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encolpia

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en⋅col⋅pi⋅on

  [en-kohl-pee-uhn, en-kol-pee-on]
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–noun, plural -pi⋅a  [-pee-uh] . Eastern Church.
a pectoral medallion bearing the image of Christ or the Virgin Mary, worn by bishops.
Also, enkolpion.

Origin:
< MGk enkólpion; Gk, n. use of neut. of enkólpios of the bosom, equiv. to en- en- 2 + kólp(os) bosom, lap + -ios adj. suffix
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