| 单词 | the triple tiara |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe triple tiara a. A high ovate-cylindrical or dome-shaped diadem worn by the pope, surmounted by the orb and cross of sovereignty, and encircled with three crowns symbolic of triple dignity, and usually richly wrought with jewels; often called the triple tiara or triple crown. Hence transferred the position or dignity of pope, the papacy. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > vestments > headgear > [noun] > tiara triple crown1555 tiar1616 tiaraa1660 triple hat1841 1616 R. Sheldon Suruey Miracles Church of Rome 165 His triple Tiare and Crowne.] a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 298 We saw divers of the Popes Pantofles..Also his Tyara or Triple Crown. 1700 J. Astry tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Royal Politician II. 316 This Tiara, or Triple-Crown, is the Touch-stone on which other Crowns are tried. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. iii. v. 173 When Pope Clement VII came to the tiara, he revoked all grants of this nature. 1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. ix. 107 The figure of a pope, arrayed in his pontifical robes, and crowned with the tiara. < as lemmas |
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