Emblems Synonyms

Emblems Sentence Examples

• The latter is one ofthe Japanese emblems of longevity.

• He was never allowed to appear without these emblems of office, every day being considered a holy day for him.

• To Gregory it was intolerable that a layman, whether emperor, king or baron, should invest a churchman with the emblems of spiritual office; ecclesiastical investiture should come only from ecclesiastics.

• His image and name are often found on "votive hands," a kind of talisman adorned with emblems, the nature of which is obscure.

• A Texet'ij (" initiatory ceremony ") of women by a woman also took place at Eleusis, characterized by obscene jests and the use of phallic emblems. The sacramental meal on this occasion consisted of the produce of land and sea, certain things (pomegranates, honey, eggs) being forbidden for mystical reasons.