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diadem \DY-uh-dem\, n.:
1. A crown.
2. An ornamental headband worn (as by Eastern monarchs) as a badge of royalty.
3. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.

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Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to men.

Cicero (B.C. 106-43) Great Roman Orator, Politician, and Philosopher

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