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  Crown - LoveToKnow 1911
That emblem was the diadem, and al though the diadem and crown are frequently confused with each other they were quite distinct, and it is well to bear this in mind.
The diadem, which was of eastern origin, was a fillet or band of linen or silk, richly embroidered, and was worn tied round the forehead.
The kings of arms in England, Scotland and Ireland wear crowns, the ornamentation of which round the upper rim of the circlet is composed of a row of acanthus or oak leaves.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Crown   (3156 words)

  
 A (much) smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland - Chapter XVIII - Dress and Personal Adornment - Personal Ornaments
Of the various ornaments worn on the person, the common necklace was perhaps the easiest in use.
The Bunne-do-at was used as a personal ornament, and also as a mark of affluence - like many valuable articles of the present day - the size and value of course depending on the rank and means of the wearer.
It was customary to wear a band or ribbon of some kind round the forehead to confine the hair.
www.alia.ie /tirnanog/sochis/xviiic.html   (2922 words)

  
 La Quinceaera: Towards an Ethnographic Analysis of a Life
Klariza Ruiz's diadem was shaped with wire into a crown covered with silk and adorned with silk flowers and ribbons to match the hand-held bouquet and tiny embroidery of her dress.
I submit that the wearing of high heels can be seen as a hardship as well as a sign of the suffering to come for the young women as they enter the world of adults where women must self torture to fit society's idea of what is beautiful and feminine.
The interaction usually occurs in person, as the girl and her parents, or at least she and her mother, visit the potential sponsor and discuss the upcoming eventsometimes a year in advanceand negotiate what the person being asked to participate as a sponsor is willing to sponsor.
colfa.utsa.edu /cantu/quinceaera.html   (12396 words)

  
 Diadem (personal wear) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diadem from one of the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina, 4th century BC
A diadem (from the Greek 'diadema' from 'diadeo' to bind round, or fasten) was originally a white ribbon, ending in a knot and two stripes that were placed often on the shoulders, that surrounded the head of the king to denote his authority.
For example, the crown worn by a Pagan drihten (Anglo-Saxon king) was a diadem, as was the crown of a baron later (in some countries surmounted by three globes).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diadem_(personal_wear)   (195 words)

  
 Qwika - similar:Crown_jewels
Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Imperial State Crown This article is part of theHeadgear series: Overview of headgear Hats; Bonnets; Caps Hoods; Helmets; Wigs Masks; Veils; Scarves Tiaras; Papal tiaras Turbans Crowns List of hats and headgear The Crown is of a design similar to St Edward's Crown: it include...
The symbols of the monarchy, consist of the crown, the sceptre (symbolising supreme authority), the orb (a globus cruciger, symbolising the earthly realm surmounted by a cross), the sword of state and the ampulla.
Diadem from one of the Macedonian royal tombs at Vergina, 4th century BC A diadem (from Greek 'diadema, diadeo', to surround) was originally a white ribbon, ending in a knot and two stripes that were placed often on the shoulders, that surrounded the head of the king to denote his authority.
www.qwika.com /rels/Crown_jewels   (1597 words)

  
 HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH*
With his every victory, over his pagan rivals, Galerius, Maxentius, and Licinius, his personal leaning to Christianity and his confidence in the magic power of the sign of the cross increased; yet he did not formally renounce heathenism, and did not receive baptism until, in 337, he was laid upon the bed of death.
This famous tradition may be explained either as a real miracle implying a personal appearance of Christ,24 or as a pious fraud,25 or as a natural phenomenon in the clouds and an optical illusion,26 or finally as a prophetic dream.
He acknowledged personal friendship toward Libanius, who addressed to him his celebrated plea for the temples in 384 or 390; though it is doubtful whether he actually delivered it in the imperial presence.
ccel.org /s/schaff/history/3_ch01.htm   (13928 words)

  
 roman clothing
Persons who had important positions of state or religion would be allowed variations in order to signify their standing.
Children and adults would wear different types of toga: boys under the age of fourteen or fifteen were still regarded as under age and as such wore togas with a purple stripe round the edge called a Toga Praetexta.
The Romans didn't tend to wear any form of hat except in particular circumstances such as traveling, fighting at war or on religious feasts and processions or indeed at the public games at the Circus Maximus or Colosseum (which were in many ways religious feasts).
www.mariamilani.com /ancient_rome/roman_clothing.htm   (2514 words)

  
 La Quinceañara
Klariza Ruiz' diadem was shaped with wire into a crown covered with silk and adorned with silk flowers and ribbons to match the bouquet and tiny embroidery of her dress.
It is presented before the mass so that she is wearing it, during the ceremony; the priest blesses it along with her libro y rosario during the mass.
Well, tongue in cheek, I submit that the wearing of high heels can be seen as a hardship as well as a sign of the suffering to come for the young women as they enter the world of adults where women must self-torture to fit society's idea of what is beautiful and feminine.
www.louisianafolklife.org /LT/Articles_Essays/la_quinceanara.html   (10358 words)

  
 Scripture Catholic - The Three Degrees of Freemasonry
Its spotless white is emblematical of that purity of life and uprightness of personal manhood, which we hope and expect, will hereafter distinguish you in all your social and personal affairs.
And when at last your weary feet have come to the end of their toilsome journey, and from your nerveless grasp shall drop forever the working tools of life, may the record of your life and conduct be as pure and spotless as this fair emblem which I now place in your hands.
It is yours - yours to wear throughout an honorable life, and at your death to be placed upon the casket which shall enclose you lifeless remains, and with them deposited in the silent tomb.
www.scripturecatholic.com /master_mason_apron_presentation.html   (582 words)

  
 worlorn 990419
Larethian clan leaders each inherit one diadem with which they consolidate the wisdom of their clan, and, rumor has it, even the wisdom of Larethian mark elves of other clans.
diadems are circlets, or nearly complete circlets, perhaps eight inches across, no more than an inch high, with a narrow band on top and bottom separated by metalwork designs and settings for stones.
diadem wielders of sufficient priestly level may cast gold rank miracles to copy or transfer wisdom from marks of their clan; non-priest(ess) clan leaders usually solicit the cooperation of priest(ess) to cast the widely known gold rank Larethian miracles, but this is not absolutely required, as explained below.
www.gadzikowski.com /worlorn/diadem.html   (844 words)

  
 Medieval Jewelry
Besides such decorative items as necklaces, bracelets, ear-rings, or brooches, here belong also such articles that are functional as well as decorative (for example, cuff links, buckles) and, by extension, also movable jewelry and articles that are sewn on a garment, for example, a hat ornament (enseigne), decorative buttons, and jewelled dress ornaments.
Diadems, often richly decorated with precious stones, had been worn by men and women since Antiquity.
("A personal seal of King Richard") or a heraldic figure, as is the case with a late fourteenth-century signet ring engraved with the coats of arms of the Grailly family.
www.ceu.hu /medstud/manual/SRM/types.htm   (4036 words)

  
 Diadem - MarkovPedia, the future encyclopedia
HMS Diadem is not to point directly to the brightest star in the constellation Coma Berenices.
HMS Diadem was a type of the brightest star in World War II.
DIAdem is not to point directly to be one of books by John Peel
www.markovpedia.com /Diadem   (170 words)

  
 Crown (headgear) Summary
During a Tibetan ceremony that seeks to eliminate the spirits of the dead, the priest wears a crown that guarantees the cosmic worth of the sacrifice by bringing together symbolically the five Buddhas and the material universe, as well as the four cardinal points with their center.
The precursor to the crown was the browband called the diadem (see Diadem), which had been worn by the Achaemenid Persian emperors, was adopted by Constantine the Great, and was worn by all subsequent rulers of the later Roman Empire.
Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a Carnival krewe, or the person who found the trinket in a king cake.
www.bookrags.com /Crown_(headgear)   (1733 words)

  
 Eureka -- Vol 2 -- Chap 6 -- Sec 1: 3. The Coronal Wreath
The diademed tiara was the badge of sovereignty among the Asiatics; hence it signifies in the symbolization of the apocalypse the royal dignity of the wearer.
The destiny of the rider of the white horse was not to wear the diadem, but to win the stephanos when the limit of his conquering should be reached.
The populace, set in motion by their priests, demanded from the magistrates, with one voice, during the public games, the destruction of the christians; and the magistrates, fearing that a sedition might be the consequence of despising or opposing these popular clamors, were too much disposed to indulge them in their request.
www.west.net /~antipas/eureka/eureka_2/eu_chapter06/c6_s1_2_3.html   (3220 words)

  
 SASANIAN ROCK RELIEFS - (The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - CAIS)©
The left hand figure is wearing the skull-cap surmounted by korymbos, the final version of his personal crown developed by Ardashir (224-241), seen on both his gold and silver coins (Pl. 4c; Lukonin 1970: fig.1, Va-b; Göbl 1971: pl.1, 9-10).
The king, wearing the crown of Ardashir II (379-383), occupies the center and stands on a defeated enemy (Fukai and Horiuchi 1972: pl. LXXIV).
The horses on Shapur's other reliefs all wear a simple 'snaffle' bit, the reins are held tighter, and the surface of both the sculpted figures and the background are left deliberately rough.
www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Art/sasanian_rock_relief.htm   (5068 words)

  
 They Shall Make for Themselves Sisith [Fringe/Tassel] By Hakham Meir Yosef Rekhavi
Wearing sisith is no more of a fixed time than observing kashruth is, are they then exempt from the laws of kashruth!
Another Rabbanite argument for women not wearing sisith is the fact that the section on sisith in Numbers commences with "Speak to the Children of Yisrael" (Num.
So by wearing sisith Yisrael would be prevented from "scouting/seeking" and "whoring" "after their heart and eyes" they therefore act as reminders to be totally loyal to YHWH.
www.karaites.org.uk /sisit.shtml   (4962 words)

  
 Visual Arts: The Art of Sassanians
The striking difference between the yellowish colour of the helmet and the bluish-grey eye of the night may have to be explained by the effect of lichen, mineral deposits and water upon the surface of the rock.
The bristles which stand up on the forehead like a diadem, the powerful tusks, the eye in which a piercing glance is produced by a small cavity in the eyeball, are the simple means by which was created a convincing impression of an animal possessed of supernatural power.
The ruler's bow, his crown, the fluttering ribbons of the diadem, the acorn-shaped tassels of the harness, the hind legs of the horse and the four moufflons fill the outer rim of the bowl in almost regular intervals.
www.iranchamber.com /art/articles/art_of_sassanians.php   (10517 words)

  
 Religious Rights - The Gathering Place   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Again, I will say that it is not for the courts to decide...the only way it would be a court matter is if she had some communicable disease that would put the lives of others at risk.
Our official RCMP uniform was disregarded in the right of an RCMP officer to where his turbon and we had another case where a minor was allowed to carry a cerimonial dagger in his turbon because it was part of his religion.
So what age does a person have to be able to make choices for themselves based on their own beliefs regardless of what we judge them to be.
www.diadempromotions.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=886   (3007 words)

  
 Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia
There is a wonderful feeling of brightness, light, and activity in the scene: in such a matter only the personal experience can be stated, but such is the impression that the view has always made on the present writer.
The approach to Constantinople from the east gives a similar impression; and part of the reason lies in the long land-locked sea-way which leads to the harbour, giving in both cases the appearance of inland cities with all the advantage of a situation on the sea.
As to the modern appearance only a personal impression can be stated: “with Mount Pagos and its ruined castle rising out of the clustering houses, it looks a queenly city ‘crowned with her diadem of towers’": so Mrs.
www.ccel.org /ccel/ramsay/letters.xxi.html?bcb=0   (3822 words)

  
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Wearing the disguise she had hastily improvised from her Wednesday afternoon purchases and carrying a large Eaton Centre shopping bag, she slipped out the back door of the house before anyone else was up.
Christine was still glued to the office computer, where for the past seventeen hours straight she had been hacking her way through the credit records of the Star Trek caterers and their thousands of customers, bouyed up only by the merest bits and pieces of pastry snacks and the occasional falafel.
Power tools in hands, and wearing clothes as casual as Ravens are capable of wearing, they endeavoured to once more *make* it their club.
www-personal.umich.edu /~weyrbrat/war5/part4.txt   (21916 words)

  
 GLS-Master Mason's Apron
The Square: God not only makes a personal revelation of Himself, but also reveals Himself as the creator of the material world which is taught by the Square.
Thus four (4) becomes the number of matter: Three(3) the Personal revelation of the Spirit and One(1) the symbol of the Spirit.
My Brethren, may you so wear this Masonic Emblem that no act of yours will ever stain its spotless purity or bring reproach upon this ancient and honourable institution, which has survived the birth and death of kings, the rise and fall of nations, and the mutations of empires.
www.masons.sk.ca /papers/mmapron.html   (1351 words)

  
 Rome Roman
Romans believed that the most important criteria to ensure that their prayers were answered and their requests granted was securing the favor of a particular goddess or god by the strict observance of religious rites.
They thought that their personal behavior and morals were of little consequence as far as the outcome was concerned.
Juno, the protectress of females and state finances, was portrayed as a vainglorious woman with a diadem on her head.
www.spiritsongs.org /Rome_Roma_Roman_Ancient_Civilization.htm   (4696 words)

  
 TanZyr : Jewelry
Wear Amethyst to dispel fear and heighten intuitive powers.
Ruby brings courage, strength, and personal power, and shields and protects the wearer.
Tanzanite is a stone of high magic, bringing personal power and the Will into balance in the act of manifestation of desires.
www.tanzyr.bizland.com /gemstonelore.html   (1904 words)

  
 Charlemagne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He enjoyed the exhalations from natural warm springs, and often practiced swimming, in which he was such an adept that none could surpass him; and hence it was that he built his palace at Aixla-Chapelle, and lived there constantly during his latter years until his death.
He was not a great general, but he was a dogged campaigner and was often able to wear the enemy down through sheer force.
On great feast-days he would wear more elaborate embroidered clothes, and shoes bedecked with precious stones; his cloak was fastened by a golden buckle, and he appeared crowned with a diadem of gold and gems: but on other days his dress varied little from the common dress of the people.
www.familyhistory1.homestead.com /Charlemagne.html   (1010 words)

  
 Old Coins: CHRISTIAN  COINAGE UNDER CONSTANTINE - NEW BYZANTIUM
Likewise, the laurel wreath or solar crown which had dominated the coinages of the second and third centuries were dropped in favour of an eastern diadem, or, less frequently, a military helmet.
Indeed, the clean shaven portrait came so closely to be associated with the new faith that when the pagan emperor Julian the Apostate (AD 360-63) briefly gained the throne, he swiftly adopted a bearded portrait in order to disassociate himself from his Christian predecessors.
When … the representation of this helmet, that was new in its pattern, soon appears on the coins, we cannot possibly regard it as a mere sign of zeal on the part of Christian subordinates.
www.new-byzantium.org /HocSigno.html   (3820 words)

  
 Kerux...The Online Journal of Biblical Theology
In fact, in the symbolism of Joshua's crowning in vision four, the setting of the royal diadem on his head is integral to his being clothed in the priestly glory garments (Zech.
Though the covenants made between God and man in the course of human history were determined upon in eternity in the all-embracive divine decrees, the actual covenanting between the parties does not occur until the creature party is on the scene.
However, since all parties of the intratrinitarian covenant are present at the determination of the eternal decrees, that decretive predestinating is at the same time an actual eternal covenanting of the persons of the Godhead with each other with respect to their relationships in all that they decree concerning creation and redemption.
www.kerux.com /documents/keruxv12n3a1.asp   (9263 words)

  
 Best Paintball :: View topic - Diadem Review (Part 1 of X?)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The field owner and an employee were amazed by the light weight of the Diadem, and the 45/4500 helped make this one of the lightest set-ups they had held.
However I can’t really blame the eyes or the Diadem on this as I had drained the tank dry (only got a 2500 psi fill), so I was down to near 0 pressure when the chop occurred.
This wear pattern can only lead to bad things and I wondered if the eye sockets had been cleaned up well enough after machining to avoid this.
www.bestpaintball.net /t775141p1-diadem-review-part-1-of-x.htm   (837 words)

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