omophorion

[oh-muh-fawr-ee-uhn, -fohr-, om-uh-]

o·mo·pho·ri·on

[oh-muh-fawr-ee-uhn, -fohr-, om-uh-]
noun, plural o·mo·pho·ri·a [-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-] . Eastern Church.
a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.

Origin:
1865–70; < Late Greek ōmophórion, equivalent to Greek ōmo- (derivative of ômos shoulder) + Late Greek -phorion, derivative of Greek phérein to bear
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