单词 | piscatory ring |
释义 | > as lemmaspiscatory ring piscatory ring n. the signet ring worn by the Pope in his role as the successor of St Peter. rare.With reference to Matthew 4:19, in which Jesus invites the fishermen Peter and James to become fishers of men. ΚΠ 1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa iii. iii. 296 The Pope dy'd.., and immediately the Piscatory Ring was broken by Cardinal Barbarino. 2000 A. Roberts in Ld. Tennyson Major Wks. 616 (note) Fishy (with a play on the fact that the Pope wears a signet ring called the ‘piscatory ring’. < as lemmas |
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