biretta
Priest's square cap
A biretta is a stiff, square cap with three or four ridges on top, worn by Roman Catholic clergy.
The color indicates rank: black for priests, purple for bishops, red for cardinals.
The priest removed his biretta before approaching the altar.
Ceremonial religious garment
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- albLiturgical white robe
- stoleTook without permission
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
priest · bishop · cardinal · deacon · canon · rector · chaplain · vicar
Catholic worship service
- altarSacred ritual table
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- processionFormal moving line
sacrament · sanctuary · cathedral · homily · liturgical · vestments · rite · Eucharist
Rhombus with right angles
- tuftedHaving raised clusters
- pomponOrnamental fluffy ball
- peakedReached the summit
- ridgedHaving raised lines
stiffened · silk · black · red · purple · scarlet · fabric · brim
Square graduation headwear
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
doctorate · commencement · scholar · university · hood · tassel · convocation · robes
vestment
Ceremonial religious garment
surplice · priest · bishop · cardinal · deacon · canon · rector · chaplain · vicar · curate
Mass
Catholic worship service
procession · sacrament · sanctuary · cathedral · homily · liturgical · vestments · rite · Eucharist · benediction
square
Rhombus with right angles
ridged · stiffened · silk · black · red · purple · scarlet · fabric · brim · crown
mortarboard
Square graduation headwear
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
regalia · doctorate · commencement · scholar · university · hood · tassel · convocation · robes · faculty
mitre
Pointed clerical headwear
kippah · kufi · taqiyah · wimple · cowl · coif · pileus · veil · toque
- headwearhat, cap, helmet, crown, hood
- cardinalsnorthern cardinal, cardinals, cardinal direction, cardinal points, cardinal virtue
- church itemscrucifix, altarpiece, altar cloth, altar candles, monstrance
- historical headwearwimple, coif, chaperon, circlet, coronet
- Popepontiff, Holy Father, papacy, papal, Vatican
- religious garmentshabit, robe, cassock, cowl, scapular
birettamitre
Pointed clerical headwear
skullcap · triple crown · tiara · crosier · hood
birettabaseball cap
Soft hat, stiff brim
hard hat · bareheaded · top hat · fedora · beret