piscatory ring
English
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Ring of the Fisherman
Noun
piscatory ring (plural piscatory rings)
- (Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman. Also known as the Pescatorio or Ring of the Fisherman.
Translations
ring worn by popes
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- "Ring of the Fisherman" in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1912.