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词汇 pectoral cross
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Definition of pectoral cross in English:

pectoral cross

noun
Christian Church
  • A cross or crucifix worn on a long chain around the neck so that it rests on the chest, worn especially by bishops, abbots, and priests.

    〔基督教〕(主教、修道士以及牧师用长链挂在胸前的)十字架

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the same occasion, the pope gave Archbishop Carey a gold episcopal pectoral cross.
    • The marvelous shine of the costly fabric competed with the shimmer of the gold and the jewels of the pectoral crosses, the shoe buckles and the numerous rings.
    • But the stadium floodlights suddenly hit his pectoral cross, also made of large emeralds set in a frame of diamonds as it rested on his mantle of white ermine.
    • Younan was positioned toward the center of the group, and the pontiff must have been puzzled when he came upon this oddity, wearing a black frock and pectoral cross.
    • His 698 decorated coffin survives, in fragments, now displayed with his pectoral cross and some Anglo-Saxon gifts to his shrine in the cathedral.

Definition of pectoral cross in US English:

pectoral cross

noun
Christian Church
  • A cross or crucifix worn on a long chain around the neck so that it rests on the chest, worn especially by bishops, abbots, and priests.

    〔基督教〕(主教、修道士以及牧师用长链挂在胸前的)十字架

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His 698 decorated coffin survives, in fragments, now displayed with his pectoral cross and some Anglo-Saxon gifts to his shrine in the cathedral.
    • Younan was positioned toward the center of the group, and the pontiff must have been puzzled when he came upon this oddity, wearing a black frock and pectoral cross.
    • The marvelous shine of the costly fabric competed with the shimmer of the gold and the jewels of the pectoral crosses, the shoe buckles and the numerous rings.
    • On the same occasion, the pope gave Archbishop Carey a gold episcopal pectoral cross.
    • But the stadium floodlights suddenly hit his pectoral cross, also made of large emeralds set in a frame of diamonds as it rested on his mantle of white ermine.
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