Interestingly, the mitre is made from the same material as the rest of the set. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Bamberg: The Vestments of Pope Clement II and Other Treasures from the Diocesan Museum] Reference
Kentigern, resplendent in mitre and staff, is emblazoned on the coat of arms of the city of Glasgow. From Wordnik.com. [Well, it's been a quiet week here at The Inn. . . .] Reference
It had an ecclesiastical sign -- the 'mitre' -- and a bar that seemed to be the next best thing to a bishopric, it was so snug. From Wordnik.com. [Dickens-Land] Reference
Greek bishop's mitre, which is called the Saghavard or helmet. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
The giving of the mitre is a ceremony in the consecration of a bishop. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
In his mitre was a thin plate of gold on which was written, 'Holiness to the Lord.'. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture] Reference
A mitre is the pointy hat that bishops wear as a symbol of their office and authority. From Wordnik.com. [Diana Butler Bass: Mitregate: Anglicans in Crisis Over a Woman's Hat!] Reference
They carried on their heads an elaborate crown or mitre, which is assigned also to many of the gods. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
'All bishops are mitred,' said Dr Alder, testily; 'a crozier and a mitre are the symbols of their high office. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop's Secret] Reference
He wore a red coat and his cap, higher than a turban and called a mitre, was split along two sides and pointed at the top. From Wordnik.com. [Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks] Reference
The mitre is the heaven, because above all. From Wordnik.com. [Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker] Reference
Richard Angraville received the mitre in his stead. From Wordnik.com. [Bibliomania in the Middle Ages] Reference
And a crown of gold upon his mitre wherein was engraved. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete] Reference
"But about his ring and his mitre, sir?" said my curate. From Wordnik.com. [My New Curate] Reference
And they fastened it to the mitre with a violet fillet, as the. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
The brass represented an ecclesiastic with mitre and pastoral staff. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference
In the treasury are the chasuble and mitre of St. François de Sales. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Ely should wear the mitre and carry the crozier, it is possible that the. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference
I tell you that the mitre and the ring have been offered to the Abby Gelon. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
In 1894 he received the mitre of Santa Fé, and in 1897 that of New Orleans. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
The figure of the bishop is vested in cope and mitre, and has a pastoral staff. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See] Reference
He sat slumped, his white mitre tilted forward, his eyes half shut as if in thought. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
= -- The window in the western wall contains a figure of St. Swithun, in cope and mitre. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See] Reference
A sign of benevolence, authority, and progress; in cope and mitre, preferment and honour. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
He was, according to Gunton the first abbot of this monastery who was dignified with a mitre. From Wordnik.com. [The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral] Reference
He had formerly been an Augustine friar, and was promoted to the mitre on account of his merit. From Wordnik.com. [Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs] Reference
The mitre is almost lost, the face has suffered greatly, and the hands, feet and parts of the crosier are quite gone. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See] Reference
And thou shalt gird the tunic with fine linen, and thou shalt make a fine linen mitre, and a girdle of embroidered work. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
It had two remarkable promontories on it, one resembling a mitre, and the other a steeple; from whence we called it mitre Island. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791] Reference
And these shall be the vestments that they shall make: A rational and an ephod, a tunic and a strait linen garment, a mitre and a girdle. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
And he said: Put a clean mitre upon his head: and they put a clean mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments, and the angel of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 43: Zacharias The Challoner Revision] Reference
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