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tri·umphal col·umn
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triumphal column
A column erected among the ancients in honor of a hero, and decorated with various kinds of crowns, corresponding to the number of his achievements in battle. Each crown had its particular name, as vallaris, which was filled with spikes, in memory of his having faced a palisade; muralis, adorned with little turrets or battlements, for having mounted an assault; navalis, of prows and beaks of vessels, for having vanquished at sea; obsidionalis, or graminalis, of grass, for having raised a siege; ovans, of myrtle, which expressed an ovation, or minor triumph; and triumphalis, of laurel, for a grand triumph.
triumphal column
See Column, Triumphal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of triumphal column in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of triumphal column in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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