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clerical collar

n.
A stiff white collar in the shape of a band fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the Christian clergy.
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clerical collar

n
(Clothing & Fashion) a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches. Informal name: dog collar
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cler′ical col′lar


n.
a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics.
[1945–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.clerical collar - a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
collar, neckband - a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
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Translations

clerical collar

nStehkragen m (des Geistlichen), → Priesterkragen m
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"They're destroying books like in the Middle Ages," Fakt said.Wearing a clerical collar "doesn't protect against ordinary stupidity," Father Kazimierz Sowa, a Catholic media personality, said in a Facebook post.
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Fr Doyle said: "They arrived at the City Arms and they were wearing the clerical collar.
They said: "All in all, the seminarians were both entertained by the whole affair and encouraged by the positive reaction of the local community prompted by the clerical collar. We look forward to future visits to the well-known establishment."
They said: "All in all, the seminarians were both entertained by the whole affair and encouraged by the positive reaction of the local community prompted by the clerical collar. We look forward to future visits to the wellknown establishment." The Archdiocese of Cardiff added: "We'd like to thank the City Arms for being good sports through all of this and their kind gesture to our seminarians - and please note a number of our clergy, including the Archbishop of Cardiff, frequent your bar so don't turf any more out please!"
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On the screen is a photo of a light-brown teddy bear wearing a strikingly realistic-looking surplice and clerical collar. The bear seems unperturbed by the responsibilities one might associate with its priestly garb, and gazes nonchalantly out of his sewed-on black cloth eyes, as if to say, "What did you expect?"