tiara

tiara
—tiaraed, adj. —tiaralike, adj.
/tee ar"euh, -ahr"euh, -air"euh/, n.
1. a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a head-piece consisting of three coronets on top of which is an orb and a cross, worn by the pope, or carried before him during certain nonliturgical functions.
3. the position, authority, and dignity of the pope.
4. a high headdress, or turban, worn by the ancient Persians and others.
[1545-55; < L: headdress < Gk tiára kind of turban]

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▪ papal dress
      in Roman Catholicism, a triple crown worn by the pope or carried in front of him, used at some nonliturgical functions such as processions. Beehive-shaped, it is about 15 inches (38 cm) high and is made of silver cloth and ornamented with three diadems, with two streamers, known as lappets, hanging from the back.

      The tiara probably developed from the Phrygian cap, or frigium, a conical cap worn in the Greco-Roman world. In the 10th century the tiara was pictured on papal coins. By the 14th century it was ornamented with three crowns. The tiaras of Renaissance popes were especially ornate and precious, but those worn by some popes contained no precious stones.

      A tiara is also a semicircular headband of jewels or ornate material worn by women.

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  • tiară — TIÁRĂ, tiare, s.f. 1. Coroană purtată de către regii vechilor perşi şi de către conducătorii altor popoare orientale. 2. Mitră papală formată din trei coroane suprapuse, decorate cu flori de crin stilizate. [pr.: ti a ] – Din fr. tiare, lat.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Tiara — Tiara. Der Name einer Mütze oder Haupthülle der alten Assyrer, Meder, Perser, Armenier und Hebräer, die von Letzeren, bei denen sie nur der Hohepriester als Zeichen seiner Würde trug, auf die christliche Kirche überging, wo sie die dreifache… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Tiara — Sf (Kopfbedeckung von Königen bzw. des Papstes) per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus gr. tiārā, eigentlich Turban, die kegelförmige Kopfbedeckung der Perser , das aus dem Persischen übernommen ist.    Ebenso nndl. tiara, ne.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Tiāra — (griech.), die Kopfbedeckung der persischen Könige, von aufrechtstehender Form mit darum geschlungenem Diadem; dann die hohe päpstliche Krone, anfangs eine helmartige Mütze aus weißem Stoff mit edelsteingeschmücktem Goldreifen am untern Rand, an… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • tiara — s.f. [dal lat. tiara e tiaras, gr. tiára e tiáras ]. 1. (abbigl.) [copricapo a forma di cono, di tessuto o di pelle, indossato da re e sacerdoti orientali] ▶◀ mitra. 2. (eccles.) [copricapo usato un tempo dal papa nelle funzioni solenni]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • tiara — (n.) 1550s, headdress of the Persian kings (also worn by men of rank), from L. tiara, from Gk. tiara, of unknown origin. Earlier in anglicized form tiar (1510s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tiara — Ti*a ra, n. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; of Persian origin.] 1. A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tiara — s. f. 1. Mitra de tríplice coroa que o papa usa em certas cerimônias. 2.  [Figurado] A dignidade papal. 3. Antigo ornamento dos reis e sacerdotes persas e armênios. 4. cingir a tiara: principiar o pontificado …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • tiara'd — meaning ‘wearing a tiara’, is preferable to the alternative form tiaraed …   Modern English usage

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