epitrachelion

[e-pee-trah-khee-lee-awn; Eng. ep-i-truh-kee-lee-on, -keel-yuhn]

e·pi·tra·che·li·on

[e-pee-trah-khee-lee-awn; Eng. ep-i-truh-kee-lee-on, -keel-yuhn]
noun, plural e·pi·tra·che·li·a [-khee-lee-ah; Eng. -kee-lee-uh, -keel-yuh] . Greek Orthodox Church.
a silk stole worn by clergy.

Origin:
< Greek, equivalent to epi- epi- + tráchēl(os) neck + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix
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Epitrachelion has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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