omophorion

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

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noun

, Eastern Church.

, plural o·mo·pho·ri·a [oh-m, uh, -, fawr, -ee-, uh, -, fohr, -, om-, uh, -].

a liturgical stole, resembling a pallium, worn by bishops.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of omophorion¹

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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