Constantine-i definition

kŏnstən-tēn, -tīn
Emperor of Rome (306–337) who adopted the Christian faith and suspended the persecution of Christians. He rebuilt Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the new Rome (330).
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King of Greece (1913–1917) who opposed the Allies in World War I and was forced to abdicate. He returned to the throne in 1920 but abdicated again (1922) after a military rebellion.
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(person) (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) A.d. 280?-337; emperor of Rome (306-337): converted to Christianity.
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Constantine-i Sentence Examples

  • On the revival of the Western Empire, however, Charlemagne, in the beginning of the 9th century, under the mistaken belief that he was following the authority of Constantine I.

  • The real turning-point had been reached earlier, when Christianity became the state religion under Constantine I.

  • Subsequently it was used as a personal title of honour for distinguished servants of Constantine I.

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