fisherman's ring
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fisherman's ring
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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A fisherman’s ring did not get smashed and the diplomatic corps were not mobilized to send official delegations to Rome.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
While he could still wear the white cassock of the papacy, his fisherman’s ring must be destroyed, as Benedict’s was in 2013, and his insignia must remove “all symbols of his Petrine jurisdiction.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
He would also oversee the destruction of the pope's fisherman's ring, sealing the papal apartments, organising the funeral and preparing a conclave to elect a successor.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2022
Known as the fisherman’s ring from the apostle Peter, who was a fisherman and the first pope, Francis’s version is gold-plated silver and depicts St Peter holding the keys of the Holy See.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2019
The fisherman's ring I was too far off to see.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
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