What does it mean to kiss the ring?

v. to show respect, often used in the imperative tense.

This phrase originated as a result of the protocols observed during audiences with the catholic pope. At the close of the audience, the subordinate would traditionally show his respect to the leader of the church by kissing the papal sigil ring.

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Kiss The Ring

When someone physically kisses you’re ring or fist the person male or female has given everything value to you including (private possessions , lands , blood line , heritage, virginity, pride , honor , and or every human rights are all gone to this individual that you kissed his ring . Kissing the ring comes in many different forms chat , talking and body language an example if a person is saying something stupid or something that can be corrected in a alpha way the person correcting him has made him kiss his ring now the victim being corrected has two choices either kiss the ring and he will become his bitch beta or try and make the victim kiss his ring. Making him or her kiss you’re ring is a hard game but not ignorable and that is what it means good luck

Someone making you kiss the ring is very common be careful from these test and be ready Alphas! Or you have to 😘 D 💍

I told him to back off and “kissed my ring “as he backed off

Yo bro be careful his making you “kiss his ring”

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1.) In the medieval period and up until the present, rank was often signified by the wearing of a ring (i.e. Popes, Kings, Dukes, etcetera). One would kiss a person ring to show submission to authority. 2.) Parodied today by the detail that the anus is referred to as, and one might argue resembles, a ring...

1.) 'My liege' bending down on one knee and kissing extended hand bearing ring

2.) Turning one's arse toward a person perceived as an idiot and uttering 'Kiss my ring!'

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originated in the student area of tafalgar place brynmill, the expression in which a personn invites another individual to kiss "in and around" the anal opening. Usually used in banter or other sarcastic phrases. This phrase is rarely used literally, unless they are up for "shits and gigs"

Batman once wrote on a picture comment "kiss my ring", as the the comment made about her was offensive banter! It was said to get her own back, and create a mildly disturbing vision in the recievers mind!

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Mother: I refuse to help you to save your sinking Titanic, now, kiss the Don's ring, or die trying. Adam, go do your homework.

Adam:get of my planet, at least for now, ill do my homework later.

Mother: okay, but, lol, I'm cutting off your allowance if you don't do your homework at all.

Adam: got that.

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1.) In the medieval period and up until the present, rank was often signified by the wearing of a ring (i.e. Popes, Kings, Dukes, etcetera). One would kiss a person ring to show submission to authority. 2.) Parodied today by the detail that the anus is referred to as, and one might argue resembles, a ring...

1.) 'My liege' bending down on one knee and kissing extended hand bearing ring

2.) Turning one's arse toward a person perceived as an idiot and uttering 'Kiss my ring!'

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originated in the student area of tafalgar place brynmill, the expression in which a personn invites another individual to kiss "in and around" the anal opening. Usually used in banter or other sarcastic phrases. This phrase is rarely used literally, unless they are up for "shits and gigs"

Batman once wrote on a picture comment "kiss my ring", as the the comment made about her was offensive banter! It was said to get her own back, and create a mildly disturbing vision in the recievers mind!

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Kiss someone’s ring is an idiom with an interesting history. We will examine the meaning of the common idiom kiss someone’s ring, where it came from, and some examples of its idiomatic usage in sentences.

To kiss someone’s ring means to show respect or to show subservience to someone. The idiom is used in a figurative sense, of course, but like many idioms, it is derived from a literally use of the phrase. For thousands of years, kissing the ring of a superior has been a sign of respect and obedience. The ring was often a signet ring that held a coat of arms or seal that designated the power of an office; kings and other nobility and church bishops and popes all wore these important rings as a sign of the power of their office. Even today, bishops and popes wear such rings and some people still kiss these rings as a sign of fealty and respect. More often, however, the expression kiss someone’s ring is used in a derisive fashion; the person said to be figuratively kissing the ring is considered weak and the person demanding his ring be kissed is considered to be vain or smug. Related phrases are kisses someone’s ring, kissed someone’s ring, kissing someone’s ring.

Examples

Trump is enjoying leaving his plans unclear so he can lure various GOP hopefuls to Mar-a-Lago to kiss his ring. Later, Trump can use their courtship against them. (Everett Herald)

And self-appointed Guardians of the Discourse still fly to L.A. to kiss his ring, both because they enjoy the spotlight AND because there’s reportedly a first-class ticket to L.A. involved, along with an appearance fee and maybe a nice dinner at Spago. (GQ Magazine)

“The problem that Murdoch has is that he’s had all this power, and suddenly people who were kissing his ring don’t have to kiss his ring anymore.” (The New Yorker)

What does it mean when someone kisses your ring?

To kiss someone's ring means to show respect or to show subservience to someone.

Where does kiss my ring come from?

According to the Catholic News Agency [Ref 1], “The custom of kissing the ring of the pope or a bishop has been a gesture of respect in the Church for longer than can be remembered, but likely started in the late Middle Ages,” according to Fr.

Why do people kiss the king's ring?

The traditional act of kissing of the ring — which in the Catholic tradition is worn in by bishops, cardinals and the pope — has historically symbolized respect for the office.

Do you kiss a kings ring?

Kissing the ring is a bit of a medieval anachronism, dating to the period when the Church was trying to assert its moral authority with monarchs and emperors. The proper protocol, however, is to kneel or genuflect before the pope, and then for the pope to offer his hand so that you may kiss the ring.