Balteus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Balteus is a noun meaning (biblical) The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest.
Meaning
(biblical) The girdle of a biblical Jewish priest.
More Meanings
- (Ancient Rome) A swordbelt worn by Roman legionaries.
- (architecture) An Ionic ornamental band encircling the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital.
- (Roman Catholicism) The subcinctorium, a papal garment.
Word Forms
- baltei
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abnet, pectoral, baldrick, cincture, taenia, baldric.
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