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Definition of Birettas
1. biretta [n] - See also: biretta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Birettas
Literary usage of Birettas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ceremonies of the Mass by William McGarvey, Charles Philip Augustus Burnett (1905)
"Then from the Master of Ceremonies, or acolyte, the sacred ministers, first the
Deacon, then the Sub-Deacon, will receive their birettas. ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Even at the present day birettas vary considerably in shape. Those worn by the
French. German, and Spanish clergy as a rule have four peaks instead of three ..."
3. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"This material must always be woolen in birettas of priests and clerics of lower
rank. Cardinals and Bishops have the use of two ..."
4. New Judea: Jewish Life in Modern Palestine and Egypt by Benjamin Lee Gordon (1919)
"Beneath the "birettas" a white knitted skull cap could be seen, so, in case the
hat is removed, the head shall not remain bare. ..."
5. Manners, Customs, and Observances: Their Origin and Signification by Leopold Wagner (1895)
"It is commonly but erroneously asserted that Cardinals wear Red Hats, birettas,
and habits as a perpetual reminder that they should be prepared to shed ..."
6. South by East: notes of travel in southern Europe by George Farrer Rodwell (1877)
"The choristers on the side of the Archbishop wore long purple cassocks edged with
red, and black birettas ; while those on the other side wore red cassocks ..."
7. The Ceremonies of the Mass by William McGarvey, Charles Philip Augustus Burnett (1905)
"Then from the Master of Ceremonies, or acolyte, the sacred ministers, first the
Deacon, then the Sub-Deacon, will receive their birettas. ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Even at the present day birettas vary considerably in shape. Those worn by the
French. German, and Spanish clergy as a rule have four peaks instead of three ..."
9. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"This material must always be woolen in birettas of priests and clerics of lower
rank. Cardinals and Bishops have the use of two ..."
10. New Judea: Jewish Life in Modern Palestine and Egypt by Benjamin Lee Gordon (1919)
"Beneath the "birettas" a white knitted skull cap could be seen, so, in case the
hat is removed, the head shall not remain bare. ..."
11. Manners, Customs, and Observances: Their Origin and Signification by Leopold Wagner (1895)
"It is commonly but erroneously asserted that Cardinals wear Red Hats, birettas,
and habits as a perpetual reminder that they should be prepared to shed ..."
12. South by East: notes of travel in southern Europe by George Farrer Rodwell (1877)
"The choristers on the side of the Archbishop wore long purple cassocks edged with
red, and black birettas ; while those on the other side wore red cassocks ..."
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