sword-bearing
Wielding a blade
Sword-bearing describes someone or something that carries a sword.
The term appears in ceremonial contexts—a sword-bearing officer in a procession—and in descriptions of warriors or statues: The sword-bearing angel guarded the gate.
It can also modify abstract nouns: a sword-bearing tradition.
One skilled in combat
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- soldierArmed forces member
- armedCarrying weapons
combat · sheathed · scabbard · baldric · girded · battle-ready · equipped · militant
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- mace-bearerCeremonial staff carrier
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
investiture · pageantry · livery · court · chamberlain · usher · standard-bearer · marshal
warrior
One skilled in combat
armed · combat · sheathed · scabbard · baldric · girded · battle-ready · equipped · militant · fighter
regalia
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- processionFormal moving line
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- mace-bearerCeremonial staff carrier
coronation · investiture · pageantry · livery · court · chamberlain · usher · standard-bearer · marshal · dignity
archangel
High-ranking celestial being
- MichaelHebrew name, divine comparison
- cherubimHebrew plural for certain angels
- seraphimSupreme angelic order
guardian · divine · justice · righteous · smiting · biblical · iconography · sacred · vengeance · judgment
crest
Highest point or tuft
dexter · sinister · escutcheon · charge · device · shield · emblem · achievement · mantling · motto
sword-bearingunarmed
Having no weapons
weaponless · defenseless · disarmed · unequipped · barehanded
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