Following Constantine's conversion, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos recounts that Christian pacifism and anarchism were submerged for nearly a millennium until the emergence of thinkers such as Francis of Assisi and Petr ChelÄickÃ½.
noun. verb. The definition of a plume is a feather or a group of feathers, or a cloud of material spreading from its source. 1  A large, full feather from an ostrich that you wear in your hat is an example of a plume.
rosÂ·trum (rÅsâ²trÉm, rÃ´â²strÉm) n. pl. rosÂ·trums or rosÂ·tra (rÅsâ²trÉ, rÃ´â²strÉ) 1. A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking. 2. a. The curved, beaklike prow of an ancient Roman ship, especially a war galley. b. The speaker's platform in an ancient Roman forum, which was decorated with the prows of captured enemy ships.