A breastplate or chestplate is a device worn over the torso to protect it from injury, as an item of religious significance, or as an item of status....
8 KB (891 words) - 06:40, 4 March 2024
The priestly breastplate or breastpiece of judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according...
37 KB (4,856 words) - 13:22, 19 July 2024
"Saint Patrick's Breastplate" is an Old Irish prayer of protection of the "lorica" type (hence "Lorica Sancti Patricii", or "The Lorica of Saint Patrick")...
25 KB (2,242 words) - 12:50, 14 March 2024
A breastplate (also referred to as a breastcollar, breaststrap or breastgirth) is a piece of tack (equipment) used on horses. Its purpose is to keep a...
12 KB (1,812 words) - 04:00, 14 October 2023
Armor of God (redirect from Breastplate of righteousness)
therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (15) And your feet shod with the preparation of the...
6 KB (826 words) - 23:04, 18 May 2024
term "cuirass" generally refers to both the breastplate and the backplate pieces; whereas a breastplate only protects the front, a cuirass protects both...
11 KB (1,419 words) - 13:08, 27 July 2024
תֻּמִּים Tummīm, "perfection" or "truth") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod, a type of apron or garment...
24 KB (3,022 words) - 22:37, 30 June 2024
believed there was a connection between the twelve stones in Aaron's breastplate (signifying the tribes of Israel, as described in the Book of Exodus)...
14 KB (915 words) - 18:59, 17 July 2024
Aboriginal breastplates (also called king plates or aboriginal gorgets) were a form of regalia used in pre-Federation Australia by white colonial authorities...
5 KB (527 words) - 12:50, 3 May 2024
metal flange or hook that is typically attached to the right side of a breastplate, just under the armpit. The lance rest appeared in the late 14th century...
4 KB (475 words) - 17:23, 31 July 2024