banner

Everyday

1. A long piece of cloth or paper with words or pictures on it, carried or hung up. tree →
2. A wide advert or heading across a web page. tree →
3. A flag (old use). tree →
4. (in "under the banner of") Under the name or idea of a group. tree →

In the lessons

School events: a welcome banner, a sports day banner. Protests: people carry banners. Online: banner ads. Phrases: hang a banner, banner headline, under the banner of.

Examples

• We painted a "Welcome Back" banner for the class. tree →
• The protesters carried banners. tree →
• A banner hung over the school gate. tree →
• Ignore the flashing banner ads on websites. tree →
• The newspaper had a huge banner headline. tree →
• They marched under the banner of peace. tree →
• Soldiers like the knave of clubs, and citizens with waving banners. tree →

Note

Countable. Online safety: banner ads can be tricks; don't click them. A "banner year" (US) means a very good year.

In Jewish tradition

A banner is a flag or standard raised to show who a group belongs to, or to rally them. In the Song of Songs it shows that love is the one who claims the lover.

Interpretation. The rabbis read the verse "his banner over me is love" as God's love covering Israel. The banner given to those who fear God is read as a sign that they will be gathered and saved.

Examples

• He hath brought me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me is love. (Writings SNG.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. (Writings SNG.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Writings PSA.60.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Online safety: banner ads can be tricks; don't click them. A "banner year" (US) means a very good year.