Roman collar

Example Sentences

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Now all he wanted to do was take off his Roman collar and lie down.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2023

He wore clerical clothing — a Roman collar and black shirt — and was known as “Father Bob,” Lt.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2018

He opened a consulting firm and gave up his Roman collar in 1975 to marry longtime friend Dore, who served as secretary of labor from December 1987 to January 1989.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2016

“I hope that it is some consolation, if there are any lawyers present, that the Roman collar was not a shield against his criticism,” he said.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2016

The clerical garb in this country is the cassock or habit in the house and church, and dark clothes and the Roman collar, or other distinctive sign for priests and brothers elsewhere.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome