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Synonyms
or·i·flamme (ôŕə-flăḿ, ŏŕ-)

[Middle English oriflamble, banner of St. Denis, from Old French, variant of oriflambe, possibly from Medieval Latin aurea flamma, auriflamma (Latin aurea feminine of aureus, golden) (from aurum, gold) (Latin flamma, flame; see flame), or alteration of Old French* lorie flambe, from Late Latin laurea flammula, laureled standard (Latin laurea feminine of laureus, of laurel; see laureate) (Latin flammula, banner diminutive of flamma, flame).]

noun 

  1. An inspiring standard or symbol.
  2. The red or orange-red flag of the Abbey of Saint Denis in France, used as a standard by the early kings of France.