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Mitre
The
mitre
(; Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban"), also spelled
miter
(see
spelling differences
), is a type of
headgear
now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of
bishops
and certain
abbots
in traditional Christianity; continuing the priestly practice of
Temple Judaism
. Mitres are worn in the
Orthodox Church
,
Roman Catholic Church
, as well as in the
Anglican Communion
, some
Lutheran
churches, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the
Eastern Catholic Churches
and the
Oriental Orthodox Churches
. The Metropolitan of the
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
also wears a mitre during important ceremonies such as the
Episcopal Consecration
.
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Mitre Corporation
The MITRE Corporation
(stylized as
MITRE
) is an American
not-for-profit
organization based in
Bedford, Massachusetts
, and
McLean, Virginia
. It manages
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
(FFRDCs) supporting the
Department of Defense
(DOD), the
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), the
Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), the
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), the
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
on behalf of the
Federal Judiciary
, the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS), and the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST).
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