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camauro

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[kuh-mou-roh] / kəˈmaʊ roʊ /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.
  • camauros
    plural
  1. a crimson velvet cap trimmed with ermine, worn by the pope on nonliturgical occasions.


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Etymology

Origin of camauro

< Italian; compare Medieval Latin camaurum; origin uncertain

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Of the Christmas camauro, Palmo posits that the weather was cold and that the pope simply reached for something that had been stashed away in the archives of the church.

From Washington Post Dec. 31, 2022

He was also seen venturing out in a camauro, which looks almost exactly like a Santa hat.

From Slate Mar. 12, 2013

Of all the rumors floating around about just why Pope Benedict XVI is hanging up his camauro, one has taken on a life of its own. 

From Newsweek Feb. 22, 2013

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