Crown worn by popes of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sinônimos
Examples for "papal tiara"
Examples for "papal tiara"
1Arrayed in scarlet robes, crowned with the papal tiara, Gregory VII ascended the chair of St. Peter.
2The corporal himself carried an elaborately wrought lantern of iron and glass, ornamented with the papal tiara and crossed keys.
3Their character and intent were the same whether the head of the church wore the papal tiara or the English crown.
4For pre-teen philatelists of my era the chunky, triangular stamps decorated with gold-tinged depictions of the papal tiara were greatly prized.
5Pope Paul VI even sold off the papal tiara, a three-tiered, egg-shaped adornment that made our imperial state crown look like something from Lidl.
Translations for triregnum