind around”).
noun diadems · diademe
- An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. The Apollon wing of the Louvre has a set of historic crowns, diadems and sovereign jewellery.
- A crown. And vvhen the princely Perſean Diadem, / Shall ouervveigh his vvearie vvitleſſe head, / And fall like mellovved fruit, vvith ſhakes of death, / In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain / Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:
- Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
- An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.
verb diadems · diademming · diademing · diademmed · diademed
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To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
The star of her destiny is the morning star of the new-born century. O’er the Golden Gate it glitters, diademming this youthful Queen of the Pacific in her robes of freedom gorgeously inlaid with gold.
Opposite: undiadem
Translations
Talk about this word "diadem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diadem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diadem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diadem "diadem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diadem.Cite this
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title = {diadem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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