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Mitre
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: mitra, hood)
A folding cap of linen, silk, or cloth of gold, often ornamented, consisting of two parts, stiffened and peaked, sewed together on the sides and united above by a strip of folding cloth, having two fringed lappets hanging down the back, worn by the pope, bishops, and cardinals at solemn liturgical functions. It was first worn in Rome about the middle of the tenth century and its use became a general custom among bishops, 1100-1150. It is derived from a cone-shaped head-covering distinctive of the pope. It is frequently used in art to indicate that a subject is or was a bishop, or had other connection to the office.
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Entry for 'Mitre'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/mitre.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Mitre'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/mitre.html. 1910.
