piscatory ring

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English

Ring of the Fisherman

Noun

piscatory ring (plural piscatory rings)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman.
    Synonyms: pescatorio, ring of the fisherman

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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.