noun
- a crown or jeweled headband worn as a symbol of sovereignty
- something that resembles or suggests a crown
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The queen wore a diamond diadem for the coronation ceremony.
- Ancient Roman emperors were often depicted wearing a golden diadem.
- The princess’s diadem sparkled under the ballroom lights.
- A diadem of stars seemed to crown the mountain peak.
- The museum displayed several ornate diadems from different historical periods.
- She felt like royalty wearing her grandmother’s antique diadem.